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Author: Mike Gillespie

December 23, 2024 / / 1 minute

Thank You for a Tremendous Year!

Thank you for your incredible generosity in helping us preserve the legacy of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary through the documentary Mother Overbrook. Your support has made this journey possible, and I’m excited to share our progress with you. This past year has been a monumental one for the film. We’ve conducted thirteen, deeply moving interviews and spent countless hours capturing the breathtaking beauty of both the Overbrook and Gwynedd campuses. The footage is stunning, and the interviews are rich with emotion and insight. I often left these sessions with tears in my eyes, profoundly moved by the stories shared. This fall marked a historic moment as Saint Charles Seminary officially “handed over the keys” to Main Line Health, completing its transition from the Overbrook campus. Before this transition, we captured key moments like the final Eucharistic Procession of the 40 Hours Devotion and the dedication of the new chapel in
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Mike GillespieBy Mike Gillespie
August 13, 2024 / / 4 minutes

An In-Depth Look at a Storied Institution

Mother Overbrook will be a feature-length documentary detailing the importance of this venerable institution. St. Charles Seminary was built as a retreat from the world, where men could foster their vocation to the priesthood. The seminary was designed as a place of beauty and contemplation. Faithful Catholics, moved by the Holy Spirit donated what they had to build this impressive campus. At the time, most Catholics were immigrants, newly arrived in the United States. They gave nickels, dimes and dollars to support the formation of priests. It is difficult to understate the importance of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Five popes and three canonized saints visited seminary’s sacred grounds in Wynnewood. St. Charles is significant, not because popes and saints have visited; rather popes and saints have visited the seminary because of its significance.
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Mike GillespieBy Mike Gillespie

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