Archive for October, 2012
‘Saints Manor’ offers Halloween alternative to haunted houses
Eighth-graders from Holy Spirit School and parish religious education classes will transform the annex of the St. Paul church into “Saints Manor” Sunday, Oct. 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
St. Thomas campaign raises more than $500 million
“Opening Doors” capital campaign includes $142.5 million for financial aid.
Digital Edition – October 11, 2012
Vatican II anniversary, Celebrating World Mission Sunday, Candlelight Rosary Procession, Year of Faith
Vatican II 50th anniversary
– Vatican II engaged world in proactive way
– What exactly is an ecumenical council?
– Council preparations were front page news for local Catholics
– 10 ways Vatican II shapes our church today
– Documents approved during the council
Transfiguration hosts event for fathers and sons
The Archdiocesan Association of Holy Name Societies is sponsoring, ‘An Evening for Catholic Men: Men United in Faith’ from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 21 at Transfiguration in Oakdale.
World Mission Sunday 2012: Witnessing faith near and far
World Mission Sunday is being celebrated in the Archdiocese on October 21, 2012.
We are called to be missionaries of faith and joy
We just completed hosting a delegation visit from our partner Diocese of Kitui, Kenya. This eight-year-old partnership of solidarity between our two dioceses is designed to build relationships, exchange gifts and share faith.
Kitui delegation visit features faith, friendship . . . and fun
Eight years into the global solidarity partnership between the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and the Diocese of Kitui, Kenya, the two faith communities are still learning from each other, building relationships and strengthening each other’s faith.
Council preparations were front page news for local Catholics
“Pope John XXIII Announces First Ecumenical Council Since 1870, Expected in One Year”
— Headline, The Catholic Bulletin, Jan. 30, 1959
Witnessing Faith
St. Joseph the Worker in Maple Grove will host the conference, “Witnessing Faith.” The event will be a day of prayer, learning and sharing with keynote speakers and a variety of enriching, motivating workshops.
Vatican II engaged world in proactive way
On Jan. 25, 1959, before a small group of cardinals gathered in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, the newly elected Pope John XXIII announced his intention to call a council. It would become the Second Vatican Council.
10 ways Vatican II shapes our church today
The Catholic Church marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council by Blessed Pope John XXIII Oct. 11. Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship, offers the following list to help Catholics better appreciate the council and its lasting effects.
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