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Mass for the Feast of the Solemnity of Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation, is on Tuesday, January 1st at 10 am at Our Lady of Lourdes.

“Awake, mankind! For your sake God has become man. Awake, you who sleep, rise up from the dead, and Christ will enlighten you. I tell you again: for your sake, God became man…

At Christmas, with joyful hearts, we celebrate this awesome reality that out of love, God became one of us to redeem our very nature from within. Christmas can be celebrated from so many different aspects, but the word that sums up Christmas more than any other is Emmanuel, which means God with us. This is the beauty ...

This opinion piece appeared in the Star Tribune on December 15th. It was penned by Tim O’Malley director of ministerial standards and safe environment for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. O'Malley is a former FBI agent, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and deputy chief judge in the Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings. Johnson is a Minneapolis attorney and the independent ombudsman assisting victims of clergy sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. He served as Hennepin County Attorney from 1979 to 1991 and was a founder of CornerHouse, a local nonprofit serving child sexual abuse victims ...

"Many of you have reminded me that our Church needs to face today's challenges with more direct action. Changes must be made that will prevent regression to old ways. I am taking additional steps in this Archdiocese to change the culture that fostered the clergy abust crisis ...

Join us for Advent Faith & Family, Sunday December 16th! Advent activities for the kids and Deacon Winninger will speak about this season of joyful preparation with the adults. It's also our annual pancake breakfast, "Pancakes from Heaven"!

This weekend, our Holiness & Mission talk with be, "Mary in Scripture and Salvation History" with Father Dan Griffith. Children's Faith Formation classes will meet and we will have Children's Liturgy of the Word at both the 8:30 and 11:00 am Masses.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Maria Gonzalez Haro, on Saturday, December 8th at 10:30 am, at Our Lady of Lourdes. Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her.

Advent begins. Father Griffith shares a personal reflection about this season of expectant waiting, of joyful preparation.