Gov. Dayton gets down with the kids on tour of Ascension School
Governor said he's impressed by the learning environment at northside Minneapolis Catholic school.
View ArticleText of Pope Francis mandate to Archbishop Hebda
Here's an English translation of the formal document by which the pope appointed the new Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, installed May 13 at the Cathedral of St. Paul.
View ArticleArchdiocese’s history brims with pioneers and visionaries
More than 150 years after Father Louis Hennepin traveled down the Mississippi River and first saw what in 1680 he named St. Anthony Falls — the site of present-day Minneapolis — French missionaries...
View ArticleBefore sainthood, Mother Teresa lit up the hearts of Minnesotans
Father Joseph Johnson made a surprising connection in Rome with Mother Teresa in the 1990s before his ordination. Mother Teresa inquired about his studies and where he would serve as a priest. Father...
View ArticleMCC’s Adkins: With the election over, Catholics need to roll up their sleeves
Donald Trump’s win of the presidency and the Republicans gaining a majority in Congress stunned the U.S. in a historic Nov. 8 election. In Minnesota, Republicans grabbed a majority from the Democrats...
View Article‘Catholics at the Capitol’ aims to inspire public policy participation
“Most Catholics don’t know who their state legislators are, so what we’re really trying to do here is not just to go and tell legislators what the Church thinks about an issue, but really help...
View ArticleFilm to air highlighting late MN Sen. McCarthy’s run for the presidency,...
Rob Hahn’s film about late US Senator Eugene McCarthy's presidential campaign, which will air for the first time on Twin Cities Public Television Jan. 29 at 11 p.m. The film “Hi, Gene. Meet the Real...
View ArticleFor Catholic Charities-served refugee, family trumps fear
Suad Gele didn’t know about the incoming U.S. president — or his proposed policies’ potential impact on immigrants and refugees — when she came to the United States as a refugee in December 2016.
View ArticleDigital Edition – May 18, 2017
Fatima seers canonized, Religious order at St. Peter, Memorial Day Masses, Holocaust book, Dorothy Day Center, Solanus Casey to be beautified, Graduation
View ArticleAnnual abortion data shows growth in Planned Parenthood’s share
The annual report on abortions in Minnesota released June 30 by the Minnesota Department of Health shows 9,953 abortions were performed in 2016, the second lowest number since the state began recording...
View ArticleDigital Edition – September 14, 2017
Chesterton Academy expands, DACA, UST two-year college, Priests restore prairie, Father Rother remembered, Marian reconsecration, Tommie-Johnnie rivalry, Loome Books new location
View ArticleSoon-to-be Blessed Father Solanus Casey lived in Stillwater
Father Solanus Casey and two of his brothers made an unusual threesome as they walked together at the College St. Thomas in St. Paul in the summer of 1937: He and Father Maurice Casey wore brown...
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We are all responsible for helping the poor
Minnesota is ranked the second-best state in the nation overall (after Iowa). This is according to new overall state rankings by U.S. News and World Report, which are based on more than 75 metrics...
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Sports gambling: Leave the money on the table
In the coming weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court might loosen federal restrictions on sports gambling. As a result, many states have proactively drafted bills that would create regulated sports gambling...
View ArticleDigital Edition – July 26, 2018
Seminary names new rector, Migrants pulled from the Mediterranean, "Humanae Vitae" at 50, Celebrating Solanus, CCF president's takeaways from Vatican conference, Philly foster care, The nun and NFP
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Counting the ways we experience Christ’s love
The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, by Raphael With the month of May now here, the thoughts of many turn to Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes and the annual fishing opener. Ask someone, and I’m sure that person...
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