by Thomas R. Ryan, Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Continue Reading[This article was originally published in the Summer 2020 issue of the Oracle] It is a privilege to introduce The Saint Paul Seminary Class of 2020. This group of 13 will serve five dioceses throughout the Midwest and the religious order Pro Ecclesia Sancta. For the past four years, they studied, laughed, and grew through the […]
Continue Reading[This article was originally published in the Summer 2020 issue of the Oracle] Dear Friends, As summer finally rolls around, I hope that we are all taking some time to rest, pray and reflect upon the past few months, which have been challenging indeed. In March, our world recognized the threat of the novel coronavirus […]
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[This article first appeared in the Winter issue of the Oracle 2020] Father Tom Margevičius is an instructor of Liturgical Theology and Homiletics at The Saint Paul Seminary. He is also the Director of Worship for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. And, he is an ornithologist, aka a birdwatcher. It’s this latter role […]
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A unique experience that brings seminarians to area farms to learn first-hand the challenges and opportunities of rural ministry.
Continue ReadingWe started the day with a visit to a mosque, which has the Chapel of the Ascension at its center. Here, we are praying in the chapel, at the traditional location of the ascension of Jesus. Fr Carl celebrates Mass for us in the Grotto of Gethsemane, where Jesus was arrested. Hiking down the […]
Continue ReadingWe started the day at the École Biblique, a pontifical school for biblical studies. Fr Giambrone, an Eastern Province Dominican and New Testament professor, is speaking to us in the Basilica of St Stephen, where, liturgically speaking, it is always the day after Christmas! We begin to pray the stations of the cross on […]
Continue ReadingA change of location brings a lot of new stimuli. We head to downtown Mexico City and find surprises, differences, and similarities. Welcome to week 2.
Continue ReadingWell… it can’t be a trip without some unexpected adventure. What happens when you run out of gas in the middle of Mexico City?
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