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    May 15, 20224

    DCCW’s Fun, Food & Fund Day is June 16

    May 15, 20224

    Two listening sessions set for May 24 following abuse allegation

    May 15, 20224

    Photos: Bishop celebrates Latino marriages with special Mass

  • Nation/World
    Nation/World
    May 20, 20224

    Franciscan sisters’ land acknowledgment ceremony honors Indigenous nations

    May 19, 20224

    Nursing school graduates say pandemic confirmed their career choice

    May 19, 20224

    Bishop praises U.S. stance toward Cuba, lauds family reunification efforts

  • Views
    Views
    • Faith in the Public Arena
    • From the Editor
    • Last Word
    May 15, 20224

    Greg Erlandson: My sense, your nonsense

    May 10, 20224

    Bishop John Stowe: Speaking out

    May 9, 20224

    Inside the Capitol: Protecting our children from ‘Big Tech,’ child predators

  • Focus on Faith
    Focus on Faith
    • Advent
    • Ask Father Tom
    • Food for the Journey | Fr. Ron Rolheiser
    • Igniting our Faith | Bishop Robert Barron
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    • Question Corner | Fr. Kenneth Doyle
    • Saints
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    May 20, 20224

    Sunday Scripture reading: May 22, 2022

    May 20, 20224

    Military members visiting Lourdes make prayer kits for Ukrainian soldiers

    May 19, 20224

    World must never lose hope that peace, fraternity can prevail, pope says

  • Arts & Culture
    Arts & Culture
    • Book Reviews
    • Movie Reviews
    • Video Game Reviews
    May 20, 20224

    Movie – ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’

    May 19, 20224

    For Baltimore sculptor, medium of clay becomes an instrument of healing

    May 19, 20224

    Award-winning nurse says Catholic faith influenced her work in Kenya

  • Special Sections
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    • Catholic Social Teaching
    • Synod 2021–2023
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    • The 7 Sacraments
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    May 16, 20224

    Archbishop José H. Gomez: ‘Everything starts with baptism’

    May 13, 20224

    Some say migrants could stem inflation by easing labor shortage pains

    May 10, 20224

    Bishop John Stowe: Speaking out

  • Español
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    • Sínodo 2021 – 2023
    May 19, 20224

    Comprender opiniones de estadounidenses sobre el aborto no siempre es fácil

    May 19, 20224

    Papa: no hay que perder esperanza de que la paz, fraternidad prevalezcan

    May 18, 20224

    Papa: Hay que abordar temas de pobreza que empujan a niños al trabajo

May 15, 2022

Photos: Bishop celebrates Latino marriages with special Mass

May 15, 2022

Saints’ lives prove God’s love for all, pope says at canonization Mass

May 9, 2022

Photos: Couples celebrate milestone anniversaries at Honoring Marriage Day

May 9, 2022

Vocation event inspires participants ‘to follow the Good Shepherd’

May 9, 2022

Invitations from others encouraged Paynesville parishioner’s love of the Eucharist

April 30, 2022

5 big things to know about the National Eucharistic Revival

April 30, 2022

Bishop Kettler: Answering Mary’s call to conversion

Around the Diocese

Around the Diocese. May 15, 2022

DCCW’s Fun, Food & Fund Day is June 16

The theme of the day is “Take Jesus Home,” and Father Derek Wiechmann will speak on the National Eucharistic Revival.

Around the Diocese. May 15, 2022

Two listening sessions set for May 24 following abuse allegation

Around the Diocese. Feature. May 15, 2022

Photos: Bishop celebrates Latino marriages with special Mass

Around the Diocese. Feature. May 9, 2022

Photos: Couples celebrate milestone anniversaries at Honoring Marriage Day

Around the Diocese. Feature. May 9, 2022

Vocation event inspires participants ‘to follow the Good Shepherd’

Around the Diocese. Eucharistic Revival. Feature. May 9, 2022

Invitations from others encouraged Paynesville parishioner’s love of the Eucharist

Nation/World

Nation/World. May 20, 2022

Franciscan sisters’ land acknowledgment ceremony honors Indigenous nations

The Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross in Green Bay, Wis. blessed a monument with a plaque that acknowledges the First Nations people who are the original inhabitants of this region, May 14.

Nation/World. May 19, 2022

Nursing school graduates say pandemic confirmed their career choice

Nation/World. May 19, 2022

Bishop praises U.S. stance toward Cuba, lauds family reunification efforts

Nation/World. May 19, 2022

At Vatican trial, cardinal says pope ordered auditor’s ouster

Nation/World. May 19, 2022

In Nigeria, nuns work to decrease deaths of mothers, children

Nation/World. May 19, 2022

Battle against human trafficking must target social media, pope says

Views

Views. May 15, 2022

Greg Erlandson: My sense, your nonsense

“Our battles today, both in our families and in our country, suffer from a lack of hearts inclined to listen. Listening requires patience, the pope reminds us. It also requires a certain humility.”

