A few years ago, Josh Jones was your typical Kennedy High School student – a guy who loved hanging out with friends, running cross-country, playing video games and trying to meet girls. Today, he is past the midway point in a rigorous academic and spiritual formation program at Mount Angel Seminary that will culminate in his ordination as a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.
By Mary Owen Parishioners at St. Paul Catholic Church in Silverton are looking forward to a year of celebration for their patron saint and martyr, the Apostle Paul. “We are hoping to have some fun things, like a play, a talent show and some dinners.” -Fr. William Hammelman Hailed by many as the most influential teacher in Christianity’s history, Paul […]
By Mary Owen Mentoring families and pioneering lay spirituality were a few of his passions, but perhaps his most intense was guiding youth. Father Bernard Sanders, a well-loved Benedictine monk at Mt. Angel Abbey, died June 3. More than 400 people came to pay respects at his funeral on June 10. Those who mourned the 89-year-old priest, ordained in 1944, […]
