Around the Diocese

Totus Tuus, which means, “Totally Yours,” is a week-long summer youth program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic Faith through catechesis, evangelization, Christian witness and Eucharistic worship.

A pair of first cousins — David Marthaler, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Bob Simon, from St. Joseph, Minnesota — are about to finish part of the puzzle of their family history. They know where each of their relatives and ancestors is buried and have prayed at the gravesites — that is, all but one.

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud is proud to once again participate in the 16th annual Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless Summer Challenge, an initiative that offers matching grant funds to Minnesota food shelves throughout the month of July.

The Central Minnesota Catholic magazine and Office of Communications received 14 awards from the Catholic Media Association for work published in 2024.

Corpus Christi processions were held June 22 at St. Anthony in St. Cloud and St. Joseph in Waite Park.

The pilgrimage starts at 7:30 a.m. August 7 at the Divine Mercy Shrine at St. Paul’s in Sauk Centre and will make stops at Saint John’s Abbey Church in Collegeville, Assumption (Grasshopper) Chapel in Cold Spring, St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud, St. Clare’s Monastery in Sauk Rapids and the Crosier Priory in Onamia before returning to Sauk Centre by 7:30 p.m.

In mid-July, the Poor Clare sisters will host the first ever “Come and See” event at their monastery in Sauk Rapids. The sisters will welcome women ages 19-30 for a “sneak preview” of what a life of prayer and contemplation could be like.

The diocesan vocations office sponsored their annual Vocation Camp June 10-12 at the Jon Rutten Place on Lake Osakis.