Catholic

In the 2014 chapbook the “Catholic Imagination in Modern American Poetry,” distinguished poet and educator James Matthew Wilson celebrates that the “Catholic imagination” continues to inform and inspire American poetry.

Pietra Fitness classes integrate stretching and strengthening exercises with prayer and meditation to strengthen participants physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Henri Nouwen “speaks of the human brokenness of the church, which presents the broken body of Christ to the world. Human promises are broken; God’s promise ‘stands unshaken.'”

Well-Read Mom book groups tackle classic literature — novels, plays, poems, short stories, biographies and more — that members might not otherwise have read.

Since 2017, Bruess has been president of St. Norbert College, a Catholic school in De Pere, Wisconsin. Before that, he served for 21 years at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, with more than three years as the school’s executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Three lifelong Catholics — Lisa Barton, Kaye Schmnich and Terry Elliot — are employed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Cloud, which gives them a unique ecumenical perspective as Catholics observe the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan. 18-25.

The Catholic Medical Association, the largest association of Catholics working in the health care field, helps members grow in faith, maintain ethical integrity, and provide health care in accordance with the teachings of the Church, according to its website.

“Let’s accomplish what we can and fight for what we must.”