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.
By Mike Gillespie