The Catholic Spirit

The Catholic Spirit serves as the official newspaper for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. This tabloid-style publication reaches close to 90,000 homes throughout the Twin Cities region.

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Holy Family Catholic High School football field site of Catholic-Christian concert

2 weeks ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Joe Ruff

Dale and Karyn Willenbring, parishioners of St. Joseph in Waconia, are the inspiration and driving force for the concert. They hope to draw 2,500 people to the field from 4 to 10 p.m. with an event that will include Archbishop Bernard Hebda offering a brief address on the family and will close with Eucharistic adoration. The sun will have set, and a spotlight will shine on a monstrance holding the Eucharist, “allowing people to take in the face of Jesus,” Dale Willenbring said.
Archdiocesan Synod 2025 Be My Witnesses Assembly opens, closes with prayers to the Holy Spirit

2 weeks ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Joe Ruff

With five Scripture readings and a Gospel reflecting on the role of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the faithful, “How is it that we can’t be excited with that gift of the Holy Spirit that was first manifested to the Apostles on that first Pentecost, 50 days after the Resurrection?” the archbishop asked.
About 450 attendees kick off Archdiocesan Synod Assembly 2025 in St. Paul

3 weeks ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern

The day included morning prayer and adoration of the Eucharist in the high school’s Joe Mauer Fieldhouse where the assembly was held, and an adoration chapel was set aside for people who felt called to more prayer.
Delegates visit archdiocese to celebrate 20th anniversary of Kitui partnership

3 weeks ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern

Father Mwandi was one of 12 delegates — including seven priests, one nun and four laypeople — from Kitui who visited the archdiocese from May 13-19 to learn how the archdiocese operates and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the partnership. Father Mwandi didn’t just draw the comparison of spiritual water pouring out on the diocese, but literal water, as the archdiocese, through donations, helped bring clean water to Kitui.
Bishop Izen encourages families to be creative in spending time together during the summer

3 weeks ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern

“My experiences of daily Mass with my mom were only in the summer, (and) that’s a cool memory,” he told Patrick Conley, host of the “Practicing Catholic” radio show, for an episode set to air at 9 p.m. June 6 on Relevant Radio 1330 AM. Bishop Izen recommends Catholic families try something new this summer. “Maybe there’s a mom and dad out there who have to add and make an addition,” Bishop Izen said.
Cathedral parishioner: ‘Our primary vocation is to love’

3 weeks ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern

“Anytime that we put such focus on something where it displaces our relationship with God, it has become an idol,” Hastreiter told Rachael McCallum, producer of the “Practicing Catholic” radio show, for an episode set to air at 9 p.m. June 6 on Relevant Radio 1330 AM. In journeying with young women exploring their vocations, Hastreiter said she’s seen the damage that idolizing vocations can do to Catholic culture. “I like to remind people our primary vocation is to love,” Hastreiter said.
Bishop Kenney: ‘God knows what’s going to happen in our lives’

3 weeks ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern

In an episode of the “Practicing Catholic” radio show set to air at 9 p.m. June 6 on Relevant Radio 1330 AM, Bishop Kenney told the show’s producer Rachael McCallum, “To be able to align ourselves with God, first of all, we have to trust in the Holy Spirit, that the Holy Spirit is the one speaking to us through God, in God.’”Bishop Kenney referenced Psalm 139, that God knows us inside and God knew us before we were born. “God knows what’s going to happen in our lives,” Bishop Kenney said.
Assembly members, the faithful preparing for Archdiocesan Synod 2025

3 weeks ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Joe Ruff

Those will be key elements June 7 as nearly 500 people from across the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis gather at Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul for Archdiocesan Synod 2025, the “Be My Witnesses Assembly.”There are three ways for all the faithful to join Synod members in prayer. The first is a 7-8 p.m. June 6 Holy Hour of Adoration at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul. Archbishop Bernard Hebda and Auxiliary Bishops Michael Izen and Kevin Kenney will be there.
‘Extreme joy:’ 5 men ordained to the priesthood in archdiocese

4 weeks ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Joe Ruff

“Extreme joy,” he said. “Fulfillment and a lot of peace.”A few weeks of butterflies in the stomach had given way to calm confidence, Father Skeate said. He and his newly ordained brother priests — Fathers Stephen Boatwright, Benjamin Eichten, Alexander Marquette and Zachary Ochsenbauer — had fanned out to separate chapels in the cathedral to bless family, friends and others in the congregation. About 2,000 people filled most of the Cathedral for the Mass.
WCCO meteorologist says getting to heaven is not a competition

4 weeks ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Josh McGovern

In an episode of the “Practicing Catholic” radio show set to air at 9 p.m. May 30 on Relevant Radio 1330 AM, Steiner told the show’s producer, Rachael McCallum, “I don’t know if the majority of people that we live with, their number one goal is heaven. It’s easy to lose sight of that. It’s just a daily focus of, ‘Where are my priorities?