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Blessed Holy Week. I hope that your Palm Sunday was as inspiring as mine. I was blessed to celebrate Mass at St. John the Baptist parish in New Brighton and found the liturgy to be very moving. It’s a parish with a great liturgical tradition. The music was well chosen and the church meaningfully decorated. The liturgy began with an impressive procession involving lots of families carrying palms and wearing red, the liturgical color of the day. It was easy to get my “steps” in before the opening prayer of the Mass even began. 

National Child Abuse Prevention Month recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect and promotes the social and emotional well-being of children and families.

Yesterday, we began a period of Lent, traditionally known as Passiontide, marked by even greater solemnity and sobriety. Perhaps your parish veiled its crucifix with purple cloth, reminiscent of Jesus’ hiding in the eighth chapter of John’s Gospel (Jn 8:56).

We passed the midpoint of Lent yesterday—Laetare Sunday! The name comes from the Latin entrance antiphon for the Mass, which begins, Laetare Jerusalem (“Rejoice, O Jerusalem”). It’s a little like a Lenten 7th inning stretch (even though we’re really only halfway through this penitential season).

Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

How’s your Lent? There have already been a few days when I have found myself in the midst of a Lenten desert, grumbling like the Israelites in yesterday’s first reading, longing for something to quench my thirst. On others, however, I’ve been at Jacob’s well, with both the Samaritan woman from yesterday’s Gospel and Jesus, reflecting on the “living water” that only he can offer. 

The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is grateful to announce that Pope Leo XIV has bestowed papal honors upon two individuals for their exceptional service to the Catholic Church, especially in Catholic education. This is the second consecutive year that Catholic educators of the Archdiocese have received this honor.

Decades of precedent from courts across the country, including the United States Supreme Court, confirm that the Constitution protects the freedom of religious schools to choose employees who are faithful to their core religious principles.

The first Sunday in Lent marks the annual “Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion” and I’m still on the proverbial “cloud nine.”

People returning from pilgrimages to Rome often ask me if I miss my time in the Eternal City. While I loved all 18 of the years that I lived there, I consider it a blessing that there’s actually very little that I miss. I have been thinking these days, however, about the Italian version of Mardi Gras—Carnevale.

As Catholic institutions in the Twin Cities, we continue to hold in prayer the families, students, clergy, educators, lay leaders, and neighbors across Minnesota who are experiencing fear, grief, and disruption in this moment. With missions rooted in the Gospel and in the Church’s social teaching, we affirm the inherent dignity of every person and the call to respond with compassion, accompaniment, and concrete care.

The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis has formally launched a national search for the next Director of Catholic Education and Superintendent of Schools. This search, conducted with Partners in Mission, represents an important moment of discernment as the Archdiocese looks to the future of Catholic education, while remaining firmly grounded in a shared mission, traditions and commitment to forming students in faith, excellence, and service.

Congress recently passed the first Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, which would provide millions of dollars in educational resources for students across the U.S. For Minnesota’s students to benefit, Governor Walz must opt in or the Legislature must pass a bill to opt Minnesota into the program.

February 11, 2026 I  World Day of the Sick I  Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes In November 2025, the plenary assembly of the United

If you watched the Super Bowl yesterday, you might have seen the commercial that is part of the “He Gets Us” series. This year, the ad addressed the excessive noise and misleading expectations of our culture—more toys, more fun, more beautiful, more pleasure, more thrills, more wealth.

Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointment in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis:

Many are surprised to learn just how richly blessed we are in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis with the presence so many consecrated women and men and the various expressions.

Source: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops “There is simply no realistic opportunity for the safe and orderly return of people to Haiti at this time,”

Catholic Schools Week is kicking off throughout our nation this week. The auxiliary bishops and I will be at schools all over the Archdiocese to celebrate with our joyful students, faculties and families.

Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota, in partnership with Archbishop Bernard Hebda, has reactivated a relief fund to help Catholic parishes and schools in the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis that are strained by responding to increased needs in their communities.

The loss of another life amidst the tensions that have gripped Minnesota should prompt all of us to ask what we can do to restore the Lord’s peace. While we rightly thirst for God’s justice and hunger for his peace, this will be not be achieved until we are able to rid our hearts of the hatreds and prejudices that prevent us from seeing each other as brothers and sisters created in the image and likeness of God.

Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

As the leader of the Catholic community in St. Paul-Minneapolis, I see the human cost on all sides. The chaos benefits no one.