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Sister Mary Madonna Ashton remembered for strong leadership, faith

by | Oct 18, 2022 | , , , , , , , , , | 0 |

The state of Minnesota’s first woman and non-physician commissioner of health, president and CEO of a major hospital, and delegate for religious in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis — Sister Mary Madonna Ashton was all those things and more, colleagues, fellow religious and a family member recall.

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Father Monsour remembered as one who ‘loved the priesthood’

by | Oct 7, 2022 | , , , , | 0 |

Father Ray Monsour was part of history when he joined a group of priests from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to begin serving in Venezuela in 1970. Father Monsour, who served in that country for five years and helped establish the mission parish of Jesucristo Resucitado, died Oct. 4 at age 85.

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Priest friends recall Father Byron’s wit, wisdom and way with the people he served

by | May 24, 2022 | , , , , , , | 0 |

J. Michael Byron was a young business professional working for a bank and climbing the corporate ladder when he met Father Tim Wozniak in 1982 at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis. He asked to meet with Father Wozniak, and that conversation was part of a journey that led Byron to the priesthood.

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Father Francis Pouliot remembered as ‘a great man of God’

by | Apr 5, 2022 | , , , , , , , | 0 |

Father Francis Pouliot had a slogan he would often repeat during the 22 years he served as pastor of Visitation in south Minneapolis: “Well begun, half done.” These words stayed with Dan Gleason, who served as principal of Visitation School during all of those 22 years. He would hear them during the first week of classes, when Father Pouliot celebrated Mass and tried to help students understand the importance of getting off to a good start.

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Priest remembered for knowing, valuing his parishioners

by | Mar 18, 2022 | , , , , , , | 0 |

Father Marvin Klaers wanted to get to know everyone in the parishes where he served, and he backed that commitment with action, said Patty Kocur, who worked for him at St. Joseph in Miesville and St. Mary in New Trier, where he was pastor for 26 years before he retired in 2002.

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