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February 2 is the Christian holiday of Candlemas, called “la Chandeleur” in France. It is also “le Jour des Crêpes” (the Day of the Crêpes) in this European country known for good food and wine. Crêpes — both savory and sweet — will be created in home kitchens and quaint little “crêperies” all over France […]

  St. Paul Seminary first-year theology students are in Washington, D.C.,  for the annual national March for Life. St. Cloud seminarian Brady Keller, from St. Gall Parish in Tintah, will provide regular blog updates leading up to the march on Friday, Jan. 27.     Today ( Jan. 27) was the day for which we […]

St. Paul Seminary first-year theology students are in Washington, D.C.,  for the annual national March for Life. St. Cloud seminarian Brady Keller, from St. Gall Parish in Tintah, will provide regular blog updates leading up to the march on Friday, Jan. 27.     Today [Jan. 26] we spent the day at the Basilica of […]

  St. Paul Seminary first-year theology students are in Washington, D.C.,  for the annual national March for Life. St. Cloud seminarian Brady Keller, from St. Gall Parish in Tintah, will provide regular blog updates leading up to the march on Friday, Jan. 27.         “Today [Jan. 25] we had the day for […]

My daughter has a framed print hanging in her room that has the line from J.R.R Tolkien on it: “Not all who wander are lost.” Looking in the rear view of the last year, that one resonates with me. It kind of felt like a wandering year and if I had to pinpoint one reason […]

From January 2-8,  I was blessed to attend the SEEK 2017 conference in San Antonio, Texas. I am a member at St. Michael Parish in St. Cloud, but now attend school at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Between UMD and St. Scholastica, we were able to take 95 students to the conference this year. Throughout […]

Picture this: the entire United States (including Alaska) stacked 7-feet high with thick paperback books. Sounds like our college reading assignments. But actually, that’s how much information we Americans consumed as a whole in 2008. Can you imagine how much more that must be now eight years later?! According to that same study, the average […]

The well-known song, “The 12 Days of Christmas,” leads us to believe that the Christmas season should be over by now. As Catholics, we celebrate the season of Christmas through the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. This year we celebrate that day on Jan. 9, which is the last day of Christmas and […]

Using video and storytelling, Dianne Towalski tells interesting tales of what happens “behind the lens” in her latest blog post.

Eleven guest writers from around the diocese share tips on how to keep the Spirit of Christmas alive in the new year.