Twins Succumb to Their Calling; the Priesthood Always Appealed to the Brothers, but They Waited Until Middle Age to Make It Official

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While other boys their age were pretending to be firemen or cowboys, Tim and Pat Nelson set up an "altar" in their family's Dubuque basement and pretended to be priests.

"We used those colored candy wafers and grape juice and gave 'communion' to our younger siblings," said the Rev. Tim Nelson, now a real priest in Michigan. His twin brother, Pat, is studying to become a Catholic priest in California.

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Twins Succumb to Their Calling; the Priesthood Always Appealed to the Brothers, but They Waited Until Middle Age to Make It Official

They grew up in a devout Catholic household in the 1950s and '60s, attending St. Patrick Parish grade school, Wahlert High School and Loras College.

They often ...

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