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Rev. Richard M. Hogan was born in Minneapolis, [[Minnesota]] on [[July 31]], [[1951]195]1, the oldest of six children. He attended Catholic grade school and high school, graduating summa cum laude from the [[University of St. Thomas]] in [[St. Paul]] in 1973 with a B.A. in history. The next year was spent studying history at the University of Munich in [[Germany]] on a Fulbright grant. Returning to the Twin Cities, Fr. Hogan attended graduate school at the University of Minnesota earning a M.A. and Ph.D. in medieval history in 1975 and 1978 respectively. He was ordained a [[Roman Catholic]] [[priest]] for the [[Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis]] in 1981.
Since his ordination, he has authored three books on the theology of [[Pope John Paul II]]. The first two of these books were co-authored with his classmate, the Most Rev. John M. LeVoir, Bishop of New Ulm, MN. Fr. Hogan was one of the authors and editors of the Image of God series, a textbook program for use in Catholic religion programs for grade-school age children. In addition to this work, Fr. Hogan has been a pastor and served several parishes in the [[Twin Cities]]. He has been seen as a regular guest on [[EWTN]] and has a TV series called Theology of the Body.
He is currently the pastor of [[St. Raphael Catholic Church (Crystal, MN)]].
