Announcements

From Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda: I was deeply saddened to learn that the Little Sisters of the Poor will be leaving the Holy Family Residence and our Archdiocese. They have been an important part of this local Church for more than 140 years and their Christ-like witness and example will be greatly missed.

I’m not a betting man, but I would be willing to bet that if we would ask most Catholics to complete the biblical phrase, “Whatsoever you did for the least of my brothers...” they would respond “you did it to me.” It’s right from the 40th verse of Matthew 25.

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

Archbishop Bernard Hebda has asked parishes to take up a second collection to support our sisters and brothers in Christ affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

To mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, Pope Francis has called on Catholics to observe a day of prayer and fasting for peace on October 7.

Catholics sometimes are criticized for not knowing Sacred Scripture. While that may have been true at some times and in some places, my familiarity with the faithful of this archdiocese tells me that the stereotype does not hold true here, especially since the Second Vatican Council and its groundbreaking document on the Word of God (Dei Verbum) and its emphasis on the use of Sacred Scripture in the revised liturgy.

In my 18 years in Rome, I would often go to the Church of Saint Louis, the French national Church, to admire the Caravaggio paintings, and to pray in the proximity of the three paintings depicting the life of Saint Matthew, especially when I was a seminarian and still discerning my vocation. (Lawyers, after all, were often just a small step up the ladder from tax collectors in the Bible.)

Now today’s subject line may have prompted you to think that I am talking about my hometown team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, in this week’s Weekly Word—but I’m not (although they could certainly use your prayers).

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

While our brothers and sisters in St. Cloud were celebrating the feast of their patron, Saint Cloud, this past Saturday, the secular world was celebrating either International Bacon Day or World Beard Day. I don’t know who comes up with those calendars.

Catholics are called to hope and action to protect creation, instilled in us by Jesus in the Eucharist, Archbishop Borys Gudziak and Bishop A. Elias Zaidan wrote in a statement for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. 

I was privileged this weekend to bless the new school building at Divine Mercy in Faribault. It is an amazing education facility, but an even more extraordinary testimony to the desire of parents to pass on the faith to their children.

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

Over the next ten days, the Church celebrates two important feast days dedicated to our Blessed Mother: the Assumption on August 15 (a Holy Day of Obligation!) and the Queenship of Mary on August 22.

On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, Jason Adkins, Executive Director of the Minnesota  Catholic Conference issued the following statement in response to the news of Governor Tim Walz’s selection as the Vice-Presidential candidate for the Democrat Party:

he Office for the Mission of Catholic Education (OMCE) in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis sent a summary to schools expressing concern about recent federal changes to Title IX that will prohibit schools from discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender identity but noting that a religious exemption will help.

Today, the Church celebrates the feast of three siblings—Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus—who welcomed Jesus into their home in Bethany. It’s a relatively recent feast, introduced by Pope Francis in 2021.