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.
Catholic poetry collection offers a new way to pray
Christian fitness class in St. Cloud builds community among women
Pietra Fitness classes integrate stretching and strengthening exercises with prayer and meditation to strengthen participants physically, emotionally and spiritually.
We must recover those ‘recovering’ Catholics
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 stimulate deep-thinking readers
Well-Read Mom book groups tackle classic literature — novels, plays, poems, short stories, biographies and more — that members might not otherwise have read.
Brian J. Bruess named president of both College of St. Benedict, St. John’s University
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.
Catholics demonstrate Christian unity in offering ministries to Lutheran congregation
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.
Non-profit status granted to local Catholic Medical Association guild
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.
Greg Erlandson: A new day and an offer to engage
“Let’s accomplish what we can and fight for what we must.”