In a morning breakout session, Bishop Frank Caggiano shared these nine rules or, more aptly, life lessons he said he has learned in working with youth and young adults.
Bishop Caggiano’s nine cardinal rules for ministry with youth and young adults
Bishop Caggiano: Encounter means to ‘fall in love with Jesus’
Keynote speaker Bishop Frank Caggiano’s challenge to the more than 800 people who gathered for Diocesan Ministry Day: to dedicate themselves to the work of missionary discipleship.
Attendees develop art of listening, joy of ‘encounter’ at V Encuentro
Over 400 people gathered Sept. 24 in St. Cloud to participate in the diocesan V Encuentro (“fifth encounter”), a national process of discerning ways in which the church in the United States can better respond to the growing Hispanic/Latino presence.
USCCB president, pope call for prayers after ‘unspeakable terror’
The nation has experienced “yet another night filled with unspeakable terror” and “we need to pray and to take care of those who are suffering,” said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington.
‘Share the journey,’ embrace migrants, refugees, pope says
Christ calls believers to welcome migrants and refugees “with arms wide open, ready to give a sincere, affectionate, enveloping embrace,” Pope Francis said, launching the “Share the Journey” campaign of Catholic charities around the world.
Blessed Rother ‘an authentic light’ for church and world, says cardinal
If the martyrdom of Blessed Stanley Francis Rother “fills us with sadness,” it also “gives us the joy of admiring the kindness, generosity and courage of a great man of faith,” Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, said Sept. 23 in Oklahoma City.
Belle Prairie couple honored as Minnesota Sheriff’s Association volunteers of the year
Lieutenant Scott MacKissock, administrator of the Morrison County Jail, nominated the Welles for the award, which they received Sept. 14.
Diocese launches Hispanic lay ministry program
After a year-and-a-half of planning, a two-year certification program for Hispanic lay leaders was launched in Melrose Sept. 8, welcoming 55 participants from the Diocese of St. Cloud as well as 13 participants from neighboring dioceses.