The university is pleased to announce Father Nathan (Nate) LaLiberte will be joining the Saint Mary’s community on Aug. 1 as the part-time university chaplain for the Minneapolis Campus.
In his role, Father Nate will be available to students, staff, and faculty for sacramental services and pastoral care. He will also be celebrating Mass regularly in the La Salle Chapel.
Father Nate was ordained in 2011, and most recently served as the pastor at Nativity of Mary in Bloomington, Minnesota. Prior to his role at Nativity of Mary, he served as the pastor at Saint Maximilian Klobe in Delano, Minnesota, and as an associate pastor at parishes in Saint Michael and Anoka, Minnesota.
“I am excited to work at a university with a long-established Lasallian Catholic tradition, and to be able to, on a regular basis, offer the sacraments to the Saint Mary’s community,” Father Nate said. “While I have been a priest for over 13 years, I have never ministered in a university setting, and I am looking forward to learning more about how to best serve the community. I hope I am able to share what I have gained in my own walk with the Lord and look forward to receiving much from many of you.”
“It is a tremendous blessing to have Father Nate appointed as our university chaplain in Minneapolis. His warm and caring disposition brings joy and peace to all those he encounters,” said Marisa Naryka, vice president for mission and ministry. “Father Nate’s attentiveness to the unique spiritual and pastoral needs in Minneapolis will support and advance our mission in new ways. I am grateful for Father Nate’s yes and look forward to working closely with him.”
While serving as part-time chaplain, Father Nate will be pursuing a master’s in counseling at Saint Mary’s.