Practicing Catholic Show

While our kids are getting ready for summer vacation, we head back to school. It’s time for our first “Mass Class" with Fr. Tom Margevicius!

Submit your questions for Fr. Tom's June "Mass Class" centered on the Entrance Rites by emailing [email protected], or by leaving a voicemail at 651-251-7737. Keep an eye on our social media pages for an opportunity to enter questions there as well!

As Practicing Catholics, you may have heard the phrase, “the Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith.” And it’s true.

The Eucharist is one of the most beautiful mysteries of Catholicism, and we have the honor of receiving Jesus in this way every time we attend Mass (if we’re in the right state to do so). But how do we share that mystery with others?

Holy Cross Catholic Church in NE Minneapolis has been offering/hosting/inviting each of us to a public Eucharistic Procession for 17 years now, and Fr. Spencer Howe and Sam Backman joined us this past weekend to share more about this unique devotion.

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This past weekend on Practicing Catholic, Archbishop Hebda delved deeper into the Indian Boarding School report, the Dobbs v. Jackson case pending in the U.S. Supreme Court, and much more.

It's a segment you won't want to miss! Find resources (including official statements from the Archbishop) on all these topics at archspm.org.

As all of us Practicing Catholics in the Archdiocese (hopefully) know by now, we’ve been involved with a Synod for nearly three years!

There’ve been many, many conversations had throughout the whole process which have resulted in Prayer and Listening events, formation of the Focus Areas, four unique video series, Parish Small Groups, the Parish Synod Leadership Team Consultation, and now finally, the Synod Assembly.

With his foot in the door to nearly everything-Synod is Fr. Joseph Bambenek, Assistant Director of the Synod Executive Committee, and one of the champions behind all these wonderful materials and progress.

Calling all Blesseds! Or at least the ones native to the great state of Minnesota...

With the Archdiocesan Synod assembly taking place this upcoming weekend, Archbishop Hebda is calling on the intercessions of three ‘Blessed's’ - that meaning, those holy men and women who have been beatified but not yet canonized - throughout the Synod assembly.

Joining us this past weekend for a closer look at these three local saint-like intercessors was Allison Spies, Archives Manager for the Archdiocese.

It’s our annual ordination show, and this time we’re speaking with not one, but TWO transitional deacons about to receive the sacrament of Ordination to the Priesthood in a week’s time. We’re going to find out a bit more about each of them.

www.10000vocations.org

We know for Practicing Catholic listeners and for Catholics throughout the Archdiocese, the Saint Paul Seminary (along with the Saint John Vianney College Seminary and the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity) is a name that is cause for some good local pride and for thanksgiving.

Joining us this past weekend to talk more about the mission, role, and scope of the Saint Paul Seminary is its Rector, Father Joseph Taphorn.

www.10000vocations.org 

It’s our annual Ordination Show! Each year here, on Practicing Catholic (and previously, on The Rediscover: Hour), we dedicated one show just before the Mass of Ordination to the Priesthood to finding out more about priestly formation and specifically about the men who will become our newest priests in the local Church.

This year, we’re privileged to be able to speak with Deacon Joseph Nguyen from St. Anne/St. Joseph in Minneapolis, Deacon John Utecht from the parish of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Hastings, and Deacon Connor McGinnis from All Saints in Lakeville.

www.10000vocations.org 

With the weather warming up, you know what that means... soon we’ll be enjoying patio season, outdoor concerts, and parish festivals. Adding to the excitement is a music festival run by five of our Archdiocesan rural parishes!

That’s right, next weekend, on May 20th, the All Saints Music Festival will be happening at Little Log House Pioneer Village near Hastings. Joining us today to share a bit more about the “first party of the summer” is co-chair Sylvia Belford. Sylvia, thanks for joining us!

https://www.allsaintsmusicfestival.com/

Caring for our retired Archdiocesan priests is a ministry that we don’t often get to see, let alone participate in. For the men who’ve dedicated their lives to serving us in our parish communities, the Byrne Residence - a retirement home for clergy in St. Paul - is a place to rest and live in community with other retired priests.

But what does it take to keep this space at its best? How might we support the men who’ve always been there when we’ve needed them?

https://www.ccf-mn.org/byrneresidence/