As Bishop Donald Kettler celebrates the “Blue Mass” Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud, he wants to recognize the work of all who serve as first responders.
‘Blue Mass’ honors those who put lives on line
Speaker challenges area Catholic educators to ‘be great’
Australian native Jonathan Doyle stood before a crowd of about 350 Catholic educators from across the Diocese of St. Cloud Aug. 20 at St. John’s University in Collegeville, challenging them to “be great.”
Meet Matt Herzog: Young farmer says secret to good life is ‘pray together, stay together’
Upsala young adult spreads the message to “stay true to yourself.”
Brennyville caretaker retires from labor of love
The people of St. Elizabeth Church in Brennyville recognized one of their parishioners, Emil Broda, July 8 with a retirement celebration for his almost two decades of service.
From Slovenia to St. Stephen
Thirty-nine pilgrims from the parish of Polhov Gradec near the capital city of Ljubljana, Slovenia, traveled to the United States to follow in the footsteps of their Slovenian ancestors, including Father Francis Xavier Pierz, former St. Cloud Bishop James Trobec and Bishop Frederic Baraga, all Slovenian missionaries to the United States.
Rooted in faith: Pierz couple hopes farm will be welcoming place for all
The Stumpfs and their family, who will be wearing coordinating blue shirts at the event, have planned a variety of activities. The day begins with Mass at 11 a.m. with Bishop Donald Kettler, followed by a speaker, Michelle Litke, who is a teacher at Holy Trinity School in Pierz and a cancer survivor.
Paynesville woman on mission to promote human dignity, sexual integrity
Kari Hoeft is a woman with a mission: to share a message of authentic love and life with young people through a missionary experience called The Culture Project.
New diocesan position focuses on forming lay leaders
The Diocese of St. Cloud has created a new position to help form parish leaders. The new role, titled associate director of lay leadership, is part of the office of Catholic Education Ministries.