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The thing we lose with a diminished attention to holy days is not the opportunity to pray. It is the fact that we don’t all consecrate the day and celebrate together.

Catholic parishes could start using marketing to promote their events.

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No matter our vocation or stage of life, all of us are part of families — those we came from and those we choose to build. Family teaches, forms, tests and changes us.

Farm laborers, particularly those hired seasonally, are likely to live in poverty. On average, a farmworker in the U.S. makes $10.60 per hour — or $22,048 yearly, assuming steady employment.

This session, the Catholic bishops of Minnesota advocated in favor of a policy that would allow undocumented immigrants to drive legally in Minnesota. The bishops and Minnesota Catholic Conference staff have received plenty of feedback from Catholics throughout the state, and in many instances expressing their disagreement with that policy proposal.

In one of the prewedding festivities for my son, I asked the men gathered, married from 10 to 50 years, what advice they have for the groom-to-be.

More and more people are telling me that they just can’t take the news anymore. The chronicle of disasters, offenses, tragedies, outrages and impending crises is sapping our spirits.