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Bishop's Reflection on the Eucharist: Companionship
Marriage & Family Life: Remember the Lessons of the Pandemic
Bishop's Reflection on the Eucharist: Renewed Amazement
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Discover the Difference: Thank You!
As the Pandemic Stretches On, God Continues to be With Us
Discover the Difference: Celebrate Catholic Schools Week
How Do We Proclaim the Gospel During These Challenging Times?
Bishop: Decoder Ring
Let's Get Psyched: A Gentler Type of Resolution
Faith That Conquers: 2020 Was One for the History Books
Marriage & Family Life: Follow the Light
Bishop: Christmas Magnified
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Family Faith Activities, Reflections & Prayers
Open Your Home to God's Grace This Christmas Season
Discover the Difference: Service Learning Benefits Students, Community
Faith Conversations for the 1st Week of Advent
Bishop: Night Saving Time
Discover the Difference: Meeting Social, Emotional Needs of Students
Family Friendly Activities, Reflections & Prayers
Let's Get Psyched: I Need a Hug
Discover the Difference: Enrollment Growth in the Unlikeliest of Times
Faith, Courage & Humility
Bishop: Mystic or Gnostic?
Marriage & Family Life: Prayer doesn't have to be perfect
Discover the Difference: Blue Ribbon Schools
Discover the Difference: Separated by Circumstances, Connected by Community
Bishop: Archangelic Attitudes
Discover the Difference: From Cradle to College
Jesus - I Know You Are Near
Bishop: Playing for Fish
Let's Get Psyched: Celebrating "I Am"
Marriage & Family Life: St. Monica an example of profound patience
Bishop: Flats, Furloughs and Sabbath Rest
To Reconcile All Things: Racism in America
Bishop: Father's Day-and Night
Discover the Difference: Meeting the Needs of All Students
Discover the Difference: Saving for Catholic Education
Bishop: Be bold, go forward & build authentic relationships
God is our hope in this pandemic
Bishop: Homeward Bound
Let's Get Psyched: Smiles, We Need Them
Discover the Difference: What to Look for in a STEM School
Marriage and Family Life: In our trials, Christ draws ever closer to us
Discover the Difference: Charitable Giving Made Easier Through the CARES Act
Jesus I trust in you
Bishop: After You
Bishop: Triduum/Easter message to the faithful
Discover the Difference: Catholic Education Is More Affordable Than You Think
Bishop's Holy Week Message
Discover the Difference: Keeping Kids on Track
Seminarians return to Iowa
Bishop: Inspiration from St. Joseph
Bishop: Undaunted Trust
Marriage & Family Life: An invitation to grow as a husband & father
Bishop: Threshold Crossed
Discover the Difference: The Benefits of Early Childhood Education
Marriage & Family Life: Incarnate love
Discover the Difference: What to Consider When Choosing a School
Let's Get Psyched: Was that compliment for me?
Bishop: Wisdom, Be Attentive!
Discover the Difference: Catholic Schools Week
Bishop: Unmuted Mystery
Discover the Difference: Two-Way Immersion Expands Educational Horizons
Bishop: Beauty and the Best
Let's Get Psyched: Honey, Let's Put Up The Tree!
#MakeMercyReal involves compassion and action
Bishop: Tree House
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: Welcome Bishop Joensen
Marriage & Family Life: Road to sainthood is paved with challenges
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: A Heart Filled With Gratitude
What is faith?
Marriage & Family Life: Celebrate Marriage With Anniversary Masses
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: Immigration: A Moral Crisis
Guest Column: Don't forget your home on the Hill
Guest Column: Pax Christi Commencement Speech from Dowling Catholic
Marriage & Family Life: Father & son discover God's love through reconciliation
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: The Father Jim Kiernan Initiative
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: Sunday Worship is the Center of Family Faith Life
Let's Get Psyched! Here Comes a Breath of Fresh Air
Let's Get Psyched: Talk About Vulnerable!
New St. Albert President Grateful for Welcome
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: Education - A First Priority
Marriage & Family Life: Finding Jesus in Our Homes
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: Dying and Rising
Marriage & Family Life: There is a Third Option for couples wanting to improve their marriages
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: Center of Family Faith Life is Sunday Worship
Marriage & Family Life: Focusing on words during Lent
Marriage & Family Life: Focusing on my words during Lent
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: Do We Need Jesus?
Marriage & Family Life: Passing on Faith is Like Apprenticeship
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: Looking to the future with Catholic education
Marriage & Family Life: No matter how messy, we are loved
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: Busy, Busy This Holiday Season
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: Seeking the Common Good
Marriage & Family Life: God draws us in community
Ask a Priest: Questions on bells at Mass, the Lord's prayer, and the alb
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: Gratitude
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Church
Marriage & Family: What happened to keeping vows?
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: Welcome to the Newly Ordained Deacons
Marriage & Family Life: Be a little more vulnerable
Let's Get Psyched! In the Midst of Chaos, There are Glimpses of Heaven
Ask a Priest: Mass times, visiting priests and confirmation
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: Decrease Polarization for the Common Good
Marriage & Family Life: Our Faith Heritage
In the Heartland With Bishop Pates: Embracing the Future With Prayer
Let's Get Psyched! For Every Goodbye There is a Hello
Marriage & Family Life: Fathers
Reflection on Pope's Latest Teaching Document
Ask a Priest: On Outside Weddings
Marriage & Family Life: Lent is a time for renewal
Ask a Priest: Questions on Death
Let's Get Psyched! EXPOSED: I just want to be happy
Marriage & Family Life: Passion is the fruit of romance intentionally cultivated
Ask a Priest: Catholic Social Teaching
Ask a Priest: On sponsors and sacrament of the sick
Ask a Priest: Pope's retirement & communion for the divorced
Ask a Priest: What's a sacrarium? And, why do we confess with a priest?
Let's Get Psyched! A Great Four-Letter Word
Let's Get Psyched! Why spiritual integration is vital to mental health
Marriage & Family Life: Real Freedom Takes Commitment & Risk
Marriage & Family Life: The World Needs Hope Most of All
Ask a Priest: August 2017
Let's Get Psyched! Spirit is Thicker Than Blood
Marriage & Family Life: Habits of Faith
Ask a Priest: July 2017
Marriage & Family Life: Wisdom Passed On
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