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September 23, 2026Father Merle Kollasch, retired diocesan priest living in Bode, penned this guest column on his cousin, Msgr. A.J. "Joe" Elbert.Read More -
September 17, 2026Column from Judge John Sandy of Spirit Lake St. Mary Parish - Art and music put us in contact with the Creator. Thomas Merton, in No Man Is an Island, describes it as attuning the soul to God. In a creative sympathy the artist finds the living law that governs the universe. What Merton called the secret gravitation drