Column from Sister Anne Marie Walsh, SOLT Every so often in the Gospel, Jesus asks an unsettling question. Perhaps one of the most unsettling questions he asks is whether he will find faith upon the earth when he returns again. It’s a disturbing question because we have a hard time imagining a world where no one believes in God any longer. What could possibly happen to create such a scenario?

During Danbury Catholic School’s final hour of school before the Easter break, the older students relived Jesus’ final hours during their Living Stations of the Cross.

On April 11, the 39th Annual Friends of Gehlen Catholic Ball will celebrate under the glow of “Friday Night Lights” at the Le Mars Convention Center. This year’s event is hosted by General Chairs Brad and Sarah Cave, along with Tyler and Kylie Petty.

Each year, from early March through mid-December, Silver Roses are stewarded by Knights of Columbus councils along routes from Canada to Mexico. Every stop the Silver Rose makes throughout the pilgrimage is a rosary-centered occasion for Knights, parishioners and community members to pray for respect for life, for the spiritual renewal of each nation, and for the advancement of the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It will be in the Sioux City Diocese April 19 through 25.

The Society of Our Lady of the Trinity sisters in Carroll are hosting a discernment retreat in May.

(Bilingual) Bishop John Keehner shares the English and Spanish text of his Easter Vigil homily.

Humboldt St. Mary School raised a record breaking $182,115 at the March 14 annual spring gala. They exceeded the Phase I playground improvement project goal.

After a jury in California found two large social media companies to be liable of creating social media platforms designed to be addictive, a therapist from Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Sioux City weighed in on the subject. Nate Phillips, clinical supervisor of children and school-based services, said the court decision could be a “watershed moment” that has potential to be akin to the tobacco settlements.

Pews in the Sioux City Cathedral of the Epiphany were filled with the diocesan faithful for the March 30 annual chrism Mass, the first for Bishop John Keehner in the Diocese of Sioux City. In addition to adult parishioners, over 200 students from numerous Catholic schools throughout the diocese and some parish religious education students attended the event.

A groundbreaking ceremony for a new school addition on April 1 at Gehlen Catholic School in Le Mars affirmed that the legacy of Catholic education is alive and well in the community. Following a school Mass at St. Joseph Church in Le Mars, hundreds of students from Gehlen Catholic School gathered north of the elementary building for the Legacy Campaign Groundbreaking Ceremony.

(CNS) In the first Holy Thursday homily of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV called on Catholics to embrace a mission of selfless love, leaving behind comfort and control.

(Bilingual) By suffering for us, by undergoing the horrific death by means of crucifixion, Jesus has turned reality inside out, so that death no longer has the final say in terms of human existence. Rather, in the person of Jesus himself, we see that life is stronger than death. Al sufrir por nosotros, al sufrir la horrible muerte en la cruz, Jesús ha dado un giro radical a la realidad, de modo que la muerte ya no tiene la última palabra en lo que respecta a la existencia humana. Más bien, en la persona del mismo Jesús, vemos que la vida es más fuerte que la muerte.

UPDATED Several parishes in the Diocese of Sioux City are holding Divine Mercy Sunday services on April 12. Many of the services include reflections, adoration, confession and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV advanced the sainthood cause of Father Edward Flanagan, the Irish-born founder of a pioneering home for at-risk boys in the United States, recognizing that he lived the Christian virtues heroically.