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Photos: Seminarians on Mission in Mexico for January-Term

January 23, 2024
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Theology II seminarians from The Saint Paul Seminary spent their January-Term on mission in Mexico.

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Twenty-two seminarians from The Saint Paul Seminary attended March for Life in Washington D.C. during their January-term formation.

Photos: Seminarians March for Life in Washington D.C.

January 23, 2024
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Twenty-two seminarians attended the March for Life rally in Washington D.C. during their January-term formation.

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Watch: Why was — and is — Vatican II necessary? with George Weigel

January 22, 2024
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Why was the Second Vatican Council necessary? What did it actually teach? What impact is this having on the Church and the world today?

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Saint Paul Seminary basketball players head to Milwaukee for De Sales Invitational tournament

January 9, 2024
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Almost half the seminarian population at The Saint Paul Seminary hopped on a bus bound for Milwaukee on Friday morning. A handful of the potential future priests will be competing against 12 other seminaries in the annual De Sales Invitational basketball tournament Feb. 9-11. The rest, including several priest faculty and staff, are there to cheer them on.

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Watch: What is Catholic seminary actually like?

January 5, 2024
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Seminarian J.P. Thornton provides a behind-the-scenes look at Saint Paul Seminary life. Thornton is a Theology III seminarian from the Diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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Meet the record Saint Paul Seminary permanent diaconate ordination Class of 2023

January 4, 2024
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On Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Cathedral of St. Paul, Bishop Joseph Williams will ordain 18 men as permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The Saint Paul Seminary’s 2023 permanent diaconate class ties the largest ever in archdiocese history.

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Inside saintly devotion at The Saint Paul Seminary

January 3, 2024
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It’s fall in Minnesota, and the trees that line Lake Minnetonka are starting to show shades of red, yellow and orange. In nearby Deephaven, a group of 100 seminarians walks into St. Thérèse Parish and kneels down before first-class relics of the famous patroness of missionaries and her parents, Saints Louis and Zelie Martin.

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Walking with the Saints: The Saint Paul Seminary’s 2022-23 annual report

January 3, 2024
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The Saint Paul Seminary recently released its 2022-23 annual report — including full financial statements — as part of the most recent edition of The Epistle magazine.

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Saint Paul Seminary professor publishes children’s catechism originally authored by St. Robert Bellarmine

January 3, 2024
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Dr. Christian Washburn, professor of dogmatic theology at The Saint Paul Seminary, recently edited, translated and wrote an introduction for “A Short Catholic Catechism for Children” by St. Robert Bellarmine.

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Saints among us: Saint Paul Seminary home to several rare relics

January 1, 2024
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Just a 10-minute walk around the interior of St. Mary’s Chapel at The Saint Paul Seminary can be transformative — especially if you know where to look. Benjamin Peters does. As the seminary’s head sexton, the Diocese of Winona-Rochester seminarian is responsible for many of the physical items inside the chapel. That includes six saintly relics […]

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