Vigil/wake service will be Dec. 30 at Epiphany Church. The funeral Mass is 11 a.m., Dec. 31 at the church.
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Vatican today — December 24-28, 2011
• Christmas Transforms Faith to Love
• Christ Is the Hand God Extends to Humanity
• The True Imitation of Christ Is Love
• Holy Family, an Icon of the Domestic Church
• Other Pontifical Acts
Vatican today — December 22, 2011
• Pope: We Must Renew Our Way of Being Christians
• Other Pontifical Acts
Faith-filled hands pound nails for their priests
Faribault parishioners join together to build House of Gratitude
Visitation’s Christmas stockings cheer North Minneapolis
In the wake of last May’s tornado and the tough economy, the Convent of the Visitation School’s long-standing Christmas stocking tradition to distribute gifts to low-income families in the Minneapolis neighborhood has been met with even greater appreciation this year.
Vatican today — December 21, 2011
• Christmas: Eternity Enters into Confines of Time and Space
• Korean Children Thank the Pope for His Service to Mankind
• Other Pontifical Acts
Courage apostolate helps those struggling with same-sex attraction
Courage and EnCourage are at the service of the church throughout the world. The apostolate has a presence in half the dioceses in the U.S. and many places overseas.
Quotes from this week’s newsmakers – December 22, 2011
“When the economy fails to generate sufficient jobs, there is a moral obligation to help protect the life and dignity of unemployed workers and their families.”
— Bishop Stephen Blaire of Stockton, Calif., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, in a Dec. 12 letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives
Vatican today — December 20, 2011
• Cuba Will Greet the Pope with Affection and Respect
• Kateri Tekakwitha: First Native North American Saint
Vatican today — December 15-17, 2011
• Video Message for Closure of Naples Jubilee Year
• New Evangelisation Is Not an Abstract Concept
• Christians in Oceania Must Rediscover Their Mission
• Other Pontifical Acts
• Pope Calls for Prisoners’ Dignity to Be Respected
• Rebbibia: Holy Father Responds to Prisoners’ Questions
• Who Trusts in God Accepts Jesus through the Holy Spirit
• Jesus Will Never Let You Down
• Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
• Audiences
Archbishop issues prayer for marriage
To assist statewide efforts to defend and define marriage in the Minnesota Constitution, Archbishop John Nienstedt has issued a prayer intended for use as part of the Prayers of the Faithful at Mass.
Quotes from this week’s newsmakers – December 15, 2011
“Imagine what would happen if a squad of firefighters runs so fast at the sound of an alarm to put out a fire, but once on the scene realizes that they have no tanks, not even a drop of water with them. That’s how we are if we run out to preach without praying. One who prays without speaking does more evangelization than one who speaks without praying.”
Vatican today — December 15, 2011
• Solidarity Is the Driving Force for Integral Development
• Audiences
• Other Pontifical Acts
Jesus is source and model of our prayer
The following is the Vatican text of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks at his weekly general audience Dec. 7.
Old toys get new life
Nativity of Mary School in Bloomington’s two fourth-grade classes collected used toys from other students to donate to the MORE Multicultural School for Empowerment
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