Tag: Mendota Heights
Prayers, Mass at Twin Cities Maronite churches dedicated to victims of Beirut explosions
Emotional shockwaves from the massive Aug. 4 explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, are being felt among parishioners of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ two Maronite Catholic churches.
Two Visitation students part of global summit for change
Going to Rome and joining 3,500 other students for a global summit on ways to make the world a better place were just two exciting things that happened last month for sixth-grader Claire Macedo.
Then there was Pope Francis’ address to the group at the end of the Nov. 27-30 Design for Change: Children’s Global Summit.
Visitation Monastery in Mendota Heights to close
Sisters’ influence to remain central to mission of Visitation School
Catholic Cemeteries to offer ‘natural burial’ option starting in fall
Natural burial or “green burial” takes different variations, but aims to unite the body with the earth using little if any fossil fuel or non-biodegradable materials.
Congratulations, 2017 graduates
The Catholic Spirit is highlighting three students who credit their Catholic education with providing opportunities to help them learn about the world, serve others and grow in their faith.
Lifelong Vis student faces health challenges with community by her side
“I’ve been very grateful that I was raised in a faith-filled community, because it’s been really helpful to have my faith to turn back to. Many times when I’ve wondered why this is happening to me, I’ve always been able to turn to God, to know he has a plan and is looking over me,” Daniewicz said.
St. Thomas Academy fires teacher over text messages to students
The Catholic, all-male college preparatory military high school in Mendota Heights learned of the text messages May 8 and terminated Kristin Vanyo May 9.
Cadets capture first Class A crown in boys soccer
St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights captured the Class A state boys soccer title Nov. 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium. Senior defender Devin Kennedy clinched St. Thomas Academy’s first state boys soccer championship with a penalty kick. STA prevailed 1-0 over Northfield in double overtime at US Bank Stadium.
Father Pilaczynski served St. Thomas Academy many years
Father John Pilaczynski of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a longtime priest and educator at St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, died Aug. 27 in San Antonio, Texas, at age 84.
Social justice comes alive at Visitation School
The Catholic call to social justice presents a thrilling adventure, and when presented the right way, teenagers embrace it wholeheartedly.
Accepting the challenge
Jessie Wyatt, left, a senior at Convent of the Visitation School in Mendota Heights, reacts after placing a basketball on a structure built by students during the school’s engineering challenge Dec. 3.
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