The process of maturing, aging, and eventually dying is calibrated to teach us, whether we welcome the lesson or not, that we are not in charge, that self-sufficiency is an illusion.

August brings a reckoning, revealing the gaps between our hopes and realities.

A forty-hour devotion at Immaculate Conception Church, 306 West Oak St., Osakis, starts Thursday, Aug. 10, at 9 a.m. with Benediction and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and ends with Mass on Saturday, Aug. 12, at 4 p.m.

Benedictine Sister Mary (Frances Joan) Pattison, 96, died July 18, at Saint Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud. The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 […]

This family-friendly event features activities for kids, including free face painting. Sign-up for a tour of Sacred Heart Chapel; ride a horse-drawn wagon through St. Francis campus grounds. Check out the variety of food vendors and enjoy a 25-cent Franciscan peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Grammy nominate singer/songwriter Sarah Hart performed July 16 at St. Mary Parish in Alexandria.

Benedictine Sister Luke (Lucille) Hoschette, 97, died July 15 at Saint Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud. The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 3 p.m. […]

The CentraCare – St. Benedict’s Community in St. Cloud, Monticello and Sartell is being sold to Ecumen, a nonprofit provider, developer and operator of living spaces and services for older adults.