“We are a Church that understands the significance of sacrifice, and so I’m asking you to make some additional sacrifices for the good of our communities and our people.”
Bishop Kettler: Temporary COVID protocols will protect people, health systems
MCC looks to stop gambling expansion, support policies benefiting families
With the start of the 2022 Minnesota legislative session on Jan. 31, among the top policy priorities for the Minnesota Catholic Conference will be stopping efforts to legalize sports betting in the state, increasing supports for nonpublic school students and ensuring the budget surplus is used to benefit one of the state’s most important resources: families.
Ask Father Tom: Work of ecumenism is everyone’s responsibility
“May we all strive to be what Jesus prayed and sacrificed himself for in his final hours: to gather into one the dispersed children of God.”
USCCB president: Imitate Rev. King’s ‘example, prophetic witness’ in work for justice
The civil rights leader “was driven by the biblical vision of righteousness and truth, a vision that he understood to be reflected in our nation’s founding documents,” Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez said in a Jan. 15 statement.
Rice woman raises teens’ understanding about healthy relationships through ELEVATE center
Ann Marschel said the root of the program is building up young people to know that they have value and worth. “I don’t think they’re often told that.”
Local co-chair of Eucharistic Revival hopes initiative will awaken hearts
“This revival is to awaken in people’s hearts Jesus present in the Eucharist,” said Father Derek Wiechmann, pastor of the Four Pillars of Faith Area Catholic Community.
Bishop Kettler: Synod process, Eucharistic Revival have power to revitalize the Church
“I look forward to our diocese’s involvement in these initiatives, and I hope you will participate as much as you are able.”
On New Year’s, pope says a mature faith is realistic, but hope-filled
Pope Francis insisted peace is a gift from God that requires human action in his Angelus address, Jan. 1.