3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (757+ words) Autumn has come to Minnesota, the home state of this reviewer as well as the home state of Eric Cyr, the author of “Here it Snows in June: and Other Stories.” As the state tips from summer into fall, with…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (627+ words) TheCatholicSpirit.com The bishop as teacher Father Michael Van Sloun Editor’s note: This is the ninth column in a series on the highest order of ordained ministry in Catholic teaching, that of bishop. The Church is built on the foundations…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (725+ words) That is absolutely nothing new. Regular Mass has been held in Kaskaskia, 75 miles southeast of St. Louis, at least since 1714, when a simple stone church was built. But even more remarkable than the church’s longevity is that it still thrives…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (727+ words) They talked about friends who invited them, Catholics they admired, communities where they felt at home and moments that helped the faith become their own. For many, those experiences helped them come to know Christ personally. Start with an invitation…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (477+ words) Schoenstatt is an international Catholic apostolate founded in Germany in 1914 by Father Joseph Kentenich. The lay movement promotes Catholic family life and devotion to the Blessed Mother. The Jubilee Family Shrine in Sleepy Eye, the only Schoenstatt shrine in Minnesota,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (92+ words) 4 Annunciation leaders look to bring parish, school into ‘way of peace’ 1 year after tragedy Survivors reflect on faith, friendship and healing one year later Annunciation School family moves forward in hope Annunciation students transitioning to high school takes special care…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (208+ words) There is a quote from the Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke: “The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.” We have been overcome here at Annunciation. We open ourselves now to be overcome by ever…...