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Prior Lake parishioner among 23 men ordained deacons from North American College

Ordaining deacons — including a Minnesotan — in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on the feast of the archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Bishop Austin Vetter of Helena, Montana, told the men to be like them — "not angels but true messengers of God, proclaiming with your whole selves the Gospel of Jesus Christ."

Ruff to lead The Catholic Spirit; Wiering takes position with OSV

Joe Ruff, news editor of The Catholic Spirit since November 2018, has been promoted to editor-in-chief effective Oct. 10 as Maria Wiering, who has led the newspaper since 2015, joins Our Sunday Visitor newspaper and publishing company.

Lakeville Catholic’s St. Michael Project brings police officers spiritual support

Jason Parnell does not go anywhere without his medal featuring St. Michael the Archangel. A U.S. Marshall in Brunswick, Georgia, he believes in the protective powers of the patron saint of law enforcement officers, even though he is not Catholic.

Retired priest removed from active ministry as abuse allegation is investigated

A retired priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Father Michael Ince, has been placed on a leave of absence from priestly ministry while an allegation of abusing a minor in the 1980s is investigated.

Bringing farm-fresh food to urban families, the Catholic way

Dan Hartig, 40, is a Best Buy software engineer manager who founded a Catholic farm-to-table network called Fructus. His inspiration: an article he read in The Catholic Spirit about how farmers were suffering during the COVID-19 lockdown. Hartig lives in Northeast Minneapolis, where he and his wife, Darray, are raising three young children — Anna, 6; Edith, 5; and Henry, 3. They belong to St. Charles Borromeo in St. Anthony.

Religious sisters’ streetside rally in St. Paul targets assault rifles

Sister Mary Calder felt moved to participate in a rally supporting a ban on assault rifles at the state and federal level Aug. 28 held outside of her residence, Carondelet Village in St. Paul. From her spot along the curb, the 90-year-old Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet held a sign that read “Ban and Buy Back.” 

Donors identify property near Stillwater for Catholic youth camp

A nonprofit group of private donors in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has been looking for a permanent site near the Twin Cities to hold summer camps for middle schoolers and fall, winter and spring retreats for parishes and schools — and leaders believe they have found the spot. 

New Aim Higher president brings passion to Catholic scholarship efforts

For Ricky Austin, president of Aim Higher Foundation in St. Paul, Catholic school education is a vital component of the Church’s longevity — and something all children should have access to, regardless of a family’s economic status. 
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