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    January 21, 20214

    Obituary: Benedictine Sister Dale Wollum

    January 17, 20214

    Catholics at the Capitol event to focus on prayer, education, advocacy

    January 17, 20214

    Huebsch family donates Our Lady of Hope statue to Perham church

  • Nation/World
    Nation/World
    January 21, 20214

    Priest, parishioner among casualties in Madrid explosion

    January 20, 20214

    Second Catholic president causes some to celebrate, gives others anxiety

    January 20, 20214

    USCCB president prays God grants Biden ‘wisdom, courage’ to lead nation

  • Views
    Views
    • Faith in the Public Arena
    • From the Editor
    • Last Word
    January 17, 20214

    Mary Marrocco: Christian unity urgent for a suffering world

    January 17, 20214

    The Big Question: What is Christian unity?

    January 11, 20214

    A plea to my fellow Catholics

  • Focus on Faith
    Focus on Faith
    • Christmas
    • Food for the Journey | Fr. Ron Rolheiser
    • Igniting our Faith | Bishop Robert Barron
    • In Light of Faith
    • In the know with Father Joe
    • Marriage Matters
    • Parenting Journey
    • Question Corner | Fr. Kenneth Doyle
    • Saints
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    • Sunday Scripture Readings
    • Thanksgiving
    • Theology 101
    January 22, 20214

    Sunday Scripture reading: Jan. 24, 2021

    January 17, 20214

    Saint of the Week: Francis de Sales

    January 15, 20214

    ‘Words can be kisses,’ but also ‘swords,’ pope writes in new book

  • Arts & Culture
    Arts & Culture
    • Book Reviews
    • Movie Reviews
    • Video Game Reviews
    January 20, 20214

    Star NFL quarterback announces retirement on feast of athletes’ patron saint

    January 15, 20214

    Movie: ‘The Marksman’

    January 15, 20214

    Book on faithful civic engagement comes at ‘important moment’ for U.S.

  • Special Sections
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    January 11, 20204

    Heaven or bust: Eden Valley woman prepares to enter religious life

    November 5, 20194

    Blind seminarian in Oregon ‘sees’ beyond external trappings

    November 4, 20194

    Scott and Sydney Athey: Embracing true discernment

  • Español
    Español
    January 20, 20214

    Sotomayor: 13 ejecutados bajo administración Trump ‘merecían más’ de la corte

    January 19, 20214

    ‘Por el amor de Dios, envíen oxígeno’, suplican obispos de la Amazonía de Brasil

    January 14, 20214

    Seis meses tras asesinato, homicidio de sacerdote sigue impune, pero seminario salvadoreño agradece a iglesia de EE.UU.

January 20, 2021

USCCB president prays God grants Biden ‘wisdom, courage’ to lead nation

January 17, 2021

The Big Question: What is Christian unity?

January 17, 2021

Huebsch family donates Our Lady of Hope statue to Perham church

January 15, 2021

Workers on the front lines share experiences via Zoom

January 11, 2021

Washington pastors reflect on Capitol attack that hit close to home

January 11, 2021

Pope amends canon law so women can be installed as lectors, acolytes

January 10, 2021

Good Samaritan: How did a cookbook lead to a ministry of presence in the Church, community?

As the January print edition of The Central Minnesota Catholic went to press, we were notified of significant delivery delays at this time in the U.S. postal system for mailings like ours. We apologize if this edition of the magazine has arrived much later than usual. We are hopeful the strain on the postal system will lessen beginning in the new year.

Around the Diocese

Obituaries. January 21, 2021

Obituary: Benedictine Sister Dale Wollum

Benedictine Sister Dale (Lenore) Wollum, 96, died Jan. 18, at St. Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud. A private Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Benedict’s Monastery on Jan. 21 followed by burial in the monastery cemetery. 

Around the Diocese. January 17, 2021

Catholics at the Capitol event to focus on prayer, education, advocacy

Around the Diocese. Feature. January 17, 2021

Huebsch family donates Our Lady of Hope statue to Perham church

Around the Diocese. January 16, 2021

Diocese launches new-look website

Around the Diocese. Feature. January 15, 2021

Workers on the front lines share experiences via Zoom

Around the Diocese. January 15, 2021

Catholic Charities Mardi Gras is Jan. 23

Nation/World

Nation/World. January 21, 2021

Priest, parishioner among casualties in Madrid explosion

A priest and a member of the parish were among four killed in an explosion at the Church of Our Lady of La Paloma in Madrid, which was caused by a gas leak.

