Thank you for your loyal readership of the Northern Cross. Since its inception nearly 20 years ago, we have valued the opportunity to come into your homes and share the Good News of Jesus Christ. I pray that what you have read has given you healing, hope and joy in Jesus.
When my young family was received into the Catholic Church in 2004, on weekends we would often be found in the back row at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary wrestling our infant daughter (who is now in grad school). And often sitting in front of us was a wonderful family.
I am not happy with the current direction our state has taken. In the past three years, legislation has passed that flies in direct violation of natural law and, therefore, against what I believe as a Catholic. The evil one has managed to wiggle his influence into nearly every sacred issue of human dignity in our state.
A couple months ago I wrote a column about how when you are in an empty Catholic church by yourself you are not alone, because if God the Son is present in the reserved Blessed Sacrament, then all the saints are present in the church as well, since heaven is being in perfect union with God.
Purgatory is the teaching that there is a further purification following death for those souls that while not fully perfected, were at the time of their death in friendship with God.
On Thursday, Oct. 3, 15 seminarians from the Pontifical North American College were ordained to the transitional diaconate during a celebration of the Holy Mass of Ordination, including the Rev. Mr. Jacob Tschida of the Diocese of Duluth.
In 2022, the bishops of the United States officially launched the National Eucharistic Revival to inspire and prepare the People of God to be formed, healed, converted, united, and sent out to a hurting and hungry world through a renewed encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist – the source and summit of our Catholic faith.
Across the country, the conversation around sports gambling continues to heat up, with 38 states already having passed laws to legalize the practice. Proponents argue that it generates revenue, but the data from states that have legalized sports betting tell a darker story.
Heather Serena, assistant director of youth and young adult ministry for the Diocese of Duluth, has announced she will begin working full-time at Duluth Newman as its director of campus ministry.
Stella Maris Academy High School has entered its third year of offering Catholic education to senior high students and their families. The academy continues to experience the excitement of new programs and new ideas, the benefits of redesigned facilities and physical updates, and most importantly, the fulfillment of prayers of families and parishioners over the past 40 years to re-establish the mission of Catholic education for children from early childhood to high school graduation.
As I compose these words, I am preparing to depart for Rome for the second session of the Synod on Synodality. I was elected by my brother bishops two years ago as a delegate to this gathering, and I participated in the first round last October.