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Fr. Paul Aquinas Duffner, OP
Born in Jackonsville, Illinois, in 1915, the future Fr. Duffner
studied at Routt High School in Jacksonville, IL and Quincy College
in Quincy, IL. He excelled at sports, and showed early promise
as an artist. A teacher encouraged him to explore the latter
field, but Paul was convinced God had other plans for him.
In addition to serving
as the Dominicans' novice master for 15 years, Fr. Duffner
established the Rosary Center (Portland, Oregon) in 1945, and
directed activities of the Center, including editing "Light and
Life" for nearly two decades.
Fr. Duffner continues
to spend his days at the Rosary Center, helping to fill the many
orders the Center receives for books, CDs and other media. He
has put the finishing touches on the second volume of "To Know
Him," an edited collection of the reflections he wrote for
"Light and Life" while he directed the ministry of the Rosary
Center. At the time of the writing of this short biography,
Fr. Duffner celebrates his 93 birthday.
adapted from
The Rosary Light & Life
Vol. 61, No. 3
May-June 2008
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