Feb. 12, the Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's denial of a request from a Minnesota-wide group of mothers to intervene in a case that struck down a 48-hour parental notification requirement before a minor undergoes an abortion.
Scott and Terry Jurek were at an art auction early in 2023 during a cruise to the Holy Land. The two, parishioners of St. John Neumann in Eagan, are “serious art collectors,” Scott said.
As the Minnesota Legislature prepares to open the second half of its 2023-2024 legislative session Feb. 12 at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Jason Adkins, executive director and general counsel of the Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC), and Maggee Hangge, MCC’s policy and public relations associate, sat down with The Catholic Spirit to discuss key issues facing lawmakers and the people they represent.
Mike Dolan fulfilled a dream last fall when the final bronze statue in his sculpture park was installed. The five sorrowful mysteries of the rosary are now complete, having begun in 2016 when Dolan commissioned a 34-foot-tall crucifix.
I was baptized in the Lutheran faith. I grew up going to church every Sunday (or most Sundays). I attended Sunday school, and I was part of the church choir. I was confirmed in the Lutheran faith, I had God in my life, and my parents (especially my mom) were great at getting my family involved in our faith.
The St. Paul Winter Carnival had a special guest during the annual King Boreas Grande Day Parade Jan. 27: Mary, in the form of a statue of Our Lady of Fatima, carried by a group of men made up of seminarians from St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul, members of the Knights of Columbus and a few other supporters.
Benedictine Abbot Douglas Mullin was blessed as the 11th abbot of St. John's Abbey in Collegeville by Bishop Patrick M. Neary of St. Cloud during a special Mass in the Abbey Church Jan. 28.
At the home of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, Archbishop Bernard Hebda celebrated a different kind of goal Jan. 29 — presiding at Mass with elementary students at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Minnesota legislators on Jan. 25 moved toward passing a bill that would allow anyone — without the requirement of a psychological evaluation or even the presence of a doctor when the drug is administered — to get a prescription for a lethal drug in the state.
In today's world, we are surrounded by constant noise and distractions. At home, we are always connected to media such as smartphones, computers, television and tablets. In the car, we are also saturated by noise and radio programs with commentary often inappropriate for our children's ears.
