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Only when your whole attention and desire are fixed on something else—whether a distant mountain, or the past, or the gods of Asgard—does the “thrill” arise (C.S. Lewis). The third Sunday of Advent is known as “Gaudete Sunday” on account of the Introit of the Mass: Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete (“Rejoice in […]

What Is CEND? Well, the simplest answer is “The Center for Evangelization & Discipleship,” but this is a full blog post, so I’m going to go into a bit more detail. Maybe you’ve heard of us or just know about our work here at MSP Catholic, but either way, I want to use this post […]

Back in early May, I had the privilege of working on a young adult event at Nativity of Mary in Bloomington. We gathered in classic “theology on tap” style, but rather than doing a straight presentation, the pastor (Fr. Nathan LaLiberte) and myself decided to do more of a back-and-forth banter presentation of the topic. […]

The world is charged with the grandeur of God.     It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;     It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod? Generations have trod, have trod, have trod;     And all is seared with trade; bleared, […]

Location: Our Lady of Grace Come and adore the Lord with us in the adoration chapel at Our Lady of Grace in Edina. We will be there starting at 6:30 pm but still come even if for 5 minutes. At 7:30 pm we will meet outside of the chapel and we will go to a […]

A few months ago, I wrote an encouragement to young Catholics not to give up on politics. We need all of God’s people involved when it comes to our work in the public square, which is one of the most important avenues for the proclamation of the Gospel in the world. It seems like there […]

As I pondered writing this piece, I was facing the temptation to do some light content as a way to kick things off on a happy note for MSPCatholic. While I certainly hope that this site is a place of joy and connection, it seemed strange to me to not acknowledge the weight of everything […]

I know I’m not the only one who experiences this time of year as a muddle of joy and pain. The joy of the Nativity of our Lord, being with my family, and seeing friends back in town gets mixed in with a fair amount of pain. There’s the pain of loved ones and family […]

    Sarah Carter lives in St. Paul with her husband, Will, and her son, Elijah. She and her family attend the Church of St. Mark and are members of the St. Mark Young Adult community. Sarah graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 2014, spent two years serving as a campus missionary for […]

“Most of us have a general idea what is meant by believing, fearing, loving, and obeying; but perhaps we do not contemplate or apprehend what is meant by watching. True Christians, whoever they are, watch, and inconsistent Christians do not. Now what is watching?”  – St. John Henry Newman, “Watching,” from Parochial and Plain Sermons, […]

Why do we need to live in hope? Because we know well that the happiness we seek is just what we’re seeking, not what we already possess. And the longer we’re alive on this earth the more heavily it weighs upon us that our happiness is perhaps (we wish!) just around some corner, just over […]

MSP Catholic started with the realization that there are so many amazing Catholic things happening in the Twin Cities…but they aren’t always that easy to find.  This website, its social media, email newsletter, and brand were created to change that.  This is where it all comes together so that it’s easier to get involved, find […]

Everyone is growing familiar with the statistics advertising the dissolution of Christianity in the United States, but we don’t need statistics to tell us what we plainly see: Christianity considered as “public,” as a binding social ethic across demographic boundaries in the United States, has disappeared. The situation was discernible already in the 1960s when […]