Advisory Council

Prior Cassian Folsom, O.S.B.

Born in 1955 in Massachusetts, The Very Rev. Cassian Folsom, O.S.B. has been a monk since 1979 and a priest since 1984. He served as the pro-President of the Pontificio Istituto Liturgico at the Athenaeum of Sant’ Anselmo from 1997 to 2000, and is the founding prior of the Monastery of San Benedetto, located in Norcia, Italy, the birthplace of St. Benedict. Father Cassian is also a member of the Society for Catholic Liturgy, and is the author of numerous studies on Roman Catholic liturgy. In 2010, Pope Benedict XVI named Father Cassian as a consulter to the Congregation on Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

Jim Schultz

Attorney

Jim Schultz is an attorney specializing in business, real estate and commercial matters. He obtained a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of St. Thomas (MN) and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He lives with his wife (Molly) and two daughters (Helena and Elizabeth) in Minnetonka, MN and grew up outside of Annandale, MN. He is a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

Dr. John F. Boyle

Dr. John F. Boyle is a University of St. Thomas, St Paul, Professor of Catholic Studies and Theology and the Chair of the Catholic Studies Department. He has a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto. He is an accomplished writer and authority on the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas and has been greatly influential in enriching Catholic education and culture in the Twin Cities.

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