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Jeff Strickler

Reporter  |  Faith+Values

Phone: 612-673-7392

E-mail: jstrickler@startribune.com

Jeff Strickler covers religious news for the Fath & Values Section.

Recent content from Jeff Strickler

• Archbishop John Nienstedt: His own man
  Those who have worked with the new leader of the Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis say he defies easy labeling.
  May 11, 2008
• 'Junk mail' delivers rabbi a surprise
  As soon as Rabbi Morris Allen was done scanning the letter inviting him to attend the Israeli Presidential Conference 2008, he tossed it into the recycling bin in his office at Beth Jacob Synagogue in Mendota Heights along with the rest of the day's bulk mailings.
  May 9, 2008
• Faith+Values: A little humor lightens the theological load
  As a professor at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, the Rev. Rolf Jacobson knows many theology experts. He also knows many smart-alecks. Contrary to some self-inflicted stereotypes, it turns out that they are the same people.
  May 2, 2008
• Faith+Values: Gay bishops: private lives behind the public activism
  Two books paint similar pictures of Episcopal Church leaders who feared that gossip would overshadow their work.
  May 2, 2008
• Being green: A moral issue for churches
  As the faith community rallies behind environmental causes, morality is thrust to the forefront.
  Apr 27, 2008
• Only 10 plagues? Early Egyptians had it easy
  Seder brainstorming finds modern-day equivalents for the 10 plagues listed in Exodus.
  Apr 18, 2008
• Three Minnesota Catholic leaders to attend papal speech
  Some say Pope Benedict is "coming to America to scold us," said Brother Dietrich Reinhart. "I think he's coming here to encourage us."
  Apr 17, 2008
• Faith+Values: Breakfast Club
  For 40 years, these friends have been there for one another, through thick and thin and countless wisecracks.
  Apr 12, 2008
• Faith+Values: Author shares 'leader lessons'
  Jerry Jenkins' tiny ego is the flip side of his massive sales figures. Referring to himself as "the most famous author no one had ever heard of," the writer of the bestselling "Left Behind" books (total sales: 65 million and counting) refuses to brag about his success.
  Apr 11, 2008
• Pates to be bishop in Des Moines
  The native of St. Paul who has spent most of his career in Minnesota will assume his new post on May 29.
  Apr 11, 2008

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