Br. Athanasius Becker, O.P.
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Blaine, MN
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Hillsdale College
Br. Athanasius Marie Becker grew up in Blaine, Minnesota. He attended Hillsdale College where he received a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Philosophy. Before entering the Order, he spent a year teaching philosophy at John Paul II Junior College in Belize. He was attracted to the Dominicans because of the unity of their intellectual and spiritual lives. He met Dominicans who were faithful sons of St. Dominic, the great lover of wisdom in the Church.
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