The Gifts of Our Baptism
One of the privileges of my ministry here at St. Peter’s is meeting with families as they are preparing to have their baby baptized. Many of these parents meet with me when the babies are first born. The parents have a wonderful mixture of awe regarding this beautiful gift they [...]
Letter from Parish Leadership regarding Fr. Gallatin’s Absence
Dear Parishioners of St. Peter’s, We assume you may have questions and mixed emotions regarding Father Gallatin’s announcement at the December 28/29 Masses that he was taking a leave of absence from active ministry while an outside professional firm hired by the Archdiocese reviews his clergy file. For those of [...]
Statement Regarding Father Joseph Gallatin
The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis today announced that Fr. Joseph Gallatin has agreed to take a leave of absence from active ministry. Fr. Gallatin’s clergy file recently was reviewed as a part of the comprehensive file review by an outside professional firm that currently is reviewing files of all clergy in [...]
More on Fr. Lucien Galtier, and the History of our Parish
When I wrote last week, an historic meeting of deacons, priests, and bishops was about to take place here in our own parish. The meeting on Wednesday, October 30 was a panel discussion that enabled us to raise our concerns about the way that immoral and illegal actions by priests [...]
Reflections on Fr. Galtier and the Founding of our Parish
Writing as I am on Tuesday in order to beat the bulletin printing deadline, I am unable to comment on the Clergy Study Day that will have taken place at St. Peter’s on Wednesday. Almost 260 priests are expected to come to our parish for the meeting. The morning session [...]
All Saints Day and All Souls Day
I thought I would begin this week’s column with some information about upcoming events. In recent years, our Archdiocese has organized a “Clergy Study Day” for deacons and priests in the fall and the spring. The autumn Clergy Study Day will be right here at St. Peter’s this coming Wednesday. [...]
Religious Identity in America
I have saved an article that is worth considering from a journal called First Things. This article, entitled “Secularizations,” was written by Fr. Richard John Neuhaus and published one month after his death in January 2009. What attracted my attention was a reference to the very different levels of church [...]
Letter(s) from Archbishop Nienstedt
Writing as I am on Sunday afternoon after the conclusion of our Fall Festival, I am deeply grateful to all involved who made it such a tremendous success. As the weather forecasts started to predict something other than optimum festival weather, I wondered what we could do to salvage the [...]
Consultation for Leaders of the Church
We have come to the time of our Fall Festival! If you are reading this on Saturday, the festival is tomorrow, but for you who are reading this on Sunday, it’s a day to enjoy what has been planned by so many of your fellow parishioners. I am most grateful [...]
Celebrating Angels
At last Sunday’s Masses I made reference during the homily to the interview with Pope Francis that had been published simultaneously in La Civiltà Cattolica, America, and 14 other Jesuit journals on the previous Thursday. It can be found at http://americamagazine.org/pope-interview, and I know you will find it easy [...]
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