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PRESS RELEASES
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Monsignor Brian Donahue, Vicar General for the Diocese
of Fargo, to return to active duty with the military as a Catholic chaplain
February 6, 2008 - During Ash Wednesday evening Masses at the two parishes where
he serves as pastor, Monsignor Brian Donahue announced that he will return to
active duty as a military chaplain after Easter. Msgr. Donahue is pastor at St.
Benedict’s Catholic Church in Wild Rice and St. Maurice Catholic Church in
Kindred. He also serves as one of two Vicars General for the Diocese of Fargo.
In 2007, Msgr. Donahue retired from the Army National Guard after
20 years of service, which included serving in active duty during the Persian
Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was honored May 4, 2007, for his
service during an awards ceremony at St. Benedict’s. However, even in
retirement, he told his parishioners, “my heart…has never left the military.”
Read the
full press release and the
statement from Msgr. Donahue.
Also available are Msgr. Brian Donahue's
resume and
high-resolution photos.
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June 26,2008:
National
representatives of 40 Days for Life led rally in Fargo
June 1, 2008: Peter
Sharpe ordained a transitional deacon on May 31
May 26, 2008:
Father Kurtis Gunwall
ordained May 24
May 21, 2008: Deacon Kurtis
Gunwall to be ordained a priest May 24
April 14, 2008: North Dakota
teenager creates video greeting for Pope Benedict XVI To see the
welcome video, click here.
(4.0 MB)
April 11, 2008: Youth
group from Native American mission parish in North Dakota
to attend Papal Mass in Washington, D.C.
February 6, 2008:
Monsignor Brian Donahue, Vicar
General for the Diocese of Fargo, to return to active duty with the military as
a Catholic chaplain
January 17, 2008:
Fargo Bishop reminds Catholics
that opposition to intrinsic evils is a non-negotiable requirement of Catholics
September 13, 2007:
“God is calling us to put an
end to abortion in North Dakota,”
Bishop Samuel Aquila tells the faithful, encouraging participation in the
national “40 Days for Life” campaign
May 1, 2007:
Monsignor Brian Donahue
to be Recognized May 4 For His Service as a Chaplain in the North Dakota Army
National Guard
February 14, 2007:
Catholic
politicians must act upon the truth of the inherent dignity of the human person
to be faithful Catholics, Bishop Samuel Aquila writes in newspaper column
November 13, 2006
Local bishop [Bishop
Samuel Aquila] featured in national publication for his teachings on death
penalty, Eucharist, marriage, natural family planning and other topics
August 31, 2006
Statement of
Most Rev. Samuel Aquila, Apostolic Administrator of Sioux Falls and Bishop of
Fargo, on the appointment of Msgr. Paul J. Swain as Bishop of Sioux Falls
August 29, 2006 Bishop
Samuel Aquila notes death penalty rarely, if ever, justified in the United
States.
August 24, 2006
Bishop Samuel Aquila calls FDA
approval of over-the-counter sales of Morning After Pill tragic and a reflection
of today's culture of death
July 14, 2006
Dunseith
parishes to be united under new name
- The Memorial of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
May 19, 2006
Bishop Aquila
encourages faithful to participate in effort to support
federal constitutional marriage amendment
April 9, 2006 Dozens of priests will renew commitment to priestly
service and sacramental oils will be blessed at April 10 Chrism Mass
April 9, 2006 Bishop Samuel Aquila encourages faithful to pray Divine
Mercy Novena for vocations to the priesthood, for reparation for the sins of the
clergy, and for victims of sexual abuse
March 9, 2006
Diocese
of Fargo bishop urges faithful to seek out the "real' Jesus, one who 'does not
call us to what we want, but to what God wants"
November 2, 2005
Catholic radio station in
North Dakota marks one year of broadcasting
October 13, 2005 Approaching
the Eucharist without conversion is a crisis of love,
Bishop Samuel Aquila notes in Year of the Eucharist reflection
October 2, 2005 A Poverty of the U.S. is its Approach to Life, Bishop Samuel
Aquila notes on Respect Life Sunday
August 3, 2005
More than 100 area teenagers and
adults to attend World Youth Day in Germany
July 18, 2005
Fargo Catholic Diocese Only Second Diocese in the
Nation to Require Training in Natural Family Planning as Part of Marriage
Preparation
April 2, 2005 DIOCESE OF
FARGO BISHOP REACTS TO DEATH OF POPE JOHN PAUL II
May 24, 2005
FIVE MEN TO BE
ORDAINED PRIESTS JUNE 4
May 24, 2005
TWO MEN ORDAINED
TRANSITIONAL DEACONS MAY 21
April 20, 2005
BISHOP SAMUEL AQUILA OFFERS CELEBRATORY MASS FOR POPE
BENEDICT XVI
March 31, 2005
Statement
by Bishop Samuel Aquila regarding Terri Schiavo's death
March 25, 2005
JESUS’
WORDS “I THIRST” ECHO STRUGGLE TO PRESERVE TERRI SHIAVO’S LIFE ON GOOD FRIDAY is
Bishop Samuel J. Aquila's Good Friday homily at the Cathedral of St. Mary,
Fargo, ND
March 15, 2005
Priests and bishops must surrender fully to God the
Father if they are to be good
spiritual fathers to the faithful, Bishop Samuel Aquila notes at Denver
symposium
February 24, 2005 Fargo
Bishop named interim administrator for Diocese of Sioux Falls
March 1, 2005
Women’s Health Care Pioneer Presents Medical Conference
in Fargo March 11
February 24,2005
Fargo Bishop named interim administrator for Diocese of
Sioux Falls
Dec.
17, 2004
Bishop Aquila issues pastoral letter on truths of the
catholic faith
Sept. 10, 2004
Rev. Msgr. Brian Donahue, Vicar General, called into
active duty in Iraq.
August 21,
2004
Reorganization of parishes
June 11, 2004 Released from
CWNews.com
Pope John Paul declares Year of the Eucharist
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