Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Greetings to you, as we enter the month of June and its promise of summertime! Bishop Daniel FeltonBelieve in the Good News
It is also the month that I use as my start date as your bishop. I was ordained a bishop for ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
I wanted to share with you a recent experience in ministry that was moving to me.
Let me begin by engaging your imagination. Suppose you leave your house in the dark of night and make your way to your parish, which you find quiet and dimly lit, mostly by ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
Editor's note: This column is reprinted from the August 2012 issue of The Northern Cross.
I recently attended a wedding in a non-Catholic church. The minister invited everyone there forward to be united at this wedding to receive Communion. I didn’t know what to do, so I went up ... Read More »
Posted by Kyle Eller
Bishop Daniel Felton will celebrate a Mass for Memorial Day at 10 a.m. Monday, May 29, at Calvary Cemetery, 4820 Howard Gnesen Road, Duluth. The Mass is outside and will he held near the columbarium structures. Please bring a chair or blanket to sit on and an umbrella ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
What seminary are you attending and where are you in the formation process?
I am in my first year of formation at St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul.
When is your birthday?
December 30, 2001
What’s your home parish?
Queen of Peace in Cloquet Isaac Golen
Tell ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
According to recent news reports, Duluth and the surrounding area are seeing outbreaks of HIV, syphilis, and other sexually-transmitted diseases in recent years. Public health officials say rates for some of these diseases have risen statewide. St. Louis County is planning an ad campaign, with the help of a state ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
By Father Blake Rozier Guest columnist
In the summer of 2021, I started a program in my parish called “Men of the Word.” In praying for a name for this group, this name came to mind. The Word refers to Christ. The Gospel of John refers to Christ as the ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
By Jen Kinzer Guest columnist
On April 1, 162 volunteers gathered at St. James Catholic Church in Aitkin to package 50,000 meals for the Cross Catholic Outreach Organization for starving people in Central America. (Submitted photo)
Why Cross Catholic Outreach? In November 2022, a visiting priest from Cross Catholic Outreach spoke ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
Inside the Capitol
The Families First Project is an advocacy campaign of the Minnesota Catholic Conference to remove economic roadblocks that Minnesotans confront along their journey of forming and raising a family. This week’s column focuses on one Families First policy proposal that would make life a bit easier ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
By Deacon Kyle Eller The Northern Cross
Blessed Sacrament parish and Assumption School in Hibbing are taking what has been an annual fundraising event up a notch, turning it into a community concert, prayer walk, and festival open to the region.
“Spirit Fest” will take place May 21 after the ... Read More »
