For Minnesota’s bishops, a recent day of meetings with Gov. Mark Dayton and state legislators in St. Paul was an opportunity to build relationships and discuss […]
Minnesota bishops talk about priority issues with governor, legislators
Shrine profile – Assumption Chapel
Pope Francis declared an Extraordinary Year of Mercy, beginning Dec. 8, 2015, and ending Nov. 20, 2016. Bishop Donald Kettler has designated places of pilgrimage and […]
Should the feast of St. Joseph be moved out of Lent?
Q: Some people think that celebrating saints’ days during Lent draws our attention away from the Great Forty Days of preparation for Easter. Do you think […]
Book: Keep it or toss it? The key to decluttering
“The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing” by Marie Kondo; Ten Speed Press; October 2014; 213 pp; $16.99 By Ann […]
Finishing Lent strong by relying on God’s mercy
I want to go from knowing about God to knowing God. I want God to be my No. 1 friend that I turn to anytime, anywhere […]
The failure of all-or-nothing politics
Too many elected officials today are mired in a political environment of hyper-partisanship and ideological rigidity Even one as accustomed to political victory as Otto von […]
Melrose-area community comes together in wake of St. Mary Church fire
On the morning after St. Mary Church in Melrose suffered a devastating fire, small groups of people gathered around the building to survey the damage, take […]
Catholic Foundation updates logo
The Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Saint Cloud recently unveiled its new logo — an asymmetrical sage-green cross. The words below now say “For the […]