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Lundholm-Eades accepts national church management position
After working in the archdiocese for 17 years, Jim Lundholm-Eades will leave his current position as parish services and planning director to take a similar position with the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management, based in Washington, D.C., beginning next month.
Parish Services Team member takes national education position
Lori Dahlhoff, a member of the archdiocesan Parish Services Team, has accepted a position as executive director for the Department of Religious Education at the National Catholic Educational Association. Dahlhoff, who has served as director of catechesis, parish faith formation, RCIA and adult formation for the archdiocese for 10 years, will leave the archdiocese in [...]
In Kenya, Bishop Piché ordains deacon, confirms
It was a dream come true for Bishop Lee Piché.
As a boy, he imagined visiting the exotic places captured on National Geographic’s glossy pages.
Send yourself to Spain in virtual World Youth Day
Can’t make it to Madrid for the Aug. 16-21 World Youth Day? Send an avatar of yourself to the Spanish capital instead.
Catholic churches, institutions take precautions in heat, humidity
The Catholic Spirit asked parishes if the excessive heat was impacting their parishioners or neighbors and what they are doing to help.
Danger and miracles accompanied nun on journey to perpetual vows
Sister Jackie Nguyen, a recently professed Missionary Sister of St. Peter Claver, knows the power of prayer.
Countdown to Madrid
Justin Stroh first responded to the Holy Father’s call for an international gathering of youth by attending World Youth Day in Denver in 1993.
“Every time I’ve gone to World Youth Day, I’ve left with a deeper sense of love for my Catholic faith — it’s my identity, who I am as a son of the eternal Father in heaven who loves me,” he said.
Russell Connors was a prolific author and theology professor
Russell Connors, a prolific author and theology professor at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, died July 5.
Passing along hope to people in need
Niya Irving greeted Kassandra Himes and her five children with a warm smile as they entered the large auditorium in the basement of Saint Paul RiverCentre June 28. Himes, a single mother who moved to St. Paul from Chicago in April, was in need of help.
Time’s a wastin’
“The honor of receiving this award in 2007 still humbles me,” McGovern noted in a letter to the newspaper, “and I strive to remain worthy of it.”
Hurry: The deadline is approaching — July 22.
Catholic Spirit blogs served up on new site
The Catholic Spirit launched a new blog site with a distinctly Minnesota flavor: CatholicHotdish.com.
Get a good read — on what’s happening at local Catholic bookstores
The Catholic Spirit contacted a few local Catholic bookstores to see how owners and employees are meeting the challenge of today’s market.
A time for adoration
60 hours of eucharistic adoration in honor of the pope’s 60th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood.
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