.Father Stephen Hilgendorf poses for a picture July 4, 2021, near the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Minn., after celebrating Mass. (CNS photo/Joe Ruff, The Catholic Spirit) .Father Stephen Hilgendorf poses for a picture July 4, 2021, near the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Minn., after celebrating Mass. (CNS photo/Joe Ruff, The Catholic Spirit)
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) For Father Stephen Hilgendorf, it has been a long journey from his role as a priest in the Anglican tradition.
It included a desire to be in full communion with the Catholic Church that was so strong he was willing to give up ministry altogether.
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For Father Stephen Hilgendorf, it has been a long journey from his role as a priest in the Anglican tradition.
It included a desire to be in full communion with the Catholic Church that was so strong he was willing to give up ministry altogether.
But God had other plans for him. He and his family were received into Catholic Church, then some years later he was accepted to become a Catholic priest.
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