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19 Saint Paul Seminary seminarians take step toward priesthood as acolytes

On Monday, Oct. 28, The Saint Paul Seminary celebrated the institution of 15 seminarians as acolytes during a special Mass in St. Mary’s Chapel. Bishop Patrick Neary of St. Cloud presided over the installation, which marks an important step in the seminarians’ journey toward priesthood.

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Saint Paul Seminary to lead global St. Charles Borromeo novena Oct. 27-Nov. 4

The Saint Paul Seminary is inviting all Catholics to participate in a special novena from October 27 to November 4 to St. Charles Borromeo, praying for the seminarians and priests at The Saint Paul Seminary and throughout the world.

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Watch: Saint Paul Seminary alum Fr. Mike Schmitz on the Eucharist, his seminary days and liturgy

Fr. Mike Schmitz, host of the Bible in a Year and Catechism in a Year podcasts and a contributor to Ascension, served as a keynote speaker at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. Before that, he met with reporters to answer questions ranging from how to minister to youth online to how to celebrate the Catholic liturgy.

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Meet the Floeders: Fr. Frankie Floeder becomes third priest in a family full of religious vocations

When Deacon Francis “Frankie” Floeder became Fr. Frankie in May, he followed in the footsteps of his uncle Fr. John, director of human formation and the propaedeutic stage program at The Saint Paul Seminary, and older brother Fr. Louie, a fellow seminary alumnus and pastor of the Church of St. Dominic in Northfield, Minnesota.

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‘My father’s son’: Some priest alumni now have a rare bond with their dads, who are also ordained

Fr. Nick Vance is too young to remember. But like every parent, Deacon Chris Vance and his wife Leila dressed young Nick every day during his first few years of life. It was surreal, then, when Fr. Nick Vance — then Deacon Nick Vance — had the opportunity to vest his father at the Archdiocese […]

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