Around the Diocese

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at a later date at St. Francis Convent.

Cynthia Bailey Manns, adult learning director for St. Joan of Arc Parish in Minneapolis who holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in spiritual direction, will be speaking at Christ Church Newman Center Jan. 28 following their 10 a.m. Mass.

The Vatican International Exhibit of the Eucharistic Miracles of the World will be coming to the One in Christ ACC. This exhibit includes visible proof of Jesus Christ’s Real Presence in the Holy Eucharist.

Parishioners from the Four Pillars in Faith Area Catholic Community gathered at St. Mary Parish in Milaca Jan. 6 for a special Epiphany blessing of water, salt and chalk to take to bless their homes.

Liturgy shapes our buildings and our buildings shape our liturgy. Basic principles for designing or renovating churches are drawn from several of Vatican II’s documents on the liturgy, but we cannot build churches that are modeled on what we understood about the worshiping Church in years gone by because we are a different Church.

The monks of Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville have announced the election of Benedictine Father Doug Mullin to serve as abbot. He replaces Benedictine Abbot John Klassen, the 10th abbot of Saint John’s, who has served the community in that capacity for more than 23 years.

What is certain is that our age knows of the existence of invisible things our forebears could not have imagined with any clarity… all created by God.

The beginning of the new year is a time of review and renewal, and Christine Pinto, associate director of faith formation for the St. Cloud Diocese, intends to provide both at the upcoming “What’s your Story?” gatherings.