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Yes, you do deserve God's infinite grace too

I found myself with some unexpected windshield time the other night so I started dialing the kids in order of succession. Sometimes it is the most convenient time to catch up. Our No. 2 child took it for the sibling team on this night and answered. “Hey, son!” I said. “Just wanted to ...

SMSU Chorale presents concerts in Marshall and St. Paul

Submitted photo Dr. Stephen Kingsbury, professor of Music and director of Choral Activities at Southwest Minnesota State University conducted the SMSU Chorale in a concert entitled “Be Still My Soul: The Music of Morten Lauridsen" on Saturday, April 25, at First Lutheran Church in ...

Faith Briefs

CDA to have special celebration for Blessed Mother Mary The Catholic Daughters are honoring the Blessed Mother Mary with a special celebration. Rev. Denny Labat will be lead with prayer, reflection, and quiet time for personal devotion. All men and women of the AFC are welcome to attend from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at Holy Redeemer.  Spring Salad Luncheon May 7 The annual Holy Redeemer Council of Catholic Women Spring Salad Luncheon will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 7, in Carlin Hall. Advance tickets are available at Hy-Vee or the Holy Redeemer Parish Center ...

God needs more peacemakers, not more warriors

Friends, if we are to live in a truly faithful manner, we have to respect the lives of every single person. … Yes, even the lives of those whom we vehemently disagree with. We are living in an age of political rage and violence that will not serve us well. There is no “winning” for ...

Girard receives CCW Woman of the Year award

The New Ulm Diocesan Council of Catholic Women held its 65th annual convention at the Church of St. Michael in Morgan on April 25, with about 200 women coming together to celebrate the theme, “Grow in God’s Love.”   Pictured is Bishop Chad W. Zielinski presenting the Woman of the ...

Zabka receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar award for 2026-2027

Dr. Matthew Zabka, associate professor of Mathematics at Southwest Minnesota State University, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in applied algebraic topology to Georgia for the 2026-2027 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Dr. Matthew Zabka grew up in St. Paul and earned undergraduate degrees in mathematics, German and economics at St. Cloud State University. He completed his master’s degree in statistics at the University of Michigan and his doctorate in mathematics at Wayne State University under the ...