Visitor Columnist

An 1868 Baptist church in Newport, Minnesota, has become the town’s library and community gathering space

St. Therese of Lisieux is getting the Disney treatment, thanks to Fabiola Garza, a character artist for Disney Creative Group in Orlando.

Why do I want to return to writing a column about my family and motherhood and life in Stearns County? Because writing forces me to put my thoughts into words, words into sentences and sentences into stories.

Jenna Wright, a mother of five who’s rediscovered her faith, has come a long way from being an NFL cheerleader to a First Communion catechist.

“Pentimento” is an art term used to describe traces of a previous work, an artist’s change of mind, but perhaps it can also describe a person’s tough exterior or recent departure from faith.

The Nordic tradition sweeping the country is called “vinterbadning” by the Danish, which means “winter bathing.” One view of the tradition is that it is a guidepost, calling to mind a statement from St. Ignatius: that which makes you feel most alive, that’s where God is.

’Tis the season to spend money. What we lack in time, we try to make up for in money, throwing it at people and problems who actually need minutes and hours.

The people with the strongest convictions didn’t think twice about taking risks. They, like Karen and Tully Wyatt, were compelled by an undeniable drive.