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Builder of first church in St. Paul had no easy life
“Lucien Galtier — Pioneer Priest,” by Marianne Luban Minnesota history buffs, and especially Minnesota Catholic history enthusiasts, will appreciate the research that author Marianne Luban has...
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Father John Forliti’s new book offers ‘Ten Anchors’ every Catholic —...
New book by Father John Forliti Father John Forliti wants to make it difficult for teen and young adult Catholics to miss out on the satisfying, hope-filled, “anchoring” gift that Catholic life offers....
View ArticleMinnesota Catholic paper starts second century with a head start on reaching...
(The following is the text from Bob Zyskowski’s talk at The Catholic Spirit newspaper’s 100th anniversary party in downtown Minneapolis Jan. 6. His talk included a seven-minute video that demonstrated...
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Joke — no joke — just for Catholics
Jim and Jennifer were at their wedding rehearsal on a Friday night when a tornado struck the church, collapsing the walls and roof and tragically killing them both. They’d led good lives and went...
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Catholics, imagine if St. Paul had had e-mail
Just think how much the Evangelist Paul would have been able to accomplish if there had been e-mail back in his day. That’s just what Kathleen T. Choi did. Check out her clever column from the Hawaii...
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Grief for guys — a man writes about the loneliness of loss
Bill Cento was called “the last hard-nosed newsman” at the St. Paul daily paper he helped to edit, so he surprised me with his amazingly sensitive book — most of it in poetry, of all things. Cento has...
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Vern Schultz has saved glimpses of St. Paul back in the day
If you’d enjoy a trip down memory lane through St. Paul 60-70-80 years ago, you might look for Vern Schultz’s “Memoirs of a Left Hander” (Amazon.com). The self-published book about growing up in the...
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Greetings from sunny Minnesota — FYI: It won’t last
For several weeks now on my drive in to work I’ve been seeing this view of the just-risen sun hitting the facade of the Cathedral of St. Paul. I finally stopped, grabbed my camera and tried to save...
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Thrills & chills at Cathedral of St. Paul
Red Bull Ice Crashers event that skirts the Cathedral of St. Paul — skaters actually go down a ramp atop the cathedral steps — are bringing cold-weather sports fans out to see the excitement of this...
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Prolife ‘billboard people’ aiming higher
“The Billboard People” sponsored 6,500 prolife billboards in 42 states last year, but they want to do more. “Our goal is 7,000 billboards,” Prolife Across America founder Mary Ann Kucharski told...
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Who was ‘O’Shaughnessy,’ anyway?
By Bob Zyskowski In St. Paul, the name “O’Shaughnessy” graces a handful of buildings at the University of St. Thomas, including the library, education center and football stadium, and at St. Catherine...
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Patience: The Perfect Holiday Gift
I’ve had a lot of time to think while sitting on hold with Minnesota’s health insurance exchange during the past month. While I waited, I had to listen to Kenny G or a clone play the same nasally music...
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Local priest describes trip to Rome to become missionary of mercy
Father John Ubel greets Pope Francis during his trip to Rome. By Father John Ubel My brief trip to Rome began with a plethora of questions from an inquisitive Jewish woman sitting next to me on the...
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A six week series from the letter to the Galatians
The second readings for the Sundays of Week Nine through Week Fourteen of Ordinary Time, Year C, are taken from St. Paul’s letter to the Galatians. The Location of Galatia. Galatia is a large area in...
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Mercy for miserable sinners
Mercy is one of God’s most wonderful attributes. God is kind and merciful. Paul was utterly dependent upon God’s mercy. So was Peter. So are we. Paul and Peter had something in common: both were...
View ArticleSt. Paul: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Dissolution Time. The year was 67 AD. St. Paul was in his mid-70s, an old man by First Century standards. He was in Rome, a bad place for Christians. The Roman Emperor Nero was waging a large scale...
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St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians: a unique four-week span
A Four-Part Sampler. Four scripture passages from Saint Paul’s letter to the Philippians are featured for the second reading from the Twenty-Fifth to Twenty-Eighth Sundays of Ordinary Time in Year A....
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St. Paul: Looking back, looking forward
Departure Time. The year was 67 AD. St. Paul was in his mid-70s, an old man by First Century standards. He was in Rome, a bad place for Christians. The Roman Emperor Nero was waging a large scale...
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