“I firmly believe that God gave me the gift of my Lay Carmelite vocation in response to my poorly defined prayer ‘to become better,’” Bill Riner said. “I asked God for help, and he answered my prayer in a way that I could have never imagined.”

“El Dia de Los Muertos,” or “Day of the Dead,” is a holiday celebrated from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 by people in Mexico and of Mexican heritage around the world.

The last of three  “Praise in the Parking Lot Tour” events, scheduled for Oct. 11 at St. Michael Church in Motley, will feature praise and worship music from 3:30 to 5 p.m. 

The gift of a family concertina led Nathan Neuman to his passion for polka music and helped him garner first prize in an international songwriting competition.

“Secular Franciscans live and work in the world, rather than in religious communities. They may be single or married, women or men, priests or religious, and come from all walks of life,” says member Connie Lacher.

Despite a chill in the air and threat of rain, cars filled the parking lot of the new St. Mary Church in Melrose for a prayer service to celebrate the lighting of the exterior cross.

After nearly a decade of dreaming, planning and fundraising and a year of construction, St. Cloud Cathedral High School blessed and dedicated a new addition Sept. 26.

The department will receive the 2020 Throw Fire Award on Oct. 22 during the K-YES virtual benefit banquet.