St. Peter Claver

The priests of the Roman Missal who are saints

One of the great blessings of the Catholic faith tradition is its devotion to the saints, those who have gone before us and led exemplary lives of virtue and holiness.

St. Paul parishes offer ‘sign of unity’ in joint eucharistic procession

A stiff southwest wind whipped over the Interstate 94 bridge at Lexington Avenue June 6, as Father R.J. Fichtinger of St. Thomas More in St. Paul raised a monstrance holding the Eucharist and offered a blessing for St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood. The short stop on the bridge was part of a joint event by St. Thomas More and St. Peter Claver parishes to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi, the body and blood of Christ.

St. Peter Claver pastor reflects on impact of George Floyd’s murder

The Catholic Church has a critical role to play in talking with the faithful about racial injustice, said Father Erich Rutten, pastor of?St. Peter Claver?in St. Paul, a historically Black parish, in a recent interview.

In St. Paul, two parishes offer ‘Peaceful Presence’ during, after Chauvin trial

On the evening of April 20, Wentzlaff said the time in prayer has meant “being in spirit, being in a peaceful place where I can be still, and listen to what God would have me do during this time.”

St. Peter Claver to host Stations of the Cross reflection on racism March 26

“It’s Lent, so we’re supposed to think about these things,” Father Rutten said, “and especially, racism can be one of those things we’re unconscious of, so it’s just a nice time to reflect on it and say, ‘What difference can we make?’"

St. Paul parish rooted in Black Catholic ministry

In a year when the quest for racial justice reached center stage locally and nationally, one parish in St. Paul has continued its mission set in the late 1800s: to reach out and be the faith home for African American Catholics. St. Peter Claver parish also welcomes Catholics of all races and ethnic backgrounds, as reflected in the diversity of its parishioners, including white and Asian worshippers, and large numbers of African immigrants.

What’s the one virtue I can’t neglect?

Q) I know that I should grow in virtue, but I’m not sure where to start. If I were to grow in any virtue, which one should I make sure I don’t neglect?

At Mass for racial justice, healing, Catholics asked to see Christ in others

Marking the Sept. 9 feast day of St. Peter Claver with a Mass at a historically Black Catholic church in southern Maryland, Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory urged Catholics to recognize reflections of Christ in others, just as that saint saw Christ in the enslaved Africans he served.

Fasting for justice an invitation to address many types of social sin

Bishop Shelton J. Fabre's recent call to fast in response to racism on the feast of St. Peter Claver, Sept. 9, was a call to be attentive to the inequalities across society and acknowledge the sin of racism that continues to exist.

Sign of the times: What to make of Black Lives Matter

The conversation that took place in the parking lot of St. Peter Claver is one that is playing out within the Catholic Church across the country. From Catholic Twitter to bishops’ statements, parish bulletins to dinner conversations, Catholics are trying to make sense of Black Lives Matter and what a faithful response looks like.

Christ can overcome racism, Minnesota priest says at George Floyd prayer service

Rutten, pastor of St. Peter Claver Church, led the service on Friday evening, hours after buildings in the parish neighborhood were set ablaze. The prayer service was also attended by Archbishop Bernard Hebda and auxiliary Bishop Andrew Cozzens of St. Paul-Minneapolis.

St. Peter Claver pastor: ‘White supremacy has cost someone their life’

Father Erich Rutten said he sees St. Peter Claver as having a special role and responsibility "to agitate" the Church and world "for racial justice and peace and healing in the reality that we truly are brothers and sisters."
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