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    April 9, 20264

    Butter sculptor brings a taste of Minnesota to national Catholic education gathering

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    April 9, 20264

    Educators must help heal the human heart, especially in youth, bishop says in NCEA keynote

  • All Things New
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    April 2, 20264

    Annunciation shares Holy Thursday bread-baking tradition

    March 26, 20264

    Milestone Moment: Proposed parish mergers announced

    March 24, 20264

    Father Binsfeld: When ritual meets renewal

  • Our Church in the World
    Our Church in the World
    April 9, 20264

    In a time of war, Catholic parish’s interfaith peace meal celebrates ‘our oneness in faith’

    April 9, 20264

    ‘We need more saints’: Center helps to advance canonization causes

    April 9, 20264

    Vilnius’ hospice stands as a living work of Divine Mercy as city prepares to host global congress

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    Through Another Lens
    April 9, 20264

    Theologian Timothy P. O’Malley on contemplation, knowledge and the way forward for Catholic education

    April 8, 20264

    Honoring the home God has given us

    April 1, 20264

    MCC Inside the Capitol: What is and is Not Moving Through the Session 

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    April 9, 20264

    Mary, icon of the Church

    April 6, 20264

    Saint Profile: St. Stanislaus of Kraków

    April 1, 20264

    How the Triduum can strengthen your love for the Eucharist

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    April 9, 20264

    ANALYSIS: Deepfake popes and bishops abound: Here’s how the Church can push back ‘AI attack’ on truth

    April 9, 20264

    Proclaiming Easter joy in digital spaces

    April 2, 20264

    From Formula 1 to dramatic conversion: Monaco’s new Catholics this Easter season tell their stories

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Our Church in the World. July 26, 2018

New St. Paul Seminary rector brings ‘very unique gifts’

By The Visitor

Father Joseph Taphorn will be building on two decades of rich priestly experience when he assumes the role of rector of the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity in January.

Arts & Culture. July 26, 2018

Boy’s search for his father makes for fast-paced, charming novel

By The Visitor

“Little Big Love,” set in a small fishing town in England, is a heartwarming tale about a boy who wants his dad, whom he’s never met, to be a part of his life.

Faith in the Public Arena. July 26, 2018

‘Gaudete et Exsultate’ teaches us to make civic life a labor of love

By The Visitor

Our engagement in politics is a mission in which our holiness of life is far more potent than mere activity.

Through Another Lens. July 26, 2018

Nighttime jello-making and lessons from the Lord

By The Visitor

The Lord has always nudged me to do the right thing.

Through Another Lens. July 26, 2018

Next court justice must protect life, nation’s founding principles

By The Visitor

Catholics are being urged to participate in a nine-week effort of prayer, fasting and education that this change in the Court “will move our nation closer to the day when every human being is protected in law and welcomed in life.”

Everyday Discipleship. July 26, 2018

Should liturgical ministers pray together before Mass begins?

By The Visitor

Prayerful recollection by the celebrant and other liturgical ministers is never out of date or out of place.

Arts & Culture. July 23, 2018

Seeking to support abbey, English monks brew ale — ‘seriously nice’

By The Visitor

Cistercian monks have opened the first Trappist brewery in England and are selling thousands of bottles of beer every day.

Everyday Discipleship. July 23, 2018

Should liturgical ministers pray together before Mass begins?

By The Visitor

Prayerful recollection by the celebrant and other liturgical ministers is never out of date or out of place.

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Catholic school teachers and principals from acros Catholic school teachers and principals from across the @diocesestcloud have gathered in Minneapolis with thousands of Catholic educators for the annual National Catholic Educational Association 2026 Convention. The event, with the theme, “Believe” began April 7 and wraps up tomorrow, April 9. The opening Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the @archdiocesespm, along with several attending bishops and priests. @catholicschoolsarchspm @nceatalk #ncea2026 @catholicunitedcu
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@bishoppatricknearycsc and the priests, deacons an @bishoppatricknearycsc and the priests, deacons and faithful of the diocese gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud March 26 for the annual #chrismmass. During the Mass, Bishop Neary blessed the holy oils that will be used in parishes this year — the oil for the sick and the oil for catechumens — and consecrated the Sacred Chrism.
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