When Greg Elsenpeter died in 2003, his sons Dan and Luke became the fifth generation to operate the Elsenpeters’ dairy farm ...

Being immersed in the Holy Spirit brings a new way of thinking and responding to the Lord, said Father Jim Livingston, pastor of St. Paul in Ham Lake. “Within us there is an innocence that we go ...

Archbishop Bernard Hebda said that Catholics must remember that God has a plan for them and the Catholic Church. This plan is ...

Tim Murray has been helping men ages 40 and older succeed in their recovery from drug and alcohol addictions. Inspired by a now-deceased priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, he ...

Five men will be ordained to the priesthood at a 10 a.m. Mass May 31, with Archbishop Bernard Hebda presiding at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul.

As a child, Deacon Zachary Ochsenbauer imagined becoming a pilot. A natural idea, considering his father, Tom, has been ...

Deacon Alexander Marquette remembers a question then-Father Michael Izen asked during a Mass at St. Timothy Catholic School in Maple Lake.

Growing up in Anoka and attending St. William in Fridley, Deacon Benjamin Eichten had an appreciation for the priesthood as being a great witness to Christ. At a young age, he wanted to grow up to be ...

Deacon Stephen Boatwright’s journey to his May 31 ordination as a priest was marked by 44 years of marriage with a loving wife, 33 years as a permanent deacon and 13 years in retirement.

Archbishop Bernard Hebda in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and other faith leaders including Pope Francis called for prayer, peace and racial healing. Archbishop Hebda agreed to talk May ...

Most events in life require preparation. When you go on a trip, you get to the airport early so you can get through security. When you go to a concert or sporting event, you arrive early to find your ...

The book was made with the help of the Vatican metal shop, which created a metal frame shaped like a closed book. The gardeners filled it with reddish vulcanic gravel to represent the cover and white ...