Summer Scripture Seminar

Where Scholarship, Spirituality and Ministry Converge

About Us

The Summer Scripture Seminar is the premier continuing education program of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake.  For the past 30 years, this seminar has enjoyed a commitment on the part of participants.  Ninety percent of our students return each year. 

The Summer Scripture Seminar has become a community of women and men committed to ministry in the Church.  Since the Bible is the soul of theology,  USML chose to stress ongoing study of the scriptures as the emphasis of the seminar. 

We welcome you to our web site.  In its pages you will find information about this exciting program.  You will meet an exceptional faculty, learn what participants say about the seminar, and view next year’s program.

In addition, this site offers several tools for your study of the scriptures as part of your ministry and spiritual enrichment.  We encourage you to bookmark the site and use it to promote your own love of the Sacred Page.

The seminar is a cooperative venture by the USML Ongoing Formation Program and the Department of Biblical Exegesis and Proclamation.  Dr. Elizabeth Nagel is the director of the seminar. 

The outstanding faculty of the program is drawn from the top biblical scholars and theologians in the United States.

The seminar, like all of the programs of USML, is guided by the mission of the seminary, especially our focus on preparing priests, deacons and lay ecclesial ministers to serve in parish ministry.