Gleaning is no small potatoes

Those in need may not always be able to get out to the fields to glean the leftover harvest, so Bernie Quist of St. Paul Parish in St. Cloud started a volunteer group to do just that.

Batches of bouja blend tradition, stir up memories

“Just bring your container and your Sunday meal is ready,” advised a long-ago advertisement for bouja in The Visitor. It’s still true. This delicious, hearty, comfort food — a thick meat-and-vegetables soup with roots in the Midwest — has a long-standing tradition in the St. Cloud Diocese

Bishop Kettler: Answering our call to be faithful citizens

We modern-day disciples face many challenges when it comes to voting and living out our civic responsibilities. We live in a political environment often marked by strident partisanship, negative campaigning and simplistic sound bites. We may feel politically homeless because candidates and political parties fail to embrace a vision of society consistent with the Gospel — a vision that respects everyone’s God-given human dignity and helps build a world in which every person can reach their full potential.