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Last month, I shared my story of the death of my beloved father-in-law. Within a two-week period, five other people connected to my faith family passed on to their final journey. At my age, I have had many close people die, including folks from all different faith backgrounds and some with no faith at all.

I saw an Internet post the other day that moved my heart. A woman who was unmarried and eight months pregnant said she felt called to be baptized and received into the Catholic faith.

In Catholicism there are certain non-negotiables, things you have to adhere to in order to be a faithful Catholic.

Every Sunday, our parishes pray the Diocese of Duluth Vocations Prayer. All of us are familiar with the need for more good and faithful priests. We know that we are not unique in our need for priests. 

Patrice Critchley-Menor, director of social apostolate for the Diocese of Duluth, was given the Rosie Award, named for Rosie the Riveter, by The Woman Today magazine, in a gala event at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center in Duluth March 8. 

When Bishop Daniel Felton promulgated the pastoral letter “The Dawn from on High Shall Break Upon Us: Healing, hope, and joy in Jesus” last Christmas, one of its core concepts was what the bishop called “mission fields.” 

Clergy and faithful of the Diocese of Duluth gathered with Bishop Daniel Felton for the annual Chrism Mass Monday, April 3, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth.

Jesus Christ is Risen, Alleluia!

I am writing because I keep coming back to the same question, “Am I a good person?”