A pilot program to form lay ministers graduated 56 Latino leaders.
Ministry formation program is ‘school of love’ for 56 graduates
Mayuli Bales: A ministry of accompaniment
Mayuli Bales spends a lot of her time listening. As director of the Diocese of St. Cloud’s Office of Multicultural Ministries, she sees her office as a connection — a crossroads — between people and communities.
Long Prairie community celebrates ‘unity in diversity’
“I see more Anglo people coming to the Spanish Mass, and I see more Hispanic people coming to the English Mass on the weekends. People are more welcoming, greeting one another.”
Encuentro reflects ‘energy, maturity’ of a church ‘here to stay’
The thousands of Hispanic Catholic ministry leaders gathered in Texas for the Fifth National Encuentro shared views on the maturity and presence of their diverse community and held dialogues on the dreams and challenges that they face.
Energy, evangelization at the heart of regional Encuentro
The Alexandria gathering included people from the U.S. church’s Region VIII, which covers Minnesota and North and South Dakota.
Growth of U.S. Hispanic population a blessing for church, says speaker
The growing number of U.S. Hispanic parishioners puts a new face on the church, forces it to renew itself, pushes it to redefine its commitment and presents dioceses with a challenge, he said.
New diocesan team prepares for ‘Encuentro’
Two priests and 10 lay people from the Diocese of St. Cloud traveled to Osceola, Wisconsin, April 5 and 6 to participate in preliminary regional meetings […]
NCEA convention offers more interactive sessions, hands-on training
SAN DIEGO (CNS) — Megan Gonzalez connected brightly colored K’Nex plastic pieces into a triangle, part of a lesson exploring angles. She was one of several […]