Nation/World. January 20, 2021

Second Catholic president causes some to celebrate, gives others anxiety

Feature. Nation/World. January 20, 2021

USCCB president prays God grants Biden ‘wisdom, courage’ to lead nation

Nation/World. January 19, 2021

Catholics in public life, saints to be included in Trump’s new ‘heroes’ garden

Nation/World. January 19, 2021

Inauguration: End violence, resume civil discourse, respect all life, Dolan says

Nation/World. January 19, 2021

Sotomayor: 13 executed under Trump administration ‘deserved more’ from court

Views

Views. January 17, 2021

Mary Marrocco: Christian unity urgent for a suffering world

“We can take concrete steps to move toward other Christian churches in joyful welcome, daring to move from a once-a-year prayer with strangers to at least a dialogue of charity.”

Feature. Views. January 17, 2021

The Big Question: What is Christian unity?

From the Editor. January 11, 2021

A plea to my fellow Catholics

Views. January 10, 2021

Inside the Capitol: Jan. 11, 2021

From the Editor. January 10, 2021

Tell us about a Good Samaritan in your community

Views. January 8, 2021

Greg Erlandson: Stepping back from the brink

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Virtual Theology Day: “What Mass Means” — Collegeville, SOT

January 22 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Five-day Virtual Retreat on Biblical Women Who Lived in Challenging Times — Franciscan Sisters

January 25 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 pm

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Note: Measures implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus have led to the cancellation of public, in-person events in most places around the diocese at this time.

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Bishop Kettler's Column

Bishop Kettler's Column. Feature. January 3, 2021

Bishop Kettler: Living the Gospel of Life

“In the words of St. John Paul II, we are all called to be ‘people of life and for life’ always and everywhere.”

Advent. Bishop Kettler's Column. Feature. November 29, 2020

Bishop Kettler: Preparing for a different kind of Advent and Christmas

Gatherings during these seasons will be different — the pandemic especially reminds us to be watchful and sacrifice for the needs of our community.

Bishop Kettler's Column. Feature. November 1, 2020

Bishop Kettler: Fraternity, social friendship and the Good Samaritan

“The pope is calling every person and every society to reject this throwaway culture and recognize Christ in every person.”

Focus on Faith

Sunday Scripture Readings. January 22, 2021

Sunday Scripture reading: Jan. 24, 2021

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

First reading: Jon 3:1-5, 10
Second reading: 1 Cor 7:29-31
Gospel: Mk 1:14-20

Saints. January 17, 2021

Saint of the Week: Francis de Sales

Focus on Faith. January 15, 2021

‘Words can be kisses,’ but also ‘swords,’ pope writes in new book

Sunday Scripture Readings. January 15, 2021

Sunday Scripture reading: Jan. 17, 2021

Focus on Faith. January 14, 2021

Daily podcast that leads listeners through Bible’s narrative is No. 1 in U.S.

Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture. January 20, 2021

Star NFL quarterback announces retirement on feast of athletes’ patron saint

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers retired on the feast of St. Sebastian, patron saint of athletes.

Movie Reviews. January 15, 2021

Movie: ‘The Marksman’

Book Reviews. January 15, 2021

Book on faithful civic engagement comes at ‘important moment’ for U.S.

Video Game Reviews. January 14, 2021

Video game: ‘FIFA 21’

Arts & Culture. January 14, 2021

‘Miss Scarlet and the Duke,’ Jan. 17, PBS

Central Minnesota Podcasts

The Central Minnesota Catholic Magazine – Español

Español January 20, 2021

Sotomayor: 13 ejecutados bajo administración Trump ‘merecían más’ de la corte

Español January 19, 2021

‘Por el amor de Dios, envíen oxígeno’, suplican obispos de la Amazonía de Brasil

Español January 14, 2021

Seis meses tras asesinato, homicidio de sacerdote sigue impune, pero seminario salvadoreño agradece a iglesia de EE.UU.

Español January 14, 2021

Estados Unidos criticado tras poner Cuba en lista de patrocinadores estatales del terrorismo

Español January 13, 2021

Paz es la única forma de enfrentar las crisis globales, dice el nuncio de la ONU en el Vaticano

Español January 13, 2021

Para Miércoles de Ceniza, el Vaticano pide a sacerdotes medidas de distanciamiento

Español January 11, 2021

Papa dice estar ‘asombrado’ por la violencia en el Capitolio

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