Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
By the Minnesota Catholic Conference Opposing pro-abortion policies
As the legislative session winds down, lawmakers are pushing bills that energize their supporters ahead of the election. This was visible on May 12 when the Minnesota Senate Democrats attempted to vote on nine bills, some of which promoted pro-abortion ideology. ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
It was a gorgeous spring day, I think the third one of this season. This day was in the making for 13 years. My eighth-grader participated in a competitive history day project at Holy Rosary School with his best buddy. The project studied three innovative scientists who developed cardiac ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
Pope Francis often has lively turns of phrase, and one of the more memorable expressions of his papacy — and one with real staying power — is what he calls the “throwaway society.”
The idea is that so often in the modern world we are tempted to treat people ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
By The Northern Cross
Earlier this year, based on news reports coming from Canada and the announcement by the U.S. Department of the Interior that it would issue a report related to the legacy of Native American boarding schools in this country, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops expressed ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
When I was in junior high school I got a book from my grandmother that was titled “Beyond Death’s Door.” It was a book composed of a semblance of stories from people who had “near death” experiences. It was a heck of a book for a middle schooler to ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
This month we will celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of Christ. It is important that we truly appreciate the sacredness of such a gift. It is truly Jesus’ living presence, present before us! We use sacred vessels for Mass because of the sacredness of ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
My local newspaper recently ran a column about biblical faith written by the founder of a group called the Twin Ports Humanists. Reading it felt something like what an astrophysicist might feel listening to a member of the Flat Earth Society “refuting” a college physics text. Deacon Kyle EllerMere Catholicism
The writer listed several biblical quotations, such as St. Paul’s beautiful reminder that “we walk by faith and not by sight” and the words of Jesus to the Apostle St. Thomas in the Upper Room blessing those who would believe without having personally seen him risen and the wise advice of the book of Proverbs to trust in the Lord and not rely on our own ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
By Deacon Kyle Eller The Northern Cross
Bishop Daniel Felton ordained four men — Ronald Guertin, William Hafdahl, John Kroll, and Daniel O’Reilly — as deacons for the Diocese of Duluth May 6 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary. Deacons William Hafdahl (left), Daniel O’Reilly, John Kroll, ... Read More »
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By Deacon Kyle Eller The Northern Cross
On May 23, Bishop Daniel Felton offered a memorial Mass for one of his predecessors as bishop of Duluth, the diocese’s sixth bishop, Robert H. Brom, who served the diocese from 1983 to 1989. Bishop Brom died May 10 in San Diego, where ... Read More »
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By Catholic News Service
A funeral Mass was celebrated May 17 for retired Bishop Robert H. Brom of San Diego, who died May 10 in San Diego. He was 83. Bishop Brom
The Mass for Bishop Brom, who headed the diocese from 1990 until 2013, was celebrated at St. Therese ... Read More »
