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For years, David Fischer dreamt of being a priest, immersing himself in a year of NET Ministries, four years at St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul plus summers with the Companions of Christ, a local group of seminarians and priests. Then, he discerned marriage was his vocation and he carried the fruits of that intense formation into fatherhood, raising nine kids — now ages 2 to 20 — with his wife, Laura, in Woodbury.

Hoping to advance local conversation about racial equity, particularly from a Catholic perspective, the Catholic Racial Justice Coalition (CRJC) is sponsoring an April 13 event at St. Mary’s University in Minneapolis.

When Josh Ritter was in high school, he wanted to play Jesus in the annual Living Stations presentation every Lent at St. Paul in Ham Lake.

A formation advisor and spiritual director at St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul has been appointed vocations director of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

In March 2017, Will Peterson and his friend David Cable stepped out of Peterson's front door in Lexington, Kentucky, to begin a pilgrimage. Their destination was the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani, some 70 miles away.

The Catholic faith, deeply intertwined with my Latino background and influenced by the experiences of my immigrant parents, has provided me with a sense of purpose, community and spiritual fulfillment that has enriched every aspect of my life.

Physician-assisted suicide, religious liberty among issues being debated

After returning last year from a forced hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Men’s Conference moves forward this year with a focus on daily discipleship.