4+ day, 11+ 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, 2+ day ago   (1102+ words) Saturday, August 29, 2026 Mike Fratto has spent a lifetime saying yes — to Scouting, to service, to daily Mass and to all the little nudges that have drawn him deeper into his faith. Now 79 and retired from his job as a management…...

2+ week, 6+ 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, 2+ day ago   (184+ words) A new Mass setting, “For the Care of Creation,” was accepted by the Vatican Aug. 4, and Archbishop Bernard Hebda will celebrate that liturgy Sept. 6 at St. Francis of Assisi in Lake St. Croix Beach — during the month of the global…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (458+ words) In a reflection titled “Detours lead to discoveries” that Bishop Kenney wrote for St. Olaf’s Aug. 23 bulletin, he commented on the detours of life that can lead to profound findings. “Norway was a good detour for me after hearing of…...

3+ week, 2+ 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, 4+ 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, 4+ 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…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (775+ words) Small groups as part of God’s family thecatholicspirit.com Small groups as part of God’s family A bunch of “small groups” got together earlier this month on a family farm. The first small group we grow up with and are…...