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Terence Rafferty:
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Members of the stewardship commission at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Hastings have wanted to expand their efforts at the parish for a long time. But they didn’t want to “reinvent the wheel” when it came to stewardship resources and tools. They knew such resources were likely out there to draw from, they just didn’t know where to find them.
Now they do.
“In any transition that seeks to bring new proposals to current problems in order to build a better future, care must be taken that those currently in need not be left to suffer.”
— New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, in a May 18 letter to Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), a Catholic who chairs the U.S. House Budget committee, reminding him that any budget must keep the needs of the poor as a priority
Benedictine Father Bob Koopmann announced in a May 25 letter his intention to leave St. John’s University in Collegeville after completing his three-year appointment at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year.
Twenty more parishes have gone over their 2011 Catholic Services Appeal goal for the year, bringing the total number of parishes within the archdiocese exceeding their 2011 CSA goal to 45.
Seven archdiocesan priests and four religious order priests have been given new assignments.
A few months ago, I visited one of our young parishioners at St. Paul Children’s Hospital.
After a brief conversation with the patient and her parents, we celebrated the sacrament of anointing of the sick. In looking around her room, I noticed it was decorated with lots of pictures and get-well cards made by her friends.
I also spotted on the wall a picture of a police officer with his K-9 dog and signed by Mike Ernster.
The Catholic Church’s position on abortion is no secret. Based on the natural law or what the framers of the Declaration of Independence identified as “self-evident truths,” it’s part of a defense of life that includes opposition to capital punishment and euthanasia, and limiting war.
Each year the Center for Mission sponsors a writing contest for students across the archdiocese. This year students considered how they can follow the example of Jesus’ mission today.
We received more than 600 entries of pictures, poems, prayers and essays highlighting how, like Jesus, they can reach out to those who feel like outsiders, the sad, sick, poor and vulnerable.
I am extremely honored at having been recognized in this year’s Salute to Graduates [May 12]. I understand space limitations often require students’ answers to be shortened. Due to the shortening of my answers, I believe that some of my key ideas have been misrepresented. At St. Agnes, I have been challenged to look at real-world and controversial issues from a faithfully Catholic viewpoint. I think this was lost in the editing, and I would like to clarify a couple of ideas.
Gordon Gerling hoped to kindle a spark — to inspire the right person to paint a historic memorial for veterans.
Sometimes the smallest details are what highlight the largest changes. For the students of San Miguel Middle School of Minneapolis, which is closing at the end of this school year, one of those details is a simple handshake.
Archbishop John Nienstedt will ordain five men to the priesthood on Saturday, May 28. The ordination Mass will begin at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Paul. All are invited.
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