Bishop Ryan Catholic School held its annual Las Posadas celebration Tuesday, Dec. 16, continuing a tradition that blends faith, culture and community. Las Posadas is a Mexican and Latin American tradition that reenacts Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter before the birth of Jesus. ...
The Christmas story is more than just a Nativity scene for volunteers with Follow the Star, who strive to create an experience so authentic that guests walk away in awe of Bethlehem. Follow the Star has long been a part of Dakota Hope Clinic’s Festival of the Trees, but it has grown and ...
Recently, a mom, apparently overwhelmed by her husband’s job challenges, three young children, and financial struggles, asked me if there were things that I liked about being alone! Well, I don’t miss rushing home when I wasn’t done with appointments and errands because I needed to prepare lunch. I was frustrated, realizing that I could have planned better or prepared something in advance. However, I also knew that he often had headaches if he didn’t eat regularly. More importantly, I knew that he didn’t like being alone. He found love in my presence and because I loved him ...
I do have misgivings about using this column as an outright platform for all of the grief I and so many others are carrying in the wake of my step-daughter November’s passing. This paper’s readers aren’t coming to its pages looking to feel sad when they open the weekend edition, one ...
I’ve been noticing some phrases that are commonly accepted in society today. They seem innocent enough, but as I considered them more thoroughly, I began to wonder how accurate they really are. Let’s examine some of them in the light of what the Bible says. When someone is considering a decision, I often hear others encourage them with a phrase such as “follow your heart.” Yet, I wonder if our hearts are actually trustworthy. The Bible says: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked…,” (Jeremiah 17:9a KJV). This is further confirmed in Proverbs ...
Minot’s Shekinah Riders are rockin’ and ridin’ for Jesus as they trek around the region with their motorcycle ministry. The club is part of the Christian Motorcycle Association (CMA), a nondenominational group of believers of all stages and walks of life who share the love of Jesus – ...
