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WWII vet recalls ordeal inside German prison camp

Simon Velasquez of Our Lady of Guadalupe in St. Paul can’t tell you off the top of his head how tall he is. But, he can say this: He was small enough to fit neatly inside a ball turret on a B-17 bomber during World War II.

Vocations Holy Hours coming to a parish near you

This year, the Office of Vocations has chosen as its theme, “Pray to the Lord of the Harvest,” a direct reference to the words of Jesus telling his disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest” (Lk 10:2). Jesus does not make this as a suggestion, but rather a command that we ask, or pray “to the master of the harvest” for more laborers.

Soon-to-be Blessed Father Solanus Casey lived in Stillwater

Father Solanus Casey and two of his brothers made an unusual threesome as they walked together at the College St. Thomas in St. Paul in the summer of 1937: He and Father Maurice Casey wore brown Capuchin Franciscan habits while Father Edward Casey donned the black clerics of an archdiocesan priest.

St. Gianna’s daughter: Parents showed suffering can be embraced with joy

“My mom and my dad each taught me about the way of the cross,” and that it should be embraced with joy, because it is closely connected to the resurrection, Molla said. 

Archdiocese discloses 19 additional names of men accused of abuse

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis added 19 men Nov. 3 to a list of priests and religious brothers who have served or spent time in the archdiocese and have substantiated claims of sexual abuse of a minor against them.

Foundation’s forum series to address education, millennials, women’s poverty

In devising the series, Miller said CCF took insights from its donors, who often ask about the community’s greatest needs and how they can respond to them with their time, talent and treasure.

St. Bartholomew alumna wins NCAA Woman of the Year

Crist graduated last May from Washington University in St. Louis, where she had a standout women’s soccer career for the Bears, with whom she won a Division III national title in 2016.

Bethany House a ‘retreat’ for women discerning consecrated life

“We’ve found that discernment houses can be so helpful, especially for young women, because religious life can be such a radical step even just to enter postulancy," Sister Mary Joseph Evans said.

Totino-Grace wins Class A state boys soccer title

Sophomore forward Steevenson Lamarre scored all the points Totino-Grace needed for the Class A state high school boys soccer championship Nov. 2.

Butera recalls ‘epiphany moment’ before World Series win with Twins

Before her death in February of 1987, Sal Butera’s mother-in-law told his wife, Gina, that he would play in the World Series that year.

Former Champions for Life winner urges ‘yes’ to defending life

“We are in a war on women. There’s a war on families, a war on dignity and a war on innocent lives,” Maddie Schulte told her audience at St. Peter in Mendota. “Each and every single day that war continues whether we do something about it or we don’t.”

Jezreel challenges archdiocesan, parish staff to reach out beyond church walls

Jack Jezreel didn’t want any archdiocesan or parish staff members to be in their comfort zone Oct. 26 at Fall Formation Day.
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