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“Instead of population growth and growing birthrates, the fast-approaching new demographic challenge is societal aging.”

Potential “policy challenges present a tremendous opportunity for Minnesota Catholics to, as Pope Francis has said, ‘meddle in politics’ by proposing a positive vision: the ability to choose what we ought, not the license to choose what we want.”

“What if, on Christmas Eve, each parish were to offer Eucharistic adoration before one of the Christmas Masses?”

“This can be a very helpful exercise for each of us to do, except that such a will is not done in a lawyer’s office, but in prayer, perhaps with a spiritual director, a counselor, or a confessor helping us.”

The intent of the changes is to make the information easier to access for readers and to shorten the Monday Morning Update’s production time for staff.

“Reading (Andreas) Widmer’s book made me wonder if it would benefit not just budding entrepreneurs, but seminarians, pastors and bishops as well.”

“We are … excited to announce that the great formation and opportunities to meet your legislators that you’ve had through our Catholics at the Capitol events will now be available every week during the session.”

“When we suffer the death of a beloved person, can we also live in a small way the commandment: ‘Do this in memory of me’? Give all, give your blood, your flesh, in releasing this person you love and long to hold onto, letting only God hold your beloved.”