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Jubilees

Father Campbell: The liturgy is a highlight

When Father Theodore Campbell moved to his townhome in Plymouth about seven years ago, it didn’t take long before he was nominated to the homeowner's association. “I’m on the board of directors here because somebody found out I was a priest and they figured out I knew a lot about buildings. Unfortunately, I have been involved in a few renovations,” he said with a smile.
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Father Reding: Helping shape understanding of God

Father Michael Reding, pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle in Minneapolis, recently recalled one of the most memorable experiences in his 25 years of priesthood: celebrating six sacraments in just over an hour. A non-Catholic man married to a Catholic woman for 35 years asked for help with the process for the couple to be married in the Church.
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Father Little: Priesthood is beautiful and sacrificial

Ten years into his priestly life, Father Benjamin Little said, priesthood has confirmed what he anticipated. “I knew it would be beautiful and sacrificial all at once, but until you actually live it, you don’t know how true that is,” he said.
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Religious women and men mark milestone anniversaries

The Catholic Spirit is honored to highlight the members of women’s and men’s religious communities who are celebrating milestone jubilees this year and who are serving or who have served in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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Duty drove jubilarian to convent at age 17, but vocation led to a variety of loved roles

Sister Carolyn Puccio, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet, has learned much in her 60 years of religious life. One lesson she has applied time and again is that if you see a need, respond.
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Marist Father Sajdak: A desire to share God’s love led to priesthood

In an act of foreshadowing nearly 80 years ago, Society of Mary Father John Sajdak said his mother prayed for the Blessed Mother’s intercession as she hoped to conceive her first child. He was born three years after his parents married.
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After 70 years, Father Brandes says, ‘I’ve always loved being a priest’

As a child growing up in north Minneapolis, Father John Brandes often had this thought about his future vocation: “I want to save souls.”
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Father Welzbacher’s 70 years as a priest marked by love of people, history

Father George Welzbacher’s priestly vocation of 70 years traces back to his childhood in St. Paul. He spent his first six years on Grand Avenue just half a block west of Lexington Avenue.
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10-year jubilarian Father O’Neill says he serves ‘hidden saints’

“I love being a priest and I love being a pastor,” said Father Tony O’Neill of his first 10 years as a priest.
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In 25th year of priesthood, Father Underdahl ministers in gratitude after stroke

Father Mark Underdahl said he believes that his vocation to the priesthood was borne out of his experience at his home parish, St. Gabriel the Archangel in Hopkins, and the example of his pastors as he grew up. “But in many regards, it was through the love and support of our family and friends,” he said. “And that certainly continues today.”
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At 50 years of priesthood, Father Sieg values listening, learning

Father Thomas Sieg, 75, grew up in south Minneapolis and was one of seven men ordained in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 1971. Yet he and Father Jerry Keiser were the only ones ordained on May 22. That year, he said, the preference was for ordinations to take place in parishes instead of the traditional location, the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul.
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Congratulations, jubilarians!

The Catholic Spirit is honored to celebrate the priests who are marking 10, 25, 50 and 60 years of priestly ministry this year. In addition to the jubilarians featured on page 16, the following men are observing these significant anniversaries of their ordination to the priesthood. Congratulations to all of the archdiocesan priests — including those not listed below — celebrating milestone anniversaries this year.
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