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thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern
“Are we going to let them (undocumented immigrants) die in the streets?” he said. “Are we going to just let them suffer? Or are we going to allow them, all of us, the basic health care that we need?”Bishop Kenney said that health care doesn’t have to be free but urged policymakers to find creative solutions to the issue of providing health care to undocumented immigrants.
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6 days ago | 
thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern
Alex Sobieski, a parent of four St. Agnes School students in St. Paul, was one of many parents, students, school leaders and lawmakers at a rally in the rotunda of the Minnesota State Capitol May 7 protesting proposed budget cuts to nonpublic school pupil aid. Accompanied by his fifth-grade daughter, Anna, Sobieski spoke to those gathered about their disapproval of Gov.
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6 days ago | 
thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern
Deacon Ochsenbauer told Rachael McCallum, producer of the “Practicing Catholic” show, for an episode set to air at 9 p.m. May 9 on Relevant Radio 1330 AM, that “At first, it was something that was really scary to me. It was something that I tried to reject as much as I could. But as we all know, the Lord doesn’t allow that to happen for too long.
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6 days ago | 
thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern
“He (Bishop Izen) asked all of us students at the school, ‘How many of you young men want to be priest one day?’” Deacon Hall told Rachael McCallum, producer of the “Practicing Catholic” show, for an episode set to air at 9 p.m. May 9 on Relevant Radio 1330 AM. “And I had this welling up within my heart that I knew I wanted to be a priest.
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6 days ago | 
thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern
“I’m a spiritual father — we say ‘in persona Christi’ — in a very similar way (that) a natural father is an image for the children of God the Father,” Bishop Izen told Rachael McCallum, producer of the “Practicing Catholic” show, for an episode set to air at 9 p.m. May 9 on Relevant Radio 1330 AM. “It’s a tall order, but just like it’s a tall order for a priest to really imitate Jesus, it’s a tall order for my two brothers who are both dads to be an image of God the Father for their kids.
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1 week ago | 
thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern
Hosted by the Catholic Racial Justice Coalition (CRJC), the Accompanying Migrants and Immigrants In Our Times event invited attendees to meet in small groups. A panel speaker expressed anxiety about potential deportation of undocumented immigrants. Many attendees spoke of the “familia sagrada” — an idea that family is sacred, and family members should not be separated through deportation.
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thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern
Each parish in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis was invited in January to nominate girls and women ages 14 to 21 for outstanding skills in leadership, spirituality and service. Honored were Eleanor O’Reilly of Holy Trinity in Goodhue, Micaela Gabrielle Verdeja of the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Isabelle Moyer of St. Joseph in Waconia, all age 16; Ella Haus, 17, of St. Henry in Monticello.
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thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern
The awards were given at the ACCW’s 92nd annual convention at St. Michael in St. Michael. Also at the banquet, Terri Pontious of St. Timothy in Blaine was installed as the new ACCW president by Archbishop Bernard Hebda. She will serve a two-year volunteer term. The banquet’s theme was “Renewing Your Faith Trusting Gods Direction” and featured speaker Kristen Harootunian, the social media content manager for Minding Your Mind, a Pennsylvania organization focused on ending mental health stigma.
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thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern
In a program set to air at 9 p.m. May 2 on Relevant Radio 1330 AM, McCallum told “Practicing Catholic” producer Rachael McCallum, who is not related, “I live in central Minnesota and in a lot of these areas, even in these small towns where there are farming communities, there are a lot of churches that date back to the early 1900s, 1920s. And what I appreciate about those churches is that even though these farming communities were relatively small, the people were so faithful.
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thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern
“That’s what Jesus asks us to do, is to live the Gospel during these 50 days, to go forth and proclaim to others, to share the story of the resurrection today,” Bishop Kenney told Patrick Conley, host of the “Practicing Catholic” show, for an episode set to air at 9 p.m. May 2 on Relevant Radio 1330 AM. Bishop Kenney suggested Catholics look at how they approach the empty tomb. “We go back and tell people, ‘Hey, I’m free. I’m happier now. Even in the midst of struggling and challenges, I find hope.
