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Seminary announces Father Little as new spiritual director

Father Ben Little, the current pastor of St. John the Baptist in Savage, will transfer to The St. Paul Seminary July 1 to serve as spiritual director, the seminary announced.

Catholic speaker writes book: ‘The Thoughtful Home’

“A home is much more than a house,” said Dia Boyle, 65, a mother of three and longtime member of Nativity of Our Lord in St. Paul. “A home is designed to foster human flourishing.”

Hopkins altar finds new home at St. Therese of Corcoran

When a new senior housing and care facility opened in Corcoran, its leaders wanted to make a concrete connection with the Catholic Church.

Campus minister at BSM spreads faith in classrooms and locker rooms

With the high school hockey season in full swing, Mike Jeremiah has been following his routine of walking into the locker room carrying his Bible as he prepares to talk to the boys varsity hockey team at Benilde-St. Margaret’s School in St. Louis Park in his role as team chaplain.

St. Peter Claver staffer recalls attending school there

On an early January school day, sitting at her desk in a small office adjacent to the gym at St. Peter Claver Catholic School, Lynn Wright recounted her days attending the school in the 1950s and ‘60s.

Despite stroke, St. Raphael teacher approaches 5 decades

With lots of help, Dave Johnson climbed a set of stairs that leads to the gymnasium at St. Raphael Catholic School in Crystal on a school day shortly before the Christmas break.

Can voter lobbying groups use ‘Catholic’ in their names? Bishops may have to decide

Amid this year's contentious presidential election, a number of organizations actively courted Catholic voters, who were considered to be among the election's decisive constituencies.

Deacon Vance hears call to priesthood while in Rome

When Deacon Nick Vance arrived for a semester in Rome seven years ago as an undergraduate at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, pursuing the priesthood was not in his plans.

Deacon Sustacek’s passion for math adds up to priestly vocation

As Deacon Ryan Sustacek was going through his high school years, he had a particular profession in mind for his adult life. It was not the priesthood.

Deacon Bowman leaves corporate career behind to pursue priesthood

After working in the corporate world for about 12 years, Deacon Brent Bowman was in between jobs and decided to take a trip to Medjugorje. The hope was to find inspiration and guidance “for my next career move,” he said.

Boy’s remarkable recovery from debilitating illness begins hours after receiving first Communion

No mom would ever want to spend Mother’s Day like this: in a hospital room with a 7-year-old son paralyzed from the waist down and told by doctors he might never walk again.

Local Catholic produces movie about inspirational Chinese eye surgeon

Being the only student in the seventh grade of a Catholic elementary school in Minneapolis more than 30 years ago turned out to be a blessing in disguise for David Fischer. 
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