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Kenna Millea and her husband, Pat, felt called to offer their gifts to the Church in an “intentional” way — she as a licensed marriage and family therapist, he as a speaker and parish minister. In 2022, after much discernment, they founded The Martin Center for Integration — which offers faith-based mental health services for individuals, couples and organizations — and they host a free podcast called “This Whole Life.”

Reflecting on his first year as a bishop and an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Bishop Michael Izen recalled a bright and joyful ordination day, shaking hands with Pope Francis in Rome and helping people spiritually. He also shared some upcoming responsibilities.

Over 400 people gathered April 17 at the University of St. Thomas campus in St. Paul to hear a lecture given by world-renowned author and Catholic intellectual George Weigel about the importance of the Second Vatican Council.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises tremendous technological advances in many walks of life but also poses unprecedented challenges.

“Take courage.” God planted this gentle command within my soul while I was attending a silent retreat with the same name in 2018 led by Jesuit Father James Kubicki. At the retreat, I learned that the root of the word courage is “cor,” meaning heart. To truly take courage, one must take heart, and, as Father Kubicki said, “(What) better heart to take than the heart of Jesus?”

Father Chad VanHoose, pastor of St. Jude of the Lake in Mahtomedi since 2019, has been named as the chaplain for NET Ministries — a first for the national Catholic youth ministry based in West St. Paul.

In a South St. Paul strip mall, tucked between a grocery store and a tobacco store, is a surprising treasure: a new Spanish language Catholic gift store that aims to be a spiritual hub for many immigrants.

At least two members of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis studying in Rome assisted at this year’s Easter morning Mass with Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square.