Thirteen men will be ordained to the priesthood at a 10 a.m. Mass May 25, with Archbishop Bernard Hebda presiding at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul.
It is the largest class of priestly ordinands for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis since 15 men were ordained in 2005.
The Catholic Spirit is honored to share some of their thoughts, feelings and experiences with the faithful in stories about each man: Deacons Brent Bowman, Philip Conklin, Francis Floeder, Derek Gilde, Hjalmar Guojonsson, Michael Maloney, Sean Mulcare, Michael Panka, Alexander Rasset, Ryan Sustacek, Nicholas Vance, Joseph Wappes and Christopher Yanta.
