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Celebrating St. Maron
Archbishop John Nienstedt and Msgr. Sharbel Maroun, pastor of St. Maron in Minneapolis, exchange greetings after a Divine Liturgy at the church Feb. 13 celebrating the feast day of St. Maron and the 1,600th anniversary of the saint’s death.
Couple helps build community at CommonBond apartments
Every morning, Elizabeth Langlois, 77, prays for her neighbors as they come and go outside the second-floor Maplewood apartment she shares with her husband, retired deacon Tom Langlois, 80.
State Catholic conference opposes voter ID bills
It was standing room only for a House committee hearing on a proposal to require photo identification for voters.
For nearly two hours Thursday, supporters and opponents of two photo ID bills testified before the Government Operations and Elections Committee.
Cathedral of St. Paul names new music director
The Cathedral of St. Paul recently announced that Robert Ridgell will be the new music director, beginning July 1.
Ridgell currently serves as organist of Trinity Wall Street in New York City. Previously, he served at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City and the Cathedral Church of the Savior in Philadelphia. He is a graduate of Indiana University School of Music and Westminster Choir College in Princeton and currently a candidate for a doctorate at Rutgers University.
Local Catholic Physicians Guild seeks to be moral guide
Dr. Peter Daly of Lumen Christi in St. Paul wasn’t looking for another professional organization to join. So, what did he do?
He became the president of one.
2011 Minnesota Catholic Directory available in print and online
Rays of the setting sun at Dead Lake near Perham in the Diocese of St. Cloud are captured in the cover of the 2011 Official Minnesota Catholic Directory, which is now available for purchase.
Pre-ordered copies are being mailed to those who ordered them.
The official state Catholic directory is a resource for everything Catholic in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
Stewardship reflects our relationships
Father Daniel Mahan, who will speak at the Feb. 26 archdiocesan stewardship conference, talked with The Catholic Spirit news editor Pat Norby about his stewardship ministry. He is executive director of the Marian University Center for Catholic Stewardship in Indianapolis, an author and well-known speaker who writes a stewardship blog at www.morethansilverorgold.com. Following is the edited version of the conversation.
A ‘new’ home
Dorothy Day Center expands to building next door
The economy and the recent below-zero temperatures have pushed the Dorothy Day Center, a homeless shelter in downtown St. Paul, over capacity.
The shelter served more than 200 homeless nightly during one week in January, according to Gerry Lauer, senior program director at the center.
Catholic Spirit staffer in Egypt is eyewitness to historic demonstrations
Rather than exploring the history of Egypt, John Wolszon, production supervisor at The Catholic Spirit newspaper in St. Paul, and his wife, Mary Jo, members of St. Mary in Stillwater, have been thrust into the midst of history-making events.
The couple left Jan. 20 for the trip of a lifetime to see and experience some of the world’s greatest treasures and to visit their daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Enal Hussein, and their three grandchildren, Maleka, 9; Daliah, 5, and Tamer, 2.
Father Bernard Reiser named one of Eleven Who Care
Father Bernard Reiser received the Eleven Who Care award for his priestly contribution and support of Haiti projects through Reiser Relief Inc., a nonprofit organization he founded to help the poor people in Haiti.
Praying, marching for life
Duane, Eric, Kathryn, Anne and Emilia Fredrickson of St. Dominic in Northfield sing during a prayer service for life at the Cathedral of St. Paul on Jan. 22, the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe vs. Wade that legalized abortion in America.
Name change reflects Catholic organization’s roots, mission
What’s in a name? Plenty, say people at Catholic United Financial in Roseville.
That’s why the fraternal life insurance company, which started in 1878, recently chose to change the name it held for more than 80 years: Catholic Aid Association.
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