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From left, Griffin, Kevin, Adeline, Carrie and Owen Riester stand on the portion of their land near Red Wing where the Rural Life Celebration Mass will take place June 27. Archbishop Bernard Hebda will celebrate the Mass, which will be followed by food and entertainment.

Celebrating faith, family and God’s creation near Red Wing

For Kevin and Carrie Riester, their 47-acre homestead tucked into the bluffs outside Red Wing is more than simply home — it is a place where faith, family and gratitude come together each day.
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A Lego version of the Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona, Spain, is depicted in this undated photo. The new set, part of Lego's Architecture portfolio series depicting iconic buildings from around the world, is available for preorder and is in stock globally Nov. 1, 2026.

Lego announces new set designed after Spain’s Sagrada Família basilica

To commemorate the centennial year of the death of famed architect Antoni Gaudí, who designed Spain's Sagrada Família basilica, The Lego Group announced June 4 the release of a new model kit of the church, calling it one of the world's "most recognizable and ambitious" buildings.
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From left, Griffin, Kevin, Adeline, Carrie and Owen Riester stand on the portion of their land near Red Wing where the Rural Life Celebration Mass will take place June 27. Archbishop Bernard Hebda will celebrate the Mass, which will be followed by food and entertainment.

Celebrating faith, family and God’s creation near Red Wing

For Kevin and Carrie Riester, their 47-acre homestead tucked into the bluffs outside Red Wing is more than simply home — it is a place where faith, family and gratitude come together each day.
Endre Gunter (center), a graduating eighth-grader at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Minnesota Twins baseball game against the Kansas City Royals. Twins Manager Derek Shelton (right) caught the pitch and the Twins mascot, T.C., joined the fun on the field. COURTESY BRACE HEMMELGARN, MINNESOTA TWINS

Minnesota Twins, partners to renovate Annunciation Wiffle ball field

The Minnesota Twins hosted more than 600 people from Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis at the Twins’ June 7 game against the Kansas City Royals — and announced that renovations and enhancements were in the works for Annunciation’s beloved Wiffle ball field.
A Lego version of the Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona, Spain, is depicted in this undated photo. The new set, part of Lego's Architecture portfolio series depicting iconic buildings from around the world, is available for preorder and is in stock globally Nov. 1, 2026.

Lego announces new set designed after Spain’s Sagrada Família basilica

To commemorate the centennial year of the death of famed architect Antoni Gaudí, who designed Spain's Sagrada Família basilica, The Lego Group announced June 4 the release of a new model kit of the church, calling it one of the world's "most recognizable and ambitious" buildings.
The cutline: A statue depicting the Sacred Heart of Jesus is seen at Sacred Heart Church in the North End neighborhood of Boston April 22, 2026. OSV NEWS PHOTO  |  GREGORY A. SHEMITZ

Archbishop Hebda invites Catholics to participate in June 11 consecration of U.S. to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

In his monthly video series, Together on the Journey, Archbishop Bernard Hebda reflected on the truths of human dignity as the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary and the U.S. bishops prepare to consecrate the U.S. to the Sacred Heart of Jesus June 11.
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God’s joy

Everyone longs the most for joy — that kind of happiness that dwells deeply in the soul.
Walking in the desert

The new Exodus people

In my last couple columns, I’ve been focusing on the meaning of the Eucharist. Like the original Passover, this ritual meal is both the worship and the identity of God’s new Exodus people. This makes the Eucharist not just an object for pious individual devotion, but our pledge of allegiance to God’s alternative society.
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Violins that survived the Holocaust take center stage in Minnesota Sinfonia tour

Minnesota Sinfonia, which has included a Music in the Schools program, is returning to public concerts as part of a Violins of Hope tour in Minnesota. The tour includes musicians playing a collection of violins and cellos that were owned by Jewish musicians, many of whom died in the Holocaust. Internationally acclaimed cellist, conductor and pedagogue Amit Peled will perform with Sinfonia.
People are pictured in a file photo entering the U.S. Department of State building in Washington. The State Department announced June 5, 2026, that a $240 million grant in humanitarian and disaster response assistance -- the first of a series of such grants -- will be made to CRS, the overseas relief and development arm of the U.S. Catholic Church.

US State Department awards CRS a disaster response assistance grant

The U.S. Department of State announced June 5 that a $240 million grant in humanitarian and disaster response assistance, the first of a series of such grants, will be made to Catholic Relief Services, the overseas relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic Church.
A painting of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is seen during Palm Sunday Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Prescott, Ariz., April 13, 2025.

Consecration 101: What the bishops’ upcoming consecration of the US to the Sacred Heart means

In anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. bishops will consecrate the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus June 11 during their spring plenary assembly in Orlando, Florida.
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Former ‘Practicing Catholic’ host looks to permanent diaconate

Years of preparation — even before entering formation for the permanent diaconate — are coming to fruition for Patrick Conley, a former host of the “Practicing Catholic” radio show.
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Cor ad cor loquitur: Heart speaks to heart

“Jesus then said to the Twelve, ‘Do you also want to leave?’” This question comes at the end of the Bread of Life Discourse in John’s Gospel. It is a very peculiar question as this is the only instance recorded in Scripture where Jesus asks his closest friends whether they will leave and desert him. What prompted Jesus to ask such a question? Why is this question so significant?
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Women praying before a monstrance

Cor ad cor loquitur: Heart speaks to heart

“Jesus then said to the Twelve, ‘Do you also want to leave?’” This question comes at the end of the Bread of Life Discourse in John’s Gospel. It is a very peculiar question as this is the only instance recorded in Scripture where Jesus asks his closest friends whether they will leave and desert him. What prompted Jesus to ask such a question? Why is this question so significant?
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God’s joy

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