The choir, along with a 17-piece orchestra, will perform the Holy Spirit Mass.

It was a frigid evening outside Feb. 9, but it was warm inside St. Benedict’s Church in Avon, where a crowd gathered to enjoy a “senior prom.”

Minnesotans are accustomed to cold winter weather, but record-low temperatures and life-threatening wind chills throughout the state have made it even harder for people already struggling.

The theme of the rally was “dream small,” reminding the students that even the smallest decision they make can have have a big impact.

Lino Rulli, host of “The Catholic Guy” on SiriusXM satellite radio, has been selected to be the 2019 McCarthy Resident by the Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement at St. John’s University in Collegeville.

Catholics from throughout Minnesota will come together in February to learn about the legislative process and make their voices heard on issues that are important to them.

Father Kevin Anderson, pastor of Christ Our Light Parish and a musician, will debut a CD of original arrangements of favorite Christmas songs during the parish’s “One in the Light” Christmas Gala, a fundraiser for the Princeton/Zimmerman parish.

Kay King, a community educator for the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Minnesota, spoke at the annual parish social ministry gathering Oct. 13 at St. Louis Church in Paynesville on mental health and the role of faith communities.