Articles By: Bob Zyskowski

Despite ban, Russian artists didn’t lose their spirituality

Despite ban, Russian artists didn’t lose their spirituality

A blood red river flows from the doors of the “Church of Saint Trifon,” an otherwise black and white work from 1979 by artist Tatiana Levitskaia.

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Council preparations were front page news for local Catholics

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

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Msgr. Lavin — AKA ‘Scooter’ — lives in the hearts of St. Thomas alums

Msgr. Lavin — AKA ‘Scooter’ — lives in the hearts of St. Thomas alums

When The Catholic Spirit put out a call for anecdotes about the late Father James M. “Scooter” Lavin, graduates of St. Thomas recalled fondly the priest who was a fixture in the Ireland Hall dormitory, on the St. Paul campus and across the Twin Cities.

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Twin Cities Catholic schools office releases annual report

Twin Cities Catholic schools office releases annual report

There’s a new way the good news of Catholic schools is being shared in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

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Reason for Catholic schools to celebrate

Reason for Catholic schools to celebrate

In mostly “by-the-numbers” measures, good things are happening at Catholic schoos in the Twin Cities area.

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Does your Catholic school have these 9 defining characteristics?

Does your Catholic school have these 9 defining characteristics?

These are the agreed-upon, non-negotiable ways to see if your Catholic school can be called a Catholic school.

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Catholic schools leadership day highlights progress made

Catholic schools leadership day highlights progress made

A half-day event gave Catholic Schools superintendent Martie Frauen­­heim an opportunity to give her “state of the schools” report that referred extensively to the progress made on the recom­men­dations of the “Reinvesting in Our Future” initiatives and the goals for this year in the initiatives’ four focus areas: governance, educational excellence, advancement and funding models.

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Girl with ‘giving heart’ makes a difference for kids in need

Girl with ‘giving heart’ makes a difference for kids in need

Eight-year-old’s vision leads to creation of Simon Says Give charity

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Rosary to the rescue

Rosary to the rescue

Ham Lake couple gets extra help during roadside birth

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‘Small Mercies’ found in life’s little moments

‘Small Mercies’ found in life’s little moments

“Small Mercies: Glimpses of God in Everyday Life” is an easy reading collection of anecdotes from which Nancy Jo Sullivan has reached back and harvested the God moments.

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More resources added to Stewardship Toolkit ‘box’

More resources added to Stewardship Toolkit ‘box’

Corpus Christi parish in Roseville used elements of the Archdiocesan Stewardship Toolkit last year when it was first introduced.

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Archdiocesan publications and Office of Communications combine

Archdiocesan publications and Office of Communications combine

The new vision for communicating in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis will be a combination of traditional and new vehicles in a unified, cost-effective approach.

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