Rich Zasada had a glamorous life as a drummer, performing rock music for huge crowds. Now the cradle Catholic is a 47-year-old father of three, and he’s going about quieter work: studying Scripture and faithfully maintaining Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights, part of The Catholic Cemeteries, as a field worker.
Richard Rohlfing thought nothing of driving an hour and a half from his home to the funeral of Father Frederick Meyer Aug. 14 at St. Agnes in St. Paul. Father Meyer, who was a priest for 68 years, died Aug. 1 at age 93.
Beekeeper Kyle Hagberg spent time on a hot afternoon June 21 checking on hives in a section of Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights, part of an initiative by The Catholic Cemeteries to implement principles found in Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home.”
As a bagpiper played “Amazing Grace,” the body of Archbishop Harry Flynn was brought to its final resting place at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights following his funeral Mass Sept. 30.
Phyllis Strong, who worked in pollution control for the state of Minnesota, looks forward to The Catholic Cemeteries starting natural burial at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights June 1.
