To honor graduating high school seniors in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, The Catholic Spirit asked three Catholic high schools — Cristo Rey Jesuit in Minneapolis, St. Agnes in St. Paul and Unity Catholic in Burnsville — to suggest students who might share their faith journey.
Launched in February 2022, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has brought physical destruction and turmoil. As of April 2023, Ukraine’s government reports more than 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured, while more than 8,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and more than 13,000 injured. More than 19,500 Ukrainian children have been abducted.
New regulations enacted in Minnesota mark progress in addressing gun violence, but cultural and spiritual shifts are needed to stem the bloodshed, explained a Catholic policy advocate.
Little did Patrick Conley know that, while studying to be an Anglican priest and working his first broadcasting position with BBC Radio in Oxford, he would end up being the host for two different Relevant Radio shows. The first being “Practicing Catholic,” produced by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and Relevant Radio, and, as of March 13, a Relevant Radio national show, “The Inner Life.”
Mary Healy, who has a doctorate in Sacred Theology, wants the faithful to soak everyday encounters in the scent of the Holy Spirit and share the fragrance with those around them.
For Amelia Tallarini, wearing a cap and gown at a University of Minnesota commencement ceremony May 13 meant a lot less than a Mass two weeks earlier that honored her and other faith-filled graduates involved with the Twin Cities’ campus Newman Center.
About 1,500 people from across the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis gathered in Minneapolis May 20 for Mass, speakers, music, prayer, adoration of the Eucharist and personal testimonies as implementing the Archdiocesan Synod took a big step forward.