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Canadian priest to lead U.S.-based SSJE
For the first time since the Canadian chapter of the Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE) was folded into its American counterpart in 1984, a Canadian will serve as the monastic order’s brother superior, following the election of Br. James Koester at the beginning of March.