Keys to guiding the disaffiliated back to Church include prayer, patience and being a good example.
Guiding children back to the Church
Repent, convert, pray, give up fossil fuels, pope says
“We have caused a climate emergency that gravely threatens nature and life itself, including our own,” the pope said in his message for the Sept. 1 ecumenical day of prayer.
Century-old ‘Bishops’ Program’ highlights Labor Day statement
The 1919 “Bishops’ Program for Social Reconstruction” was showcased in this year’s Labor Day statement to demonstrate how so many of the issues the bishops touched upon a century ago in the wake of World War I’s end still resonate in improving the conditions of workers today.
Minnesota churches move to bring ‘Laudato si’’ into parish life
Biennial gatherings on Laudato Si’ and new educational resources assist parishes in becoming better stewards of the planet.
Bishop Kettler: A letter to youth at the start of a new school year
God made you and loves you, and he knows you better than anyone else. In prayer, you can tell him about your joys and struggles. You can seek his wisdom and ask for his help.
Pope, bishops urge action to save burning Amazon rainforest
Brazil’s space research institute, which is responsible for satellite monitoring of the Amazon, had reported that the number of wildfires, common in July and August, had reached a record number already in 2019, with 72,843 fires spotted.
Rural life celebration draws nearly a thousand people
About a thousand people gathered at the Amanda and Randy Hurting Family Farm in St. Anthony Aug. 18 for the annual Diocesan Rural life Celebration.
Texas author’s book a ‘love letter’ to Paris cathedral, the French people
A testament to the great Notre-Dame de Paris, “The Girl and the Cathedral” is a beautiful retelling of the history of the “greatest flower of Paris” and the “garden of people” who grew around it.