Meet the couple behind The Saint Paul Seminary’s ongoing clergy formation work
At the heart of The Saint Paul Seminary’s Institute for Ongoing Clergy Formation is a couple dedicated not only to the formation of priests and deacons but also to the mission of the Church itself.
Saint Paul Seminary alumnus Kenney ordained auxiliary bishop for Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Fr. Kevin Kenney becomes the 39th priest to attend The Saint Paul Seminary and go on to become a bishop. As part of his new assignment, the Twin Cities native will return to the seminary’s board of trustees (where he served from 2001-07), playing a strategic role in the formation of future priests, deacons and lay leaders for the Catholic Church in the Upper Midwest and beyond.
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.
‘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 […]
A grief observed, a plan fulfilled: At 62, Fr. Luisito Cabrera enters priesthood after winding, sometimes rocky road
There’s an enthusiastic peace about the newest priest for the Diocese of Des Moines. Cabrera says this was always the plan.
From West Point to the priesthood: Fr. Josh Miller prepared to serve in a whole new way
The son of a United States Army officer, Fr. Josh Miller always thought he might end up in the military himself someday. Maybe not quite like this, though.
Explaining why Catholics pray to saints
At some point during your faith journey, you’ve likely been asked a question somewhere along the lines of “why do you Catholics pray to saints?”
Watch: Seminarians share stories behind chalices they’ll use to consecrate Eucharist
Every Catholic priest has a chalice. And every chalice has a story. Seminarians becoming priests in 2024 share theirs.
At 92, long-retired Saint Paul Seminary alumnus Siebenaler still active in priestly ministry
1959 Saint Paul Seminary alumnus Fr. Martin Siebenaler will receive the seminary’s Distinguished Alumni Award on Sept. 24 — his 92nd birthday.