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Readings and Homilies for May 11-12, 2019 (English and Español)
Posted by Jim Thorp
On the weekend of May 11-12, 2019, we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Easter with the gospel account of the Good Shepherd. Fr. Newton's homily speaks to the deeper meaning of the title "shepherd" to the people of Israel in Jesus' time and to the people of Christ today. ... Read More »
Readings and Homilies for May 4-5, 2019 (English and Español)
Posted by Jim Thorp
On the weekend of May 4-5, 2019, we celebrate the Third Sunday of Easter with the gospel account of the fishing Apostles and the appearance of Jesus on the shore. The Lord brings about a miraculous catch of fish, cooks them breakfast, and three times asks Simon Peter to ... Read More »
Soup and Sacrifice Raises More Than $1,800
Posted by Jim Thorp
The Social Justice Mission Outreach (SJMO) group would like to thank all who attended our Lenten season Soup and Sacrifice events. In total $1846.16 was raised! The committee decided to do match the funds 100% from the SJMO account. These funds will be distributed to local programs including: Great River Family Promise CAER (Community ... Read More »
Readings and Homilies for April 27-28, 2019 - First Communion and Father's Sabbatical (English and Español)
Posted by Jim Thorp
On the weekend of April 27-28, we celebrated Divine Mercy Sunday and First Communion for more than 70 students from Saint Andrew Catholic School and our Faith Formation programs. Fr. Mark delivered all three English homilies below. In all three, he spoke of God's infinite mercy in which we ... Read More »
Readings and Homilies for the Easter Triduum (English and Español)
Posted by Jim Thorp
We encountered some difficulties on Palm Sunday that prevented us from recording and posting those homilies, but we do have homilies and readings from a beautiful Easter Triduum!
Check out the readings in English and Spanish and our English and bilingual homilies at the links below: Holy Thursday ... Read More »
REBOOT Ignites 1,400 Attendees
Posted by Jim Thorp
Last night, roughly 1,400 people of all ages from seven area parishes and beyond packed St. Michael Catholic Church for REBOOT Live with Chris Stefanick. It was inspiring to see a full church on a Wednesday night, with people praying, listening and praising God together. Stefanick's message was both powerful and practical, ... Read More »
Get Ready for REBOOT Live with Chris Stefanick this Wednesday!
Posted by Jim Thorp
REMINDER: The REBOOT Live event with Chris Stefanick is Wednesday at 7:00 PM at St. Michael Catholic Church in St. Michael! The parking lot is likely to fill up quickly, so consider riding together with friends or family and arriving early.
St. Raphael's in Crystal and St. Vincent ... Read More »
Readings and Homilies for April 6-7, 2019 (English and Español)
Posted by Jim Thorp
On the weekend of April 6-7, 2019, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, we heard the Gospel story of the woman caught in adultery, who is threatened with stoning until Jesus intervenes on her behalf. Both Fr. Newton and Fr. Mark noted in their homilies the absence of the man ... Read More »
Readings and Homilies for March 30-31, 2019 (English and Español)
Posted by Jim Thorp
On the weekend of March 30-31, 2019, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, we heard Jesus' retelling of the story of the prodigal son, emphasizing to His listeners the mercy and love of the forgiving father. This is Fr. Newton's favorite Bible passage, and his homily expresses great joy in this ... Read More »
Readings and Homilies for March 23-24, 2019 (English and Español)
Posted by Jim Thorp
On the weekend of March 23-24, 2019, the Third Sunday of Lent, we heard the stories of Moses and the burning bush and Jesus' parable of the fig tree that bore no fruit, with an excerpt from St. Paul's first letter to the Corinthians warning us against pride and ... Read More »