Josh McGovern

1 week ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern |Dave Hrbacek

People in suits and dresses packed the school’s renovated gymnasium to hear from speakers Father Mike Schmitz, the director of youth and young adult ministry for the Diocese of Duluth, and Father Jake Anderson, the pastor of St. Lawrence and director of the Newman Center. Samuel Galvin and Maddie Mautino gave student testimonies.

1 week ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Dave Hrbacek |Rebecca Omastiak |Josh McGovern

Deacon Larry Lawinger, director of the diaconate, came up with the idea in 2024 of getting matching vestments for all priests (chasubles) and deacons (dalmatics). After Archbishop Hebda approved, the diaconate office then provided funding and bought 732 vestments for the clergy of the archdiocese.

2 weeks ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern

Deacon Miller told “Practicing Catholic” producer Rachael McCallum in a program set to air at 9 p.m. April 4 on Relevant Radio 1330 AM, “We are spreading the good news by how we love one another. Pilgrimage for me recognizes that a pilgrimage never ends. We are always on the journey to Christ. Our destination is, in fact, to be on that journey.”Deacon Miller is visiting St. Patrick in Edina for a Pilgrims of Hope Lenten retreat.

2 weeks ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern

Kate Soucheray, a columnist for The Catholic Spirit, shared that as she’s gotten older, she gravitates toward the Holy Spirit. Soucheray told “Practicing Catholic” producer Rachael McCallum in a program set to air at 9 p.m. April 4 on Relevant Radio 1330 AM, “When I was super busy, our kids were young and I was just like, go, go, go, go, go. And I said to the Holy Spirit, ‘Can you speak up? Have you taken a gander down here lately? You know how busy I am.

2 weeks ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern

Giving ourselves to the Church and others is a good deed that God wishes us to commit to, Schulzetenberg told “Practicing Catholic” host Patrick Conley in a program set to air at 9 p.m. April 4 on Relevant Radio 1330 AM. Modern philanthropy, on the other hand, Schulzetenberg argued, is often giving directly from the self to others not as individuals, but as a mass. This view of philanthropy not only removes God but also substitutes the individual for the masses.