Synod 2021–2023. Views. May 10, 2022

Bishop John Stowe: Speaking out

Views. May 9, 2022

Inside the Capitol: Protecting our children from ‘Big Tech,’ child predators

Views. May 6, 2022

Laura Kelly Fanucci: Talking about resurrection

Views. May 1, 2022

Katie Prejean McGrady: A death we can be happy about

Views. April 29, 2022

Unjust war and just defense in Ukraine

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Synod 2021–2023

Focus on FaithSynod 2021–2023 May 16, 2022

Archbishop José H. Gomez: ‘Everything starts with baptism’

Synod 2021–2023Views May 10, 2022

Bishop John Stowe: Speaking out

Focus on FaithSynod 2021–2023 May 5, 2022

All in: Women’s religious orders invest in synod process

Focus on FaithSynod 2021–2023 May 3, 2022

Religious superiors see realism as important part of synod process

Focus on FaithSynod 2021–2023 May 3, 2022

Bishop Steven Biegler: Companions on the journey

Nation/WorldSynod 2021–2023 April 27, 2022

Cologne Catholics who answer survey demand curbs on leaders’ power

Synod 2021–2023Views April 25, 2022

Bishop Brendan Cahill: ‘A question is probably just a question’

Bishop Kettler's Column

Bishop Kettler's Column. Feature. April 30, 2022

Bishop Kettler: Answering Mary’s call to conversion

“This month, let us turn to Mary in a special way as a spiritual role model to emulate and as a loving mother who faithfully brings all of our cares and concerns to her Son, Jesus.”

Bishop Kettler's Column. Feature. April 10, 2022

Bishop Kettler: This Easter season, be a sign of hope for others

Here are three things we should work on this Easter season.

Bishop Kettler's Column. Feature. Lent. February 27, 2022

Bishop Kettler: Emptying ourselves to make room for Christ

“Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Church’s 40-day Lenten season when we focus on prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Why does Jesus caution his disciples to do these practices quietly and without fanfare?”

Focus on Faith

Sunday Scripture Readings. May 20, 2022

Sunday Scripture reading: May 22, 2022

Sixth Sunday of Easter

First reading: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
Second reading: Rv 21:10-14, 22-23
Gospel: Jn 14:23-29

Focus on Faith. May 20, 2022

Military members visiting Lourdes make prayer kits for Ukrainian soldiers

Focus on Faith. May 19, 2022

World must never lose hope that peace, fraternity can prevail, pope says

Focus on Faith. May 19, 2022

Mary’s month in St. Peter’s: Pastor leads ‘moving’ prayer service

Focus on Faith. May 18, 2022

Pope: Focus on the essential like St. Charles de Foucauld did

Arts & Culture

Movie Reviews. May 20, 2022

Movie – ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’

It’s been three long years since Maggie Smith’s tart-tongued matriarch, Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, got off one of her memorable zingers. So it must be time for “Downton Abbey: A New Era” (Focus).

Arts & Culture. May 19, 2022

For Baltimore sculptor, medium of clay becomes an instrument of healing

Arts & Culture. May 19, 2022

Award-winning nurse says Catholic faith influenced her work in Kenya

Movie Reviews. May 18, 2022

‘The Ipcress File,’ May 19, AMC+

Movie Reviews. May 17, 2022

Movie: ‘Family Camp’

The Central Minnesota Catholic Magazine – Español

Español May 19, 2022

Comprender opiniones de estadounidenses sobre el aborto no siempre es fácil

Español May 19, 2022

Papa: no hay que perder esperanza de que la paz, fraternidad prevalezcan

Español May 18, 2022

Papa: Hay que abordar temas de pobreza que empujan a niños al trabajo

Español May 18, 2022

Gobierno defiende decisión de dar fórmula para bebés migrantes

Español May 17, 2022

Obispos expresan dolor, condenan tiroteo por motivos raciales en Buffalo

Español May 16, 2022

Papa: La política cristiana debe estar marcada por el amor, el respeto

Español May 16, 2022

Papa: El pasado debe ser fuente de inspiración, no destino

Eucharistic Revival

Around the DioceseEucharistic RevivalFeature May 9, 2022

Invitations from others encouraged Paynesville parishioner’s love of the Eucharist

Eucharistic RevivalFocus on Faith May 4, 2022

Relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis find home in Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey

Eucharistic RevivalFocus on Faith May 3, 2022

Eucharistic preachers seek to inspire the faithful to encounter Jesus

Around the DioceseEucharistic RevivalFeature April 30, 2022

5 big things to know about the National Eucharistic Revival

Arts & CultureEucharistic Revival April 20, 2022

Priest: Film on lives changed by Holy Hour will move viewers ‘to action’

Eucharistic RevivalFocus on Faith April 19, 2022

Exhibit of eucharistic miracles seeks to bolster faith in Real Presence

Eucharistic RevivalFocus on Faith April 11, 2022

Eucharistic revival called ‘a movement’ that gets to core of Catholic faith

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Carlos and Cecilia Chavez hold hands for a blessing by Bishop Donald Kettler during a special Mass honoring Latino married couples at St. Mary in Melrose. #marriage #worldmarriageday #catholicsofinstagram
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Five year-old Jack Zwilling chooses just the right shepherd staff during “The Shepherd is Calling,” an event sponsored by the diocesan vocation office. Families gathered at the Mike and Alice Westrich farm in Burtrum May 7 for the event. Watch the Monday Morning Update for a story and more photos. #goodshepherd #goodshepherdsunday #farmlife #shepherds #vocations #catholicsofinstagram #catholic
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Five year-old Jack Zwilling chooses just the right shepherd staff during “The Shepherd is Calling,” an event sponsored by the diocesan vocation office. Families gathered at the Mike and Alice Westrich farm in Burtrum May 7 for the event. Watch the Monday Morning Update for a story and more photos. #goodshepherd #goodshepherdsunday #farmlife #shepherds #vocations #catholicsofinstagram #catholic
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Jonathan Walz from @holyspiritstcloud performs our last featured song for #listeninglent Listening has been the theme for this Lent, as people around the diocese were trained to be “listeners” for the Synod process. For more info about the Synod visit www.stcdio.org and scroll down to the Synod information page. @synod.va #ListeningLent #Lent2022 #ListeningChurch #catholicsofinstagram
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