Tag: St. Paul
Damascus archbishop describes Syrian Catholics’ plight
On Jan. 8, a bomb exploded in the bedroom of Archbishop Samir Nassar, who leads the Archeparchy of Damascus, Syria. He was in a nearby room and wasn’t hurt.
Champions for Life winners moved by story of baby found at German church
St. John Paul II Champions for Life award winners and their guests heard a concrete reminder Oct. 18 of what their work means.
As Christ loved the Church
“As Christ loved the Church.”
As a husband, I need constant reminders of this phrase from Scripture.
Shining a light on St. Paul: Archaeological site renovated
Turning an archaeological discovery into an appealing, informative site for tourists takes more than just digging interesting remains and ruins out of the dirt.
St. Vincent de Paul distributes food, invites prayer in Frogtown
Instead of fishing for walleye, Ross Feder and company “fished” for people at St. Vincent de Paul in St. Paul during the weekend of the Minnesota fishing opener.
Holy Childhood opens doors to share campus with Korean Catholics
A statue of Korean martyr St. Andrew Kim stood next to the lectern at Holy Childhood in St. Paul for the first time during a Sunday Mass May 6. It signaled a significant change underway in the Como neighborhood: the pioneering of a unique relationship between Holy Childhood and St. Andrew Kim parishes, the latter of which serves the Korean Catholic community in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Black Catholic Leadership Initiative aims to broaden roles, presence across archdiocese
On the heels of last summer’s National Black Catholic Congress in Orlando, local participants organized the Black Catholic Leadership Initiative to put the congress’ themes into play with three focus areas: prayer, youths and justice. The meeting at St. Raphael provided an update of the group’s ongoing work as well as a spiritual retreat.
Environmental messages take shape in St. Paul art exhibit
Current events and Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home” have inspired five local artists to depict their environmental concerns in the exhibit “Hope. Earth. Liberation.” at Artista Bottega in St. Paul.
Franciscan Brothers of Peace, other Catholics walk alongside victims of torture
Throughout any given week, the Franciscan Brothers of Peace hear the rhythmic plucking of the krar — a lyre-like instrument from east Africa — in their St. Paul friary.
‘Dead Man Walking’ coming to Minnesota Opera
The opera is based on the 1993 book of the same name by Sister Helen Prejean of the Congregation of St. Joseph that describes her role as a spiritual director to two men on death row before their executions.
St. Peter Claver celebrates 125 years
Today, the parish has about 700 families from 90 ZIP codes. As a canonically-designated “national parish,” it’s responsible for black Catholics “east of the Mississippi River,” said Father Erich Rutten, St. Peter Claver’s pastor.
Religious brother strives to emulate fellow Franciscan
While in his early 20s living in a discernment house near Denver, Colorado, a friend’s picture of the bald-headed, bearded Capuchin Franciscan caught Brother Richardson’s attention. He soon came to revere Father Casey, who’ll be beatified Nov. 18 in Detroit.
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