We are wonderfully and fearfully made (Psalm 139:14). The human person, made in the image and likeness of God, is the only creature on earth that God willed for its own sake.
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‘To dust you shall return’
Students, parishioners at St. Joseph in Rosemount receive ashes on Ash Wednesday.
Pay It Forward projects to benefit those in need of food, water, joy
Three finalists have been chosen for this year’s Catholic Spirit Pay It Forward for Lent initiative, which is based on the New Testament parable of the three stewards who each were given money to manage and grow. Each of the three groups will receive $100 to grow for its chosen project during Lent. The recipients are:
CRS Rice Bowl: What you give up for Lent changes lives
More than 800 million people across the globe may wake up every morning wondering if they will have enough to eat that day, according to Catholic Relief Services.
God’s Gift of Forgiveness
A pastoral exhortation on the sacrament of penance issued by the U.S. bishops and encouraging Catholics to take advantage of this sacrament, particularly during Lent.
Father Roger Pierre served for five decades
Father Roger Pierre, 76, died Feb. 6. He was born Oct. 8, 1936 and ordained for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Feb. 2, 1963.
Daily Scriptures: February 3 – February 17, 2013
Sunday, Feb. 3
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19
1 Corinthians 12:31 — 13:13
Luke 4:21-30
Risen Christ School could become bilingual
When Marisol Duran was choosing a school for her boys, now 7 and 9, she had to decide between the faith and values found in Risen Christ School in Minneapolis and instruction in her children’s native Spanish language found at a public school.
Local youth make loud pro-life statement at national March for Life
Hundreds of thousands of pro-life advocates flooded the National Mall Jan. 25 for the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.
Rediscover: How do I live in communion with God?
– ‘The Jesus Way’: Building community, connecting to the Church
– Matthew Kelly – Togetherness
– No room for Facebook envy
– Tragedy strikes, a sermon sticks
– Speaker Series – Second talk: Living in communion with God
Powering up for Lent
Post on Facebook. Send a tweet. Less than a month before Ash Wednesday, Pope Benedict XVI has called on Catholics to get into social media.
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