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 […]

“Something is hidden behind your meek words, philosopher. Yours and your fanatical fisherman’s. They strike at Rome and Roman law. I warn you, if ever Roman rule is threatened, you’ll feel my sword” (Quo Vadis?, 1951 film). In Henryk Sienkiewicz’s novel of first century Rome, the legion commander Marcus Vicinius is confronted by the power […]

Be sure to check your local parish’s website and/or bulletin for information about daily Mass and confession during the week of June 21-25. While our priests and bishops are meeting, these sacraments will be in shorter supply. Note: Our team called a handful of parishes that we thought may have the flexibility to offer the […]

I threw my phone onto the couch, feeling a mixture of dissatisfaction and anger at myself, the internet, the world, and whatever else seemed reasonably worthy of annoyance. The last half-hour of browsing social media and reading pointless articles was not the kind of “escape” that I was hoping it to be, and so I […]

Study runs from July 29th – Dec. 23rd (no meetings Nov. 11 & 25) – join anytime!  Study Guide Cost:  $29.95 plus S&H (you can pay on Ascension website)  Contact:  Vivian Chu Email:  [email protected]  Registration Link: https://study.ascensionpress.com/studies/56026/registrations/new  Bl. Pier Giorgio would take quiet moments while climbing in the mountains to pray, read Scripture, take photographs, […]

Conversations about hopes and fears are the most serious that can be had between close friends. It’s been noticed by philosophers that there is a certain anxiety we all live with, caused first by the nothingness from which we all come to be, and then intensified by the difficulties of the present which make us […]

If you’ve ever looked at our events calendar, you’ll notice a trend…what’s up with Wednesdays? During the school year, Wednesday nights are often left blank, with no events to attend. Now before you go being an awesome Catholic instigator and host an event on Wednesday nights, it’s important to note that for most groups, especially […]

Holy Name of Jesus Young Adults is a community of 21-39-year-olds who are grwoing in knowledge and relationship with Jesus Christ.  We don’t just hang out. We create environments to grow in fellowship, build deep relationships, and connect to the life of the parish. All are welcome to our monthly Pints and the Padre event […]

Location: University of St. Thomas Hearts on Fire Retreat All young adults are welcome to this summer retreat on Saturday, June 24 sponsored by St. Thomas’ Campus Ministry and coordinated by a group of Jesuits, including Fr. Joe Laramie, director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network and one of the USCCB’s Eucharistic Revival preachers. Cost: […]

Sacraments. Formation. A place to call home.  “The parish is where the Church lives…Parishes are the home of the Christian community; they are the heart of the Church.” USCCB 1993 The place where it all comes together: faith, community, formation, the sacraments. We as Catholics must thrive in our parishes.  Whether it’s close to home, […]

 “We wouldn’t recognize that love. It might look like hate. It would be enough to scare us—God’s love. It set fire to a bush in the desert, didn’t it, and smashed open graves and set the dead walking in the dark. Oh, a man like me would run a mile to get away if he […]

Our mission is to serve Christ through softball, service, and spiritual events. CSG is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) group made up of hundreds of active members (most of whom are Catholic) who play coed softball, hang out, and volunteer their service and time together all year long. Softball seasons are played in Little Canada, Minnesota in […]

Editors note: This is the very first post of John’s new column “How to Catholic”. A few times a month, John will be answering the simple and not-so-simple questions his youth group at St. Vincent DePaul asks him. Welcome everyone to the teenager’s brain. Let’s be honest, the thought of that can be a little […]

The last several days have been challenging indeed for all in the Twin Cities, Minnesota and beyond as we face a national reckoning with the pernicious effects of persistent racial injustice and attendant social unrest. Amid the challenges, sadness and tumult, there have also been signs of faith, hope and generosity which speak to our […]