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Arts & Culture. Book Reviews. March 11, 2025

Themes of grief, grace in new short story collection

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In her excellent new collection, “The Blackbird and Other Stories,” Sally Thomas presents nine brief works of fiction.

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Eucharistic RevivalNation/World July 25, 2024

Congress calls on Catholics to ‘Walk with One,’ evangelize through ‘spiritual companionship’

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All ages ‘Becoming Eucharist’ word and art contest

Around the DioceseEucharistic RevivalFeature May 18, 2023

All Called to Christ ACC will host ‘Come and See’ event June 17

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How to grow in devotion to the Eucharist (during the Eucharistic Revival and beyond)

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Detroit archbishop says Christ’s presence in Blessed Sacrament inspired him as a boy and sustains him today

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Mary Strasser, a member of @stmaryalexandria, spen Mary Strasser, a member of @stmaryalexandria, spent 18 months in a concentration camp as a young child at the end of WWII. She told her emotional story at a faith formation gathering April 9. Read more about it at the link in our bio. #faithformation #war #concentrationcamps #catholic #catholicfaith #catholiclife
The @saintjohnsabbey community celebrated Palm Sun The @saintjohnsabbey community celebrated Palm Sunday today with the blessing of palms and a procession from the Great Hall to the Abbey Church. #lent2025 #palmsunday #palms #religiouslife #catholic #catholicfaith #catholiclife
@bishoppatricknearycsc and the priests, deacons an @bishoppatricknearycsc and the priests, deacons and faithful of the diocese gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud April 10 for the annual #ChrismMass. During the Mass, Bishop Neary blessed the #holyoils that will be used in parishes for the coming year: the oil for the sick and oil for catechumens and consecrated the Sacred Chrism. At this Mass, priests renewed their priestly promises, and deacons renewed their commitments. #catholic #catholicchurch #catholiclife #lent2025
Father Kevin Soenneker, parochial vicar of the par Father Kevin Soenneker, parochial vicar of the parishes of the @christ_catholic community, blessed the new fire truck for the @cityrichmondmn fire department April 5 at Saints Peter and Paul Church. The department has been working to outfit the truck — which was delivered in October at a cost of more than $400,000 — and train their 25 volunteer firefighters on the new equipment. #firefighters #firetruckblessing #blessing #catholiclife #catholicfaith #catholicsofinstagram #catholic
St. Clare’s Monastery in Sauk Rapids is our firs St. Clare’s Monastery in Sauk Rapids is our first pilgrimage site feature and praying with the Poor Clare Sisters is one of the 24 practices promoted in our Jubilee Passport. Enjoy some photos of these sweet sisters taken last summer as they prepared for their 100th anniversary. Read more at the link in our bio. #jubileeyear2025 #jubilee #religiouslife #religiouscommunity #religioussisters #jubileepassport #jubileeofhope
Gerard Thomas Straub will present the 17th Annual Gerard Thomas Straub will present the 17th Annual Fr. Wil Illies Heart Speaks to Heart Memorial Lecture on April 5 at @SCSUnewman in St. Cloud at 6:30 p.m. He is a documentary filmmaker and the founder and president of Pax et Bonum Communications, which produces films focused on the plight of the poor. Gerry talks with Tim Welch and Dianne Towalski about his work, his mission and his current projects. #Haiti #filmaking #prayer #poverty #catholic #mercy #catholicsocialteaching #poor
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