The 'state of our unions': Challenges to marriage today
Although the majority of Americans want to get married and believe marriage should last a lifetime, the American dream often doesn’t match the r...
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 A monument to our faith, and a plea for the poorThursday, 02 July 2009My sincere congratulations to Father Joseph Johnson, Father James Adams, the deacons, staff and parishioners of the Cathedral of St. Paul on their...+ Full Story |
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Appointment: Father Richards will serve in St. Michael
Father Peter Richards, pastor of St. John the Baptist in Dayton and St. Albert in Albertville, was...
Priests find great potential in use of new media
To their parishioners, they are known simply as "Father Jay" and "Father Bill," but...
Diocese reconfigurations evolve in changing U.S. church
In light of the Strategic Planning Process for Parishes and Schools currently underway in the Archdiocese...
Quotes from this week's newsmakers: July 2, 2009
“Protecting the poor and the planet are not competing causes; they are moral priorities for...
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We are all called to change, grow closer to God
Imagine what the people of Nazareth must have been thinking when they saw Jesus come back into town....
At end of jubilee year, St. Paul stands in clearer focus
After 12 months of special liturgies, conferences, Bible reflections, indulgences, concerts and pilgrimages,...
Summer Sunday Mass: Obligation or Option?
Sunday is the Lord's Day. Jesus rose from the dead on Sunday morning, so Sunday is reserved as the "Lord's...
Jesus is ready, willing to calm the turbulence in your life
Will there be turbulence in heaven? Really, when the plane is gaining altitude and all of the sudden,...
Daily Scriptures: June 21 - July 5, 2009
Sunday, June 21 12th Sunday in ordinary time Job 38:1, 8-11 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 Mark 4:35-41...
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Basilica Block Party adds an extra day of music and fun
To celebrate its 15th year, Basilica Block Party organizers have added a third day to the annual summer...
Calendar: July 2, 2009
Calendar Submissions DEADLINE: Noon Thursday, seven days before the...
Catholic movie review - Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
The third installment of the "Ice Age" franchise, "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs"...
Talk around the dinner table? It's in the cards!
“The Meal Box” by Bret Nicholaus and Tom McGrath. (Loyola Press, 2009). So you want...
Catholic movie review - The Stoning of Soraya M.
Just last year, a Pakistani couple was stoned for adultery, a Somali woman met a similar fate on the...
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The 'state of our unions': Challenges to marriage today
Although the majority of Americans want to get married and believe marriage should last a lifetime, the...
Letters: Unallotment and gardening
Encouraging gardening efforts It was interesting and gratifying to read the article on gardening in...
Why are we looking for the loophole?
To the many recent reasons already marshaled against capital punishment — from the multiple examples...
Living our faith beyond our comfort zone
The recently concluded Year of St. Paul was a wonderful opportunity to reflect more deeply on the life...
God responds to world’s needs by calling forth gifts
A number of years ago, a couple I know gave birth to their son, Derian. Soon after, they found out that...
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A monument to our faith, and a plea for the poor
My sincere congratulations to Father Joseph Johnson, Father James Adams, the deacons, staff and parishioners...
New affordable housing units celebrated in Maplewood
There’s good news on the subject of affordable housing. On June 23, Trails Edge Townhomes in Maplewood...
St. Catherine University student wins Maryknoll video contest
Sarah Vandenberghe, a student at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, is one of two winners in the Maryknoll...
Fathers play vital role in families, society
A recent visit by two representatives from our local St. Vincent de Paul Society brought back memories...
El sacerdote que no tenía alma misionera
En los primeros años de mi anterior vida como directora de pastoral hispana, me encomendaron la...
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Successor to the apostles
The Cathedral of St. Paul was standing room only as Bishop Lee Piché was ordained an auxiliary...
Parishioners formed fast and firm friendships with pastor
Bishop Lee Piché is a spiritual man, without a big ego, say parishioners, fellow ministers and...
Former role on commission enhances ecumencial relations
After several years of helping plan the annual retreat for Lutheran and Catholic bishops in Minnesota,...
Coat of arms symbolizes his devotion to saints, hope for episcopacy
Each bishop receives a coat of arms that symbolizes elements of his life and his diocese. The...
After the ordination
Catholics describe what the June 29th liturgy meant to them
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