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‘Netters’ pull in Hastings, Lakeville youth
As is the case for all members of National Evangelization Teams, the mission of “Netters” at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Hastings is to bring teens closer to Christ and embrace the life of the Catholic Church.
For Dylan Heiman, a senior at Hastings High School, that mission has changed his life.
From Chaska to Chile
Students at Guardian Angels School connect with South American peers as part of new language program
About 20 fidgety second-graders lined up in a hallway at Guardian Angels School in Chaska March 17.
In game of life, faith, forgiveness and love are key
With state high school champions to be crowned that day, St. Paul was abuzz with hockey on March 12.
Bishops lobby on education, life, family, vulnerable
The Minnesota Catholic Conference has been busy lately with many fast-moving bills at the State Legislature. Here is an update on some current proposals:
Electrician sparks life commitment by turning down abortion clinic job
A sign in the bathroom of Tim and Nicole Roach’s home in Faribault reads, “Gratitude, Always Remember to Count Your Blessings.”
“It should say, ‘August, wash your hands and brush your teeth,’” joked Nicole, referring to her 9-year-old son.
Immigration policy ‘unjust,’ says St. Paul pastor
“Here at Sacred Heart, as I look out over the congregations on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, I wager (something I cannot prove) that some 90-95 percent are undocumented,” Father Eugene wrote in a Feb. 15 e-mail to The Catholic Spirit. (He prefers to use his first name, according to Franciscan tradition.)
Cadets mount comeback to capture hockey title
Junior forward Andrew Commers scores St. Thomas Academy’s first goal of the Class A championship game against Hermantown.
Speaker: Science can aid parents of teens
“The art of parenting has been handed down for hundreds of years,” said Walsh, founder and president of the National Institute on Media and the Family and now the founder of Mind Positive Parenting. “It is science that can help us understand how to make the art even more effective and how to do a good job of raising our kids.”
Too much ‘stuff’?
Website connects donors with nonprofits that can use what you no longer need Want to help good causes while cleaning up the clutter in your life, spring cleaning your home or “right-sizing” your personal possessions? Nonprofit organizations like the Catholic Youth Camp may be interested in what you no longer need, and now technology can […]
Grade school basketball tourney to be March 20
The third annual Davanni’s Metropolitan Grade School Basketball Championships will be played beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, at Convent of the Visitation High School, 2455 Visitation Drive, Mendota Heights. Doors will open at noon.
Open letter to Minnesota governor, legislators
State’s Catholic, Lutheran bishops seek budget deficit solutions that protect poor and the common good
The following letter, dated March 15, was written by the Minnesota bishops of the Roman Catholic Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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