I think non-Christians can be given a little slack for being a bit incredulous about the dogmatic claims of Christmas.

After Christmas Eve Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, Archbishop Bernard Hebda lightheartedly suggested that his seat should be auctioned next year because it was the closest one to the ...

Approximately 53 million Catholic adults in the United States will mark the beginning of Advent on Nov. 30. For me, Advent means something more this season. In years past, my practice was to create an ...

We radiate the life of Jesus to the world to the extent that we live with the conviction that we are divinely loved. Advent calls us beyond the false security of the merely virtuous person and into ...

Included in this disclosure are clergy members from other dioceses or religious orders who at one time worked in the archdiocese and were accused of engaging in sexual abuse of minors in our ...

Water. Water is the primary symbol of baptism. John the Baptist used water (Mt 3:11; Mk 1:8a; Jn 1:33; 3:23), as did Jesus (Jn 3:22). Jesus is living water (Jn 4:10), and when Jesus died, the water ...

As heightened immigration enforcement efforts continue in the Twin Cities, Archbishop Bernard Hebda issued a statement Dec. 23 urging all to “lower the temperature of rhetoric, stop fear-filled ...

The 2024 election will determine not only our next U.S. president but also numerous elected officials at the local, state and federal levels. As Minnesotans prepare to vote, we as Catholics are called ...

Cartoon characters can devolve into dullards over time. But some are more enduringly appealing than others, as the adventure "The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants" (Paramount) proves.

"Someone lost a boot!" As the story begins, my dad starts laughing. Every year he loves to retell the tale of the December we got a 16-foot tree to stuff in our house. One of us wound up crying ...

The federal Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) is a historic step toward ensuring that parents are supported in their choice of an education for their child. It allows individual taxpayers to ...

“The Nativity scene and the Christmas tree are signs of faith and hope,” he said to all those present. “Let the tenderness of the child Jesus illuminate our lives. Let God’s love, like the branches of ...