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All Things New. Our Faith Explained. December 1, 2025 1

Embracing change: conversion, continuity and the mission to make All Things New

By The Central Minnesota Catholic

True change in the Church is not about abandoning tradition, but about conversion that renews mission and deepens fidelity to Christ.

Bishop Neary's Column. March 4, 2025

Bishop Neary: When the worst thing becomes the best thing

By Bishop Patrick Neary, C.S.C.

With every cross life offers us comes the invitation to accept it, embrace it, even to kiss the cross presented to us, as we do on Good Friday.

All Things New. November 20, 2024

Advent’s gift is discovering all things new

By The Central Minnesota Catholic

The gift of Advent is time to prepare ourselves to embrace all things new, for it reminds us that we continually begin again.

Around the Diocese. April 25, 2024

Silent retreat is healing and can be encounter with God’s love, say retreatants

By OSV News

Pacem in Terris retreat center in Isanti in the Diocese of St. Cloud, Minnesota, hosts almost 1,200 retreatants every year in 19 hermitages on 240 acres.

Everyday Discipleship. February 13, 2024

The Stations of the Cross help us make sense of suffering

By OSV News

How do Christians make sense of the crosses they bear? The question of why suffering exists finds its answer in Christ’s transformation of suffering through love.

Arts & Culture. March 13, 2023

New album celebrates a marriage ‘anchored’ in faith after near shipwreck, says composer

By OSV News

Through the restoration of his marriage, Tony Manfredonia is seeks to give struggling couples hope in Christ through his music.

Everyday Discipleship. August 21, 2022

LCWR president outlines ‘map-shaping’ concepts for future of religious life

By Catholic News Service

Staring down a future of uncertainty, religious life finds itself in need of a map, the outgoing president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious told the organization’s members.

Everyday Discipleship. Archives. May 5, 2022

All in: Women’s religious orders invest in synod process

By Catholic News Service

The leaders of religious orders around the world are taking very seriously the idea of making the Catholic Church more “synodal” — a place where everyone is called to prayer, discernment and responsibility for the church and its mission.

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La unidad en la enseñanza, la misión y la preocupación por los inmigrantes resuena en la asamblea de otoño de los obispos

Español November 13, 2025

Obispos consagrarán Estados Unidos al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús con motivo del 250 aniversario de la fundación del país

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Bethany Tollefson, a professor in the Department o Bethany Tollefson, a professor in the Department of Nursing Science at St. Cloud State University and a member of the diocesan mental health ministry team, explores common mental health concerns that often intensify during this time of year — grief, depression and anxiety — as well as the need for self-care. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthduringholidays
Bethany Tollefson, a professor in the Department o Bethany Tollefson, a professor in the Department of Nursing Science at St. Cloud State University and a member of the diocesan mental health ministry team, explores common mental health concerns that often intensify during this time of year — grief, depression and anxiety — as well as the need for self-care. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthduringholidays
Today, the last Sunday of the liturgical year, we Today, the last Sunday of the liturgical year, we celebrate the solemnity of Christ the King. A newcomer to the church calendar — established 100 years ago — this feast is designed to give special recognition to the dominion Christ our Lord has over our lives. Read more at the link in our bio. #ChristTheKing #catholiclife #catholicfaith
One of the youngest participants in the family fai One of the youngest participants in the family faith formation program at St. Mary Parish in Mora, part of the @fourpillarsinfaithacc studies a picture of St. Padre Pio, who was the topic of the Nov. 16 meeting. More on this great program to come, stay tuned! #faithformation #familytime #familyfaithformation #catholic #catholiclife  #catholicfaith #family #padrepio #saintpadrepio
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