St. Cecilia and Mary Immaculate Catholic Churches

Deacon jubilees

Across the country, the conversation around sports gambling continues to heat up, with 38 states already having passed laws to legalize the practice. Proponents argue that it generates revenue, but the data from states that have legalized sports betting tell a darker story.

In 2022, the bishops of the United States officially launched the National Eucharistic Revival to inspire and prepare the People of God to be formed, healed, converted, united, and sent out to a hurting and hungry world through a renewed encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist – the source and summit of our Catholic faith.

On Thursday, Oct. 3, 15 seminarians from the Pontifical North American College were ordained to the transitional diaconate during a celebration of the Holy Mass of Ordination, including the Rev. Mr. Jacob Tschida of the Diocese of Duluth.

Purgatory is the teaching that there is a further purification following death for those souls that while not fully perfected, were at the time of their death in friendship with God.

A couple months ago I wrote a column about how when you are in an empty Catholic church by yourself you are not alone, because if God the Son is present in the reserved Blessed Sacrament, then all the saints are present in the church as well, since heaven is being in perfect union with God.

I am not happy with the current direction our state has taken. In the past three years, legislation has passed that flies in direct violation of natural law and, therefore, against what I believe as a Catholic. The evil one has managed to wiggle his influence into nearly every sacred issue of human dignity in our state.

When my young family was received into the Catholic Church in 2004, on weekends we would often be found in the back row at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary wrestling our infant daughter (who is now in grad school). And often sitting in front of us was a wonderful family.

As I compose these words, I am preparing to depart for Rome for the second session of the Synod on Synodality. I was elected by my brother bishops two years ago as a delegate to this gathering, and I participated in the first round last October.