Doctor brings wife, seven kids to serve in Africa

Doctor brings wife, seven kids to serve in Africa

‘I will marry you if you come to Africa with me. . . .’ And, he said, ‘Sure.’ That’s how Mark is. He’ll try anything.”

Nonpublic school advocates to learn about key legislative issues

Nonpublic school advocates to learn about key legislative issues

Nonpublic school advocates to learn about key legislative issues

Is the rich-poor gap widening?

Is the rich-poor gap widening?

More voters are taking notice of the issue, but social service agencies say they face a more pressing question: ‘How do we take care of the people on the poor side of the line?’

Operation Rice Bowl – Vietnam

Operation Rice Bowl – Vietnam

For more than 35 years, Catholic Relief Services’ Operation Rice Bowl has offered Catholics in our country a way to connect with their brothers and sisters in need around the world through the traditional Lenten practices of prayer, fasting and acts of charity.

Getting ready for LENT

Getting ready for LENT

Give something up AND practice good works


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Fish Fries and Lenten Dinners

Fish Fries and Lenten Dinners

Lenten dinners from around the Archdiocese.

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Cathedral Family Day and community open house

Cathedral Family Day and community open house

The Cathedral Heritage Foundation will host its annual Family Day and community open house at the Cathedral of St. Paul from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. March 14.

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Fight hunger by supporting the MN FoodShare March campaign

Fight hunger by supporting the MN FoodShare March campaign

Jason Adkins, executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, is eager to promote the annual March food and funds campaign by Minnesota FoodShare.

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Father Jerome Fehn earns MN Army National Guard’s highest rank

Father Jerome Fehn earns MN Army National Guard’s highest rank

Also:

– Memorial Mass to be held for missing couple
– Senior a Presidential Scholars candidate

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God wants a ‘yes’ to his Word and openness to his presence

God wants a ‘yes’ to his Word and openness to his presence

In our first reading, the prophet Isaiah brings an oracle from the Lord that calls us to be attentive to the ever life-giving, forgiving and healing presence of the Lord.

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It’s not too late to set meaningful goals that move you toward sainthood

It’s not too late to set meaningful goals that move you toward sainthood

Did you set any meaningful goals for 2012? I don’t mean trite resolutions that are discarded by Epiphany; I mean goals that ultimately move you forward on your path to sainthood.

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Beauty pageants objectify women

Beauty pageants objectify women

Commodification’s root word, commodity, is defined as “convenience, advantage, something useful or valuable, an economic good, an article of commerce.” Nowhere does it imply personhood.

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Vatican today – February 15, 2012

Vatican today – February 15, 2012

- JESUS’ PRAYER BEFORE DYING
- LARGE FAMILIES ARE WITNESSES OF FAITH, AND A SOURCE OF WEALTH FOR NATIONS
- HOLY SEE AND UK GOVERNMENT, UNITED IN THE STRUGGLE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
- OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS

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FOCUS Equip provides an instant faith connection

FOCUS Equip provides an instant faith connection

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students, a fast-growing college campus outreach with a presence at nearly 60 universities in the U.S. has announced that it has launched a new mobile application, FOCUS Equip.

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Priest: Online community filling a gap for campus ministries and Newman centers

The nonprofit organization, Newman Connection, unites college Catholic campus ministries in prayer, fellowship, education and support on its website.

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Grant to help students ‘Use Their Voice’ to stop harassment

Grant to help students ‘Use Their Voice’ to stop harassment

St. Mary’s College senior heeds words of her St. Paul pastor about Christian compassion

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Nation / World news briefs – February 16, 2012

Nation / World news briefs – February 16, 2012

– Washington lawmakers pass bill legalizing same-sex marriage

– Komen official resigns over handling of grants

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Sex abuse lawsuit against Vatican withdrawn

Sex abuse lawsuit against Vatican withdrawn

A high-profile federal lawsuit accusing Pope Benedict XVI of covering up sexual abuse has been withdrawn.

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Vatican official calls for increased accountability for bishops who shield abusers

Vatican official calls for increased accountability for bishops who shield abusers

The Vatican’s top sex abuse investigator called for greater accountability under church law of bishops who shield or fail to discipline pedophile priests.

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Lent is time to help others spiritually, materially, pope says

Lent is time to help others spiritually, materially, pope says

In his Lenten message, Pope Benedict XVI called on the faithful to be concerned for one another and “not to remain isolated and indifferent” to the fate of others.

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Catholic identity forms heart and soul of Catholic schools

Catholic identity forms heart and soul of Catholic schools

At the foundation of a Catholic school’s function and responsibility is its Cath­olic identity, which brings Christ to young people and prepares them for adult life with a Catholic world view, said Karen Ristau, president of the National Catholic Educational Association.

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Father Weber inspired generosity

Father Weber inspired generosity

Like the stars in the sky, the number of lives touched by Benedictine Father Arnold Weber, 86, are far more than could be counted. He died Feb. 9 at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville.

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USCCB official: Revision in coverage still violates liberty

USCCB official: Revision in coverage still violates liberty

A revision in a federal health care mandate that would shift the payment of contraception and sterilization coverage from religious employers to health insurance companies still infringes upon religious liberty and must be addressed, said an official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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