Pope Francis declared an Extraordinary Year of Mercy, which began Dec. 8, 2015, and ends Nov. 20, 2016. Bishop Donald Kettler has designated places of pilgrimage […]
Shrine profile – National Shrine of St. Odilia
Official – January 29, 2016
The Most Reverend Donald J. Kettler, Bishop of the Diocese of Saint Cloud, makes the following appointments in the Diocese of Saint Cloud effective January 1, […]
Bishop Kettler writes pastoral letter on mercy
He encourages faithful to reflect on how they experience God’s mercy and extend it to others In his first pastoral letter to Catholics of the St. […]
Be Merciful, Just as Your Father is Merciful
A Pastoral Letter by Bishop Donald J. Kettler On December 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and the fiftieth anniversary of the closing of the […]
This Lent offers a privileged time to celebrate and experience God’s mercy
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Lent will be here soon, beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10. The Lenten season is a time when the church […]
Book: No flight of fancy: Historian tells story of gifted Wright brothers
“The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough; Simon & Schuster; May 2015; 336 pp; $30 By Ann Jonas For The Visitor Soon after reading “The Wright Brothers,” […]
Have you made any liturgical resolutions for 2016?
Q: Have you made any liturgical resolutions for the new year? A: Yes! Here are some of my liturgical resolutions for the year of Our Lord […]
Focusing my spiritual journey in this new year
I tried something new this Advent. I kept a daily log of who I saw the face of Jesus in by their kind words, deeds or actions. […]