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by bcadmin | Sep 10, 2021 | 9/11, 9/11 Day of Remembrance, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Archbishop Hebda, Featured, Imam Masjidaliman Hamdy El-Sawaf, Islamic Community Center of Minnesota, Local News, Minneapolis, Minnesota Council of Churches, Moments of silence, News, Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman, Sept. 11, Stacey Smith, State Capitol, Temple Israel, Tolling of church bells | 0 |
Moments of silence, tolling of church bells, prayers in a video led by Archbishop Bernard Hebda and other faith leaders, speakers and a social gathering are part of a 9/11 Day of Remembrance at the State Capitol in St. Paul on Sept. 11.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 13, 2021 | Ascension School, C.J. McGowan, Catholic Youth Camp, City Connects, Featured, Local News, McGregor, Minneapolis, News | 0 |
C.J. McGowan greeted 61 students getting off two buses at Ascension School in Minneapolis July 9 as they returned from a week at Catholic Youth Camp near McGregor, about two and a half hours north of the Twin Cities.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 29, 2021 | archbishop bernard hebda, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Black Lives Matter, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, George Floyd, Minneapolis, Minnesota, News, police brutality | 0 |
Following Derek Chauvin’s June 25 sentencing for the murder of George Floyd, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis prayed it would “bring a measure of peace and healing” to Floyd’s family, his friends “and our community.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 22, 2021 | Annunciation, COVID-19, COVID-19-related restrictions, Local News, Minneapolis, News, Tim Walz | 0 |
Gov. Tim Walz ended pandemic-related social distancing restrictions and group size limits at places of worship May 28. But on June 6, Annunciation in Minneapolis began offering one Mass each weekend with COVID-19-related restrictions still in place.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 8, 2021 | Echoes of Catholic Minnesota, Featured, German American immigrant community, Interstate Highway System, John Ireland, Minneapolis, News, St. Joseph church | 0 |
When John Ireland dedicated St. Joseph Church at North Fourth Street and Eleventh Avenue in Minneapolis on Sept. 15, 1889, it was not yet completed, but it was already beautiful. Its white brick and sandstone structure was like no other building in the city, with imposing towers on both front corners of the building. Inside, there was seating for 1,200.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 21, 2021 | archbishop bernard hebda, Archbishop Paul Coakley, Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Bishop Shelton Fabre, Black Lives Matter, Catholic Church, Church in the US, George Floyd, lead, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota Catholic Conference, News, Racial justice, USCCB | 0 |
After the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd late Tuesday afternoon, American Catholic Church leaders weighed in with statements that affirmed the jury’s decision, but also recognized the need to continue to work on the issue of racial justice nationwide.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 19, 2021 | archbishop bernard hebda, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Black Lives Matter, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, George Floyd, Minneapolis, Minnesota, News, police brutality, Racism | 0 |
As closing arguments began April 19 in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda and priests across the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis offered special Masses “For the Preservation of Peace and Justice.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 12, 2021 | DeLaSalle High School, Holocaust, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Holocaust survivor, Local News, Minneapolis, Murray Brandys, News, Peg Hodapp, Social Justice Awareness Week | 0 |
A Holocaust survivor named Murray Brandys shared his experiences at a Social Justice Awareness Week 18 years ago at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 23, 2021 | Derek Chauvin, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Featured, Garden dedicated to St. Francis, George Floyd, Hennepin County Government Center, Local News, Minneapolis, News, Pray for peace in our world, St. Olaf | 0 |
Just before 8 a.m. March 22, nine men and women gathered outside St. Olaf in Minneapolis in a garden dedicated to St. Francis to pray that saint’s famous prayer: “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. …”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 11, 2021 | Abuse, allegation, Annunciation Catholic School, Local News, Ministerial Standards and Safe Environment, Minneapolis, News, O'Malley, Police | 0 |
Minneapolis police have concluded an allegation of an adult’s inappropriate physical contact with a student at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, and have declined to pursue charges, according to a letter school leaders sent to school families March 10.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 9, 2021 | archbishop bernard hebda, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Black Lives Matter, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, George Floyd, Minneapolis, Minnesota, News, police brutality, Racial justice | 0 |
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis prayed March 6 for peace and justice in the upcoming trial of a white former city police officer in death of George Floyd, an African American, while in police custody.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 28, 2021 | Baptist, Featured, Minneapolis, News, RCIA, Why I am Catholic | 0 |
I grew up Baptist in south Minneapolis and was given the choice to stop attending church at the age of about 12. The only time I was in church after that was for weddings and funerals. Fast forward three-plus years, and my life had been taken over by addiction and alcoholism.
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