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    May 14, 20264

    Crowning of Mary in Bluegrass is a growing tradition rooted in community

    May 13, 20264

    Saint John’s Prep raises over $15 Million in historic campaign

    May 13, 20264

    Bishop Neary honors couples celebrating milestone anniversaries

  • All Things New
    All Things New
    April 30, 20264

    Merged and closed parishes in the Diocese of St. Cloud: 1945 to the present

    April 2, 20264

    Annunciation shares Holy Thursday bread-baking tradition

    March 26, 20264

    Milestone Moment: Proposed parish mergers announced

  • Our Church in the World
    Our Church in the World
    May 13, 20264

    USCCB campaign bolsters Catholic media as ‘critical need’ for its evangelizing mission intensifies

    May 13, 20264

    45 years on, attempted assassination of St. John Paul II recalled as turning point in history

    May 13, 20264

    First-ever pilgrimage celebrates Pope Leo with Mass, visits to papal boyhood landmarks

  • Everyday Discipleship
    Everyday Discipleship
    • On Canon Law with Father Crane
    • Our Faith Explained
    • Our Faith in Action
    • In Light of Faith
    May 13, 20264

    US bishops’ consecration of nation to Sacred Heart of Jesus affirms ‘our reliance on God’

    May 13, 20264

    An unfailing treasure: ‘Rerum Novarum’ and defending the working class

    May 12, 20264

    Celebrating the Feast Day of St. Isidore the Farmer

  • Through Another Lens
    Through Another Lens
    May 14, 20264

    More Americans aware of ‘Christian nationalism,’ but negative view of it prevails

    May 13, 20264

    Del Real: Young men are struggling to find purpose and vocation

    May 7, 20264

    MCC Inside the Capitol: Protecting kids from gun violence has multiple elements

  • Arts & Culture
    Arts & Culture
    May 14, 20264

    Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence is coming: Here’s what he has said on AI so far

    May 13, 20264

    Can intelligent extraterrestrial life exist? Here’s what Catholic thinkers have to say

    May 7, 20264

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Dianne Towalski is a multimedia reporter for The Central Minnesota Catholic Magazine.
Around the Diocese. August 12, 2016

Former prisoner of war’s chance meeting leads to priesthood

By Dianne Towalski

Father Vogel’s vocation story began in his home town of Wiesbaden, Germany, and was very much influenced by the events of World War II.

Around the Diocese. June 17, 2016

VIDEO: New bell tower, cross installed at St. Cloud Children’s Home

By Dianne Towalski

A new bell tower and cross were installed June 16 at the St. Cloud Children’s Home, a program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. […]

Around the Diocese. May 23, 2016

State Knights announce totals for donations, volunteer hours

By Dianne Towalski

More than 500 members of the Knights of Columbus from around Minnesota gathered at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud May 13 to 15 […]

Feature. Around the Diocese. May 20, 2016

Blue Mass honors emergency personnel

By Dianne Towalski

First responders and emergency services personnel from around the St. Cloud Diocese gathered for a “Blue Mass” in their honor May 19 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. […]

Around the Diocese. May 13, 2016

Couples celebrate the gift of marriage

By Dianne Towalski

300 couples celebrating 5, 25, 40, 50 and 60+ years of marriage and their guests attended Honoring Marriage Day at St Mary’s Cathedral May 7. A […]

Around the Diocese. Feature. May 4, 2016

St. Cloud priest gives teens ‘Vital 3.0’ car tips

By Dianne Towalski

Father Tom Knoblach grew up watching his father work on cars and developed a similar passion for them. During high school, he worked at a local […]

Around the Diocese. Feature. April 21, 2016

Local prayer vigil stresses keeping immigrant families together

By Dianne Towalski

When Paulina Bustillos was 11 years old, her dad didn’t return home one day after work. An undocumented immigrant, he had traveled from St. Cloud to […]

Visitor Series YOM. Feature. April 11, 2016

Scout initiative aims to provide ‘soles for souls’

By Dianne Towalski

Boy Scouts from Troop 106 stood in their uniforms outside the doors of St. Peter and St. Paul churches in St. Cloud April 2-3 and handed […]

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@bishoppatricknearycsc was at the Minnesota State @bishoppatricknearycsc was at the Minnesota State Capitol for #eucharisticadoration May 1. On the first Friday of each month, the @mncatholicconference has organized adoration from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the basement level of the capitol building. Bishop Neary was on hand from 10 to 11 a.m. and Bishops Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Andrew Cozzens of Crookston and Chad Zielinski of New Ulm were also
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Happy National Principal Day to our 26 Catholic sc Happy National Principal Day to our 26 Catholic school principals! Sara Michaelson, superintendent of Catholic schools, shares this message of gratitude for their work in schools around the Diocese of St. Cloud. #catholicschoolstrong #catholiceducation #nationalprincipalday
Families from around the diocese gathered April 25 Families from around the diocese gathered April 25, the Saturday before Good Shepherd Sunday, for “The Shepherd is Calling,” an event sponsored by the diocesan Vocation Office. The event, for parents and their elementary school-age children seeking to learn more about Jesus, the Good Shepherd, was held at the Mike and Alice Westrich farm in Burtrum. #GoodShepherd #goodshepherdsunday
The @stbensisters gathered April 25 to honor Siste The @stbensisters gathered April 25 to honor Sisters Dennis Frandrup, Lois Wedl, Marie Reisinger and Renee Domeier as they celebrate their 75th jubilees this year. The sisters, who all entered the monastery in 1951, renewed their monastic profession and then were blessed by the community during the Mass. #religiouslife #jubilees #catholicsisters
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