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Local Fortnight for Freedom events
– Freedom Forum is June 22 in Mendota
– Holy hour for religious freedom set
Quotes from this week’s newsmakers – June 20, 2013
“Let’s try something today. We all have those we like and those we don’t like so much. Perhaps many of us are angry with someone. Let’s say to the Lord, ‘I am angry with this person and that one. I pray for him and for her.’”
— Pope Francis, at his weekly general audience June 12
St. Paul Alzheimer’s initiative offers education, support
As the number of Minnesotans with Alzheimer’s and related dementias is predicted to increase significantly, at least eight communities, including St. Paul, are starting to prepare for the budgetary, social and personal consequences by assessing needs.
Our friend, Vinnie
It’s always hard saying goodbye to a friend, but here are some things I wanted to share about author Vince Flynn.
Letting our hearts be pierced
“They shall look on him whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him as one mourns for an only son, and they shall grieve over him as one grieves over a firstborn. On that day the mourning in Jerusalem shall be as great as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the plain of Megiddo” (Zechariah 12:10-11).
Words every Catholic graduate should contemplate
One of the dismissal options at Mass reads: “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.”
Religious liberty: Protecting conduct rooted in conviction
Pope Francis recently said that religious liberty is talked about more than it is proactively protected. And he is right. Religious liberty is increasingly given lip service, but in practice it keeps shrinking.
Confirmation classes offered for persons with disabilities
Confirmation classes for persons with disabilities ages 16 and older will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 17 and 24 at St. Peter in Richfield. Both classes are mandatory for guardians and candidates.
Italian media report step toward Blessed John Paul’s canonization
Although the process is not complete and is supposed to be secret at this point, Italian media are reporting that the canonization of Blessed John Paul II is another step closer.
Teens sign up in droves for second annual Archdiocesan Youth Day
Sophie Drayna of St. Henry in Monticello can’t wait to come to Archdiocesan Youth Day on Sept. 21. She attended last year and called it “an overwhelming experience.”
Rapping for God
Like many young adults, Max Haben is a big fan of hip-hop. But his passion for this rhythmic style of music with its often-rhyming lyrics isn’t limited to just listening to his favorite artists.
Father of seven hopes pedal power will help women
Summer is a time for traveling. This might include a trip up to the cabin, a flight to your sister’s on the Fourth of July, a cruise through the Caribbean, or a roadtrip across the Midwest. But what about biking 1,000 miles?
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