A nearly 20-year career helping other couples to plan their own families using natural family planning led to Mary Hughes being selected as this this year’s award-winner.

Benedictine Sister Paula (Chloe, Paul) Revier, 88, died July 14 at St. Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud. The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 18, at Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph.

Father Hernandez was ordained July 9 at Holy Cross Church in Onamia.

Benedictine Sisters Bridgette Powers and Laura Suhr are both set to make their perpetual monastic profession July 11 at St. Benedict’s Monastery in St. Joseph.

Brother Daniel Hernandez’s ordination is set for July 9 at Holy Cross in Onamia.

The crucifix is one of five “regional crucifixes” or shrines in the Browerville area and is located on the Ryan and Rachel Dreher farm east of town on the corner of County Highways 14 and 25.

Toni Schlangen, who is now Sister Bridget, recalls the moment of grace that transformed her.

Five members of the diocese’s Hispanic community were ordained to the permanent diaconate by Bishop Donald Kettler June 11 at St. Mary’s Cathedral.