Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity

Q&A: Scholar in residence prepares future Catholic leaders to serve people from all backgrounds

Dr. Derrick Crim recently completed a year as scholar in residence at The Saint Paul Seminary. A longtime adjunct professor at the seminary, Crim has spent the 2023-24 academic year spearheading efforts around cultural empathy and preparing future priests, deacons and lay leaders to minister to those facing traumatic situations.

Saint Paul Seminary, Catholic Rural Life connections can be traced back to the very beginning

Catholic Rural Life – and, in many ways, The Saint Paul Seminary – exists to make rural ministry easier. The organization with offices in the seminary’s Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library is celebrating its 100th anniversary this spring, a century of equipping Catholics in rural America to know, love and serve Christ while leading their neighbors to do the same.

New director set to lead Saint Paul Seminary Catholic School Leadership program

Justin Shay, principal at Ave Maria Academy in Maple Grove, Minnesota, has been hired as program director for the seminary’s Certificate in Catholic School Leadership. The certificate program alumnus will replace Dr. Pamela Patnode, who has overseen significant growth and impact since joining the seminary in 2021.

Saint Paul Seminary mourns loss of Bishop Muhich

The Saint Paul Seminary joins the Diocese of Rapid City and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in mourning the passing of Bishop Peter M. Muhich, who passed away Saturday, Feb. 17 at the age of 62. “In trusting his diocese’s seminarians to The Saint Paul Seminary, Bishop Muhich quickly became a great friend […]

Watch: The Immaculate Conception and papal infallibility

What does it mean to say that, just as God preserved the Virgin Mary from the stain of original sin, so also He preserves the Church’s faith from the corruption of error?

How is the Eucharist the real presence of Christ?

How can Catholics say what looks like bread and wine is actually Jesus Himself? What is the Eucharist?

A time of renewal: How the Eucharistic Revival is changing local, national Church

The National Eucharistic Revival officially began June 19, 2022 on the Feast of Corpus Christi and will culminate with the 10th National Eucharistic Congress from July 17-21, 2024 in Indianapolis.

From the rector: Now — and always — is the time for Eucharistic celebration

For us as Catholics, it is the Eucharist which lies at the heart of every celebration. The Mass is the place, above all others, where we encounter the Lord most intimately in the Sacrament of the Eucharist.

Watch: Bishop Andrew Cozzens, the True Presence and the Eucharistic Revival

Bishop Andrew Cozzens sits down to discuss the National Eucharistic Revival he’s been tasked to lead, as well as the role of Jesus’ true presence in the course of human existence.

Over 20 grad students earn Master’s degrees from The Saint Paul Seminary

Twenty-three lay students and women religious at The Saint Paul Seminary are celebrating reception of their Master’s degrees this school year. Some of them will go on to formal leadership positions within the Church. Others will go back to their families and secular jobs with newfound wisdom and skills to lead those in their communities […]