Posted by Kyle Eller
Of the Father’s love begotten,Ere the worlds began to be,He is Alpha and Omega,He the source, the ending He,Of the things that are, that have been,And that future years shall see,Evermore and evermore!
Matthias Stom (fl. 1615–1649) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
O that birth forever blessèd,When the virgin, ... Read More »
Posted by Kyle Eller
Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata, thus paving the way for her canonization.
Pope Francis signed the decree for Blessed Teresa’s cause and advanced three other sainthood causes Dec. 17, the Vatican announced.
Although the date for the canonization ceremony ... Read More »
Posted by Kyle Eller
This month will be the start of a pretty big deal. Several months ago, Pope Francis announced the Holy Year of Mercy, starting Dec. 8 and running through 2016.
A Holy Year is very different from other themed years. You may remember the Year of St. Paul or the ... Read More »
Posted by Kyle Eller
Pope Francis has appointed Father James P. Powers, a priest of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin, and currently its administrator, to be bishop of the diocese.
The appointment was announced Dec. 15 in Washington by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the U.S. Bishop-designate James Powers
A native ... Read More »
Posted by Kyle Eller
Be glad and exult with all your heart,O daughter Jerusalem!The LORD has removed the judgment against youhe has turned away your enemies;the King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst,you have no further misfortune to fear.
Our readings for today’s Gaudete Sunday call us, in the prophecy of ... Read More »
Posted by Kyle Eller
By Kyle Eller / The Northern Cross — The Diocese of Duluth has a large new class of permanent deacons. Five men — Ralph Bakeberg, James Philbin, Carl Provost, Tim Richardson and Grant Toma — were ordained by Bishop Paul Sirba Nov. 22 at the Cathedral of Our Lady ... Read More »
Posted by Kyle Eller
One of the ways to celebrate the Year of Mercy is the tradition of the Holy Door, which pilgrims may pass through — a practice which involves a plenary indulgence.
In addition to several Holy Doors opened in Rome by Pope Francis Dec. 8, dioceses can have their own ... Read More »
Posted by Kyle Eller
In the wake of last month’s court decision and its $8.1 million judgment, of which the Diocese of Duluth has been found responsible for $4.9 million, we have today filed on an emergency basis for bankruptcy protection in order to reorganize under Chapter 11. The necessity of this decision ... Read More »
Posted by Kyle Eller
What happened, exactly?
The Diocese of Duluth was sued by a man who says that he was abused by Father J. Vincent Fitzgerald, a priest of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, in 1978 at St. Catherine of Siena in Squaw Lake. Fitzgerald was not a priest of the Diocese ... Read More »
Posted by Kyle Eller
A Day of Fasting and Prayer in Reparation for a Culture of Violence and Disrespect of Human Life will be held across the entire diocese Jan. 22.
Initially organized by the Minnesota Catholic Conference, similar events are being held in other dioceses across the state, beginning in early December. ... Read More »
