St. Thomas More

Archdiocesan filmmaker: Strong conviction drives ‘A Man for All Seasons’

The heart of the story for the 1966 film “A Man for All Seasons” is St. Thomas More standing up for his Catholic beliefs to the very end, said Zach Jansen, the digital content producer for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Ignatian Spirituality Center moves from St. Paul parish to University of St. Thomas

An expanding Ignatian Spirituality Center in St. Paul that offers online and in-person retreats, prayer sessions, speakers and other events has moved from St. Thomas More to the University of St. Thomas.

Stop along Source and Summit procession draws families, others

As the Source and Summit procession embarked from The St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul along Summit Avenue May 27, Catholics also gathered on the front steps of St. Thomas More in St. Paul, one of the designated stops along the procession route.

Catholic lawyers searching for success — in law and in life

Is it possible to be a serious Catholic and at the same time a successful lawyer?

St. Paul parishes offer ‘sign of unity’ in joint eucharistic procession

A stiff southwest wind whipped over the Interstate 94 bridge at Lexington Avenue June 6, as Father R.J. Fichtinger of St. Thomas More in St. Paul raised a monstrance holding the Eucharist and offered a blessing for St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood. The short stop on the bridge was part of a joint event by St. Thomas More and St. Peter Claver parishes to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi, the body and blood of Christ.

In St. Paul, two parishes offer ‘Peaceful Presence’ during, after Chauvin trial

On the evening of April 20, Wentzlaff said the time in prayer has meant “being in spirit, being in a peaceful place where I can be still, and listen to what God would have me do during this time.”

St. Thomas More gives sanctuary to two families

Eight months after declaring itself a sanctuary parish for undocumented immigrants, St. Thomas More in St. Paul has hosted two families. The parish’s hospitality gave the families time to sort out situations complicated by their lack of legal immigration status.

Red Mass nets largest draw in years with Archbishop Hebda presiding

Having preached at Red Masses for law professionals in major metropolitan areas, members of the bench and bar in the Twin Cities had their turn to hear from Archbishop Bernard Hebda Oct. 7.

A Minneapolis native, Jesuit begins ministry across the river

Jesuit Father Richard Fichtinger recently took a walk along the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis for the first time in nine years after returning from formation with the order.

St. Thomas More is the archdiocese’s first immigrant sanctuary parish

According to a March 27 statement, the parish is especially interested in helping immigrants in cases that “would separate parents from their children or would separate people brought to the United States as children from the only homes they have ever truly known.”

St. Thomas More’s hair shirt now enshrined for public veneration

The hair shirt worn by St. Thomas More as he contemplated a martyr's death in the Tower of London has been enshrined for public veneration.
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