Joe O'Brien

Confirmation is a pivotal sacrament in the Catholic faith. It signifies a child’s deepened commitment to their spiritual journey and the Church. During the Confirmation ceremony, she’s anointed with sacred oil, symbolizing the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit empowers her to live a life guided by faith and devoted to Christian values. […]

The Catholic Confirmation season is officially on. If you’re looking for the perfect Confirmation gift for a young man—you’ve come to the right place. Confirmation day is an important spiritual milestone. Parents, sponsors and grandparents have a crucial role to play in guiding and supporting the young man through this process. They provide necessary support […]

Lent is a season of repentance, observance, preparation, and anticipation in the Catholic Church. For centuries, faithful Catholics have upheld the Lenten tradition of pushing themselves in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving during this season. This Lenten interview will cover these topics and more. This year, we spoke with local Minnesota priests to hear about their […]

Lent is a season of repentance, observance, preparation, and anticipation in the Catholic Church. For centuries, faithful Catholics have upheld the Lenten tradition of pushing themselves in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving during this season. This Lenten interview will cover these topics and more. This year, we spoke with local Minnesota priests to hear about their […]

How can a chair…an inanimate wooden object…have it’s own feast day? Is the Catholic Church just low on saints to fill up the calendar? Was the chair part of some miraculous event? The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter is actually a very important feast day in the Catholic calendar and is a vital […]

St. Polycarp was one of the earliest Christian martyrs and a direct disciple of the beloved apostle John. He also is very important to the Church because his writings are among the earliest to survive. He lived during the first and second centuries AD and served as bishop of Smyrna (modern-day Izmir, Turkey). Polycarp faithfully […]

Lent is a season of repentance, observance, preparation, and anticipation in the Catholic Church. For centuries, faithful Catholics have upheld the Lenten tradition of pushing themselves in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving during this season. This Lenten interview will cover these topics and more. This year, we spoke with local Minnesota priests to hear about their […]

Lent is a season of repentance, observance, preparation, and anticipation in the Catholic Church. For centuries, faithful Catholics have upheld the Lenten tradition of pushing themselves in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving during this season. This year, we spoke with local Minnesota priests to hear about their perspective and insights on Lent. In a short video […]

“If I were to meet those who kidnapped me, and even those who tortured me, I would kneel and kiss their hands. For, if these things had not happened, I would not have been a Christian and a religious today.” These words spoken by St. Josephine Bakhita from Sudan should make us pause for a […]

There are often many questions regarding St. Valentine and his story. Who was the real St. Valentine? How did he become the patron saint of love? How did our society become so enthralled with his story and why was so much consumerism brought into his feast day? This brief saint highlight will answer those questions […]