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By Patrice Critchley-MenorGuest columnist
Several years ago, there was a woman who would occasionally call the diocese asking for financial assistance. Maybe she needed help with an electric bill or help paying for a prescription. She became very friendly with a couple of staff members. She would sometimes call ... Read More »
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By John Skalko, Ph.D Guest columnist
It doesn’t take a Ph.D to recognize that recent years have witnessed a proliferation of conflicting rights claims. There’s the right to bear arms, the right to be free of bigotry, the right to free speech, the right to a sex change, the ... Read More »
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Sister Jayne Erickson made her first monastic profession on Friday, Sept. 17, in Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel at evening prayer. Submitted photo
The duration of first monastic profession is three to six years. It is a time of fuller immersion in the Benedictine way of life, a ... Read More »
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By the Minnesota Catholic Conference Inside the Capitol
“Watch out, stay alert; for you do not know when the appointed time is” (Mark 13:33). St. Mark reminds us in his Gospel that we know not when the Son of Man will return. We can apply this to our call to ... Read More »
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By Joe Ruff The Catholic Spirit
Marijuana in itself is not evil, but people can easily abuse it, so prudence, or good judgment, dictates it not be legalized for recreational use.
That is the basic teaching of the Catholic Church when it comes to making pot legal. It comes into ... Read More »
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By Joe Ruff The Catholic Spirit
When the Minnesota House passed HF 600 on a vote of 72-61 to legalize recreational marijuana May 13, it brought the state one step closer to joining 19 other states, including Michigan and South Dakota, as well as the District of Columbia. Marijuana plants are seen in ... Read More »
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By Sister Lisa Maurer Guest columnist
Isn’t it something? Scientists cannot really explain how life began on our planet. Most agree that life began more than 3 billion years ago, but just how it began is an elusive unknown. One scientific theory is based on a spark of electricity. Another ... Read More »
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Conflicts over education have arisen across the United States, often manifesting in tense school board meetings at which parents voice their concerns and sometimes express their anger over perceptions on how schools are handling issues including race, human sexuality, and mask and vaccine policies. Sadly, according to reports, some ... Read More »
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By Deacon Kyle Eller The Northern Cross
Duluth Bishop Daniel Felton celebrated the annual diocesan White Mass Oct. 17 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth. Bishop Daniel Felton blesses those who serve in the medical field as well as some medical instruments at the ... Read More »
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By Deacon Kyle EllerThe Northern Cross
When Stella Maris Academy, the Catholic elementary and middle school operating across three campuses in Duluth, announced early this year the intention to begin offering high school classes in 2022, few would have imagined that instead of making room at one of the ... Read More »
