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Vatican today — February 3, 2012
• Feast of Presentation of the Lord, Day of Consecrated Life
• Day of Reflection and Prayer for Forthcoming Consistory
• Audiences
• Other Pontifical Acts
Lenten Women’s retreat Feb. 25
“Finding Christ in the Desert,” is the topic of the annual Women’s Retreat sponsored by the Archdiocesan Office of Marriage, Family and Life.
Consecrated life means living for God and others
Consecrated life entails giving oneself completely to God and living for others, Pope Benedict XVI said.
We are called to a hope that will endure forever
The topic of the health trials that my family had experienced in the previous five years came up in a recent conversation with a friend, a West Coast Catholic editor. He said something to the effect that, “You must think God really has it in for you.”
Maple Grove Catholic school gets new name
Cedarcrest Academy in Maple Grove is celebrating Catholic Schools Week in a special way — with a new name: Ave Maria Academy.
Local teen offers her views on national March For Life
I experienced my first March for Life in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, and I will remember the trip for the rest of my life. As I left Mass at the Cathedral of St. Paul before the trip, I had great expectations for the march, but what I experienced blew me away.
Vatican today — February 2, 2012
•The History of the Universe from Atoms to Galaxies
• Audiences
• Other Pontifical Acts
Catholic Schools News Briefs
Risen Christ, Minneapolis. Maternity of Mary, St. Paul. Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul.
Special guest at Holy Trinity Catholic School
Klondike Kate of the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Family greets kindergartners at Holy Trinity Catholic School in South St. Paul.
Catholic Athletic Association Hall of Fame inducts new members
Also:
– Father Joncas honored for theological scholarship
– Basilica happy there will be no Vikings stadium near
– White Bear Lake couple among those still missing
– Seminarian instituted to the Ministry of Reader
Doing ‘small things with great love’
The Catholic Spirit recently invited readers to answer this question:
“What person, living or deceased, has made a big impact on your faith life by doing ‘small things with great love’?”
Try more silence during upcoming Lenten season
Unplugging from media can lead to prayerful reflection
Cathedral to host Mass for World Day of the Sick
The sick, their caregivers and health care professionals are invited to attend a Mass at 10 a.m. followed by a prayer and blessing with water from Lourdes, France. A reception will follow in the Ryan Room.
‘Mass of Plenty’ shows composer’s love for American spirituals
Rob Glover is the long-time director of music ministries at St. Therese in Deephaven, and a well-known composer of liturgical music. In 2003, with the assistance of members of that parish, Rob recorded a collection of his liturgical music entitled “Music in the Air,” featuring his “Mass of Plenty”
Play offers opportunity for interfaith discussions
Open Window Theatre’s ‘Edith Stein’ set for Feb. 9-26
Archbishop Nienstedt criticizes HHS decision
Archbishop John Nienstedt is among those criticizing the Jan. 20 announcement by the federal Department of Health and Human Services that religious organizations could delay but not opt out of a requirement that all health plans cover contraception and sterilization at no cost.
St. Vincent de Paul thrift store welcoming assistance following robbery
Thieves stole nearly $1,000 from the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s south Minneapolis thrift store early on Jan. 30 after making a large hole through one of the store’s outer brick walls.
New Eagle Scouts from St. Odilia to be honored
Recognizing one Boy Scout at a time for earning his Eagle Scout is more typical than what is about to happen at St. Odilia in Shoreview, where eight youth in Troop 626 who recently achieved the program’s highest rank will be recognized at the same time.
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