Three students from the Father Pierz School of Religion in Pierz read their prize-winning pro-life essays at the annual pro-life dinner of the Morrison County chapter […]
Students honored for their pro-life essays
Diocesan seminarians installed as acolytes
Two seminarians from the Diocese of St. Cloud, Scott Wilber Athey of St. Cloud and Richard Leo Aubol of Big Lake, were among 63 men installed […]
Reflections on the themes of Encuentro
By Brenda Kresky For The Visitor The fifth Encuentro is a four-year, national process that begins in parishes with five sessions. The themes for these five […]
Staying to the end: Why we need to say no to assisted suicide
Quality of life is not defined in isolation solely by symptoms and pain scales; it is determined in no small measure by the kindness and mercy of those around the person in need. These often emerge at the end of life’s story in ways we never knew before.
Taking the ‘porn problem’ public
Several states have passed resolutions declaring pornography a public health crisis, and Minnesota could be next.
Official – March 10, 2017
The Most Reverend Donald J. Kettler, Bishop of the Diocese of Saint Cloud, after the presentation of the Right Reverend John Klassen, OSB, makes the following […]
‘Greater horizons’: Tending to each other and our common home
The old farmers used to say you should leave a field better than you found it. Sometimes that called for heavy lifting. Other times it just meant picking up a rock as you crossed and placing it at the field’s edge.
On immigration issue, our silence gives consent
Now it is time for the rest of us — parishioners, homilists and parishes — to support our bishops on this issue and to live out our Catholic social teachings with a new urgency. It is time to let our leaders in Washington know that we do not accept their attack on millions of people seeking only to live a dignified life.