Saint Paul Seminary

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Watch: What St. Thomas Aquinas has to say about higher ed

What can St. Thomas as heavenly patron mean for professors and students in their spiritual lives?

Photos: Saint Paul Seminary joins Saint John Vianney College Seminary for Eucharistic procession across campus

Photos: Saint Paul Seminary joins Saint John Vianney College Seminary for Eucharistic procession across campus

The Saint Paul Seminary and Saint John Vianney College Seminary gathered on November 11 for a Eucharistic procession across the University of St. Thomas campus.

Joyful Catholic Leaders Show: Becoming a priest in a New Apostolic Age

Deacon Kyle Etzel, set for ordination to the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in spring 2023, joins the show to talk about becoming a priest in an era when much of the world is turned off toward Christianity.

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Priests for today: How the seminary prepares future shepherds for a complicated world

Brushing up on Johnny Cash may not sound like standard seminarian training, but that’s exactly what Nick Vance found himself doing this past summer.

Watch: Seminary formation isn’t just about ‘studying’ to be a priest

Rector Father Joseph Taphorn was gives an update on the state of the Saint Paul Seminary and explains how formation has changed for the better since he was ordained at the 17th Annual Rector’s Dinner.

Professional hockey player or priest? The vocation story of Joshua French

Joshua French was a rising prospect in the hockey world, playing for Minnesota State University. Instead of moving on to higher levels of hockey, he joined The Saint Paul Seminary.

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‘We play hard, and we pray even harder’: A Q&A with seminarian Brent Bowman

Bowman is one of 82 seminarians enrolled in formation at The Saint Paul Seminary in 2022-23.

Calluses and chalices: Ordination class of 2022 plans to serve parishes with head, hand, heart

While the members of The Saint Paul Seminary’s ordination class of 2022 aren’t all mechanically minded, each brings a unique acumen for working with head, hand and heart to the presbyterate.

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Seminary alum Fr. Rodrigo Mayorga lost almost everything at the age of 11. But he also found his calling to the priesthood.

Mayorga’s priestly journey sent him back and forth between the United States and Mexico, through the challenges that face the children of U.S. immigrants and into the seminary.

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Saint Paul Seminary welcomes Bishop Robert Barron to Minnesota

The Saint Paul Seminary is thrilled to welcome Bishop Robert Barron to Minnesota as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester.