18 transitional deacons who graduated from St. John Vianney College Seminary are being ordained to the priesthood this summer.
Continue ReadingMAPL student Brittany Halverson talks about her journey in becoming a Director of Faith Formation.
Continue ReadingThe Saint Paul Seminary is thrilled to welcome Bishop Robert Barron to Minnesota as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester.
Continue ReadingA tribute to Father Joseph Taphorn as he celebrates 25 years of priesthood.
Continue ReadingFormer SJV seminarian Sam Schultz and his wife Anna reflect on the impact of his college seminary formation.
Continue ReadingOne typical, cold, mid-January afternoon in 2022 was anything but typical for first year Saint John Vianney College Seminary seminarian Jack Massmann.
Continue ReadingFr. Jonathan Kelly expresses his hope for the future of the Church midway through his first year as rector of St. John Vianney College Seminary.
Continue ReadingNote: this meditation was inspired by our visit to the Mount of Beatitudes a few days ago. Today we went to the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus preached the sermon on the mount to many of his disciples. Upon arriving at the church on site, there was a painting depicting Jesus preaching. I was struck […]
Continue ReadingEditor’s Note: I just realized that this post has been sitting as a draft for the past few days…. enjoy! Today started off a slow, rainy morning. We had breakfast together over at the priest’s house. The kids were back in school, so the ranch was almost silent. Due to the rain and temperature being […]
Continue ReadingNow that I’ve had a couple of days to decompress and recover, I realize I still need to wrap up the diary of our trip with the epic tale of our adventures home… A few hours after 7am Mass at Casa Eva (the orphanage’s home for the elderly), we said adios to the orphanage and […]
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