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September 10, 2012
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Retiring priest reflects on ministry to homeless teens

The Rev. Juniper Schneider’s career changed course when he heard about Roseburg teenagers sleeping under bridges. He quit as a parish priest to direct Casa de Belen, a shelter for homeless teens. The church disapproved, but Schneider said the role earned him the title he had been given. “Years ago somebody asked me, ‘Why would a priest want to be here and not in a parish or teaching at a university?’ My response was (that ) for years and years people have called me Father, and it’s been a title, and what Casa has given me has been a chance …

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