history

We should never forget that war is always evil and that even when a war we fight is just, our conduct of it may not be.

For more than 100 years, Catholics across the Diocese of St. Cloud have built a rich legacy of faith, nurturing our traditions, remaining devoted to the sacraments and participating in the life of the Church. It was hard for them, too, but they stayed. Their sacrifices were for me and for this generation and now it is our turn to commit and sacrifice for the next one.

“We want to coax forward a different sociality, (one) that will flourish in a different kind of city.”

“Exploring History and Culture in Central Minnesota – Hill Museum & Manuscript Library” is a free online lecture series that will share about cultures in the state in a unique way: through ancient manuscript traditions.

All of the essays are eye-opening, well researched and provide an education in Catholic history absent from college and other classrooms as recently as a decade ago.

Michelle Myers Berg acts the part of “Sister Celeste” as she logs her miles as a walking tour guide in St. Paul.

“This month, I’ve been thinking about history and the stories we tell ourselves, the narratives we recite. For this June we as a nation are marking two events I knew nothing about growing up.”

Here are some television program notes for the week of July 5.