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‘Shake the tree, Lord’ for more people discerning a religious vocation

by | Nov 18, 2022 | , , , , , , , | 0 |

In the past six months, Father David Blume, director of vocations for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, has noticed a bit of an uptick in the number of people inquiring about support for discerning their vocation. “Every year I think, ‘Lord, thank you for all those who are stepping forward,’” he said. “‘And I don’t want to be greedy, Lord, but if there’s a few more out there, shake the tree, Lord.’” 

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Rector, vice president of St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity explains priestly formation

by | May 24, 2021 | , , , , | 0 |

When Father Joseph Taphorn was in seminary about 25 years ago, and a bit prior to that time, people viewed formation as largely academic, he said. “You know, we’re graduate students and you’re going to school, or we might say ‘I’m going to seminary classes,’” he said. “We use a lot of that language in the academic realm.”

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Scenic retreat center became temporary seminary

by | Jun 10, 2020 | , , , , , , , , | 0 |

Across Minnesota, college seniors ended their semester in an unprecedented way: distance learning online due to the coronavirus pandemic. For nine seniors from St. John Vianney College Seminary, there was an additional element: the backdrop of a secluded, 50-acre retreat center along the St. Croix River.

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