Around the Diocese

School Sister of Notre Dame M. Lucia Aschenbrener, 90, died Dec. 28 at Our Lady of Good Counsel, Mankato, Minnesota.

Benedictine Father Kieran Nolan, 85, died Dec. 30 in the retirement center at St. John’s Abbey. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, in St. John’s Abbey and University Church with interment in abbey cemetery.

As a NODA volunteer at St. Cloud Hospital, Roland Brummer provides a listening and compassionate presence to dying patients.

Berni Doll of Sts. Peter and Paul in Richmond firmly believes “it is the Church’s job to educate the children in the faith. … We still have many wonderful Catholic schools, schools that have been fought for and worked for.”

With the start of the 2019 state legislative session on Jan. 8, Catholics have an opportunity to continue the work of faithful citizenship by assisting elected officials in creating public policies that promote human life and dignity.

This change in communications approach is right for today’s times and as we look to the future.

Deacon Ralph Poyo, founder of New Evangelization Ministries in Steubenville, Ohio, will be the keynote speaker for the 22nd annual Catholic Men’s Conference titled “Men of Integrity Mentoring Disciples.”

“Dream Small” is the theme of the 20th annual Middle School Diocesan Youth Rally, held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27 at Cathedral High School, St. Cloud.