Father Brian Lynch, pastor of St. Agatha in Coates, opened the doors to his church on Aug. 3 to parishioners and visitors from the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul.
Set in an alternate version of the mid-1960s, director Matt Shakman's Marvel Comics adaptation "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" (Disney) can fairly be called the TWA Hotel of superhero movies.
A handwritten thank-you card was life-changing for Father George Younes more than 20 years ago. It radically altered his plans for a move to Australia and led to his priestly ordination in the Maronite Catholic Church on July 26 at St. Maron in northeast Minneapolis.
British Catholics welcomed a papal decision to elevate St. John Henry Newman, a former Protestant and Oxford University chaplain, to the historic status of doctor of the universal church.
Reacting to word that Pope Leo XIV would name St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church, Archbishop Bernard Hebda said he was thrilled, and the director of the St. Lawrence Newman Center serving the Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota said it was great news.
I learned a little prayer many years ago that has become more important as time goes by. It comes from the night prayer of the Church: “Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.” These words from Psalm 31 are meant to be a prayer for restful sleep or a prayer during uncertain times of distress. These are also the last words of Jesus as he died on the cross, and they are repeated at Catholic funerals as a prayer commending a loved one into God’s hands.
Along with St. Agatha’s pastor, Father Bryan Lynch, Father Glaser will host a presentation — A Holy and Living Sacrifice: Revitalizing Our Participation in the Eucharist — and a Q&A following the 8:30 a.m. Mass at the nearly 120-year-old church building. The event is part of the Archdiocesan Passport Adventure.
"He is the one Englishman of that era who upheld the ancient creed with a knowledge that only theologians possess, a Shakespearean force of style, and a fervor worthy of the saints."
Catholic Charities Twin Cities operates 365 days a year, 24/7, said Mike Rios-Keating, director of culture and belonging for the organization. Last year, it served 33,000 people. During the summer, Rios-Keating said, Catholic Charities Twin Cities has to respond to heat in much the say way it responds to cold, by having safe places for people to be indoors.
An audience of one means our actions and work, what we say and do, are for the Lord, Bishop Kevin Kenney said. He was brought up and taught to do good deeds without drawing attention to himself. He said we shouldn’t expect to be repaid for anything, and we shouldn’t expect compliments.
Lacy Apfelbeck, founder of Edge of the Red Seas Ministries in St. Francis, believes she’s fortunate to know what it’s like to have Christ as her anchor. She first encountered Christ as her savior when she was 8 years old.
St. John Henry Newman -- the 19th-century theologian, intellectual and preacher who journeyed from Anglicanism to Catholicism, powerfully shaping religious thought in both faith traditions -- will be named a doctor of the church by Pope Leo XIV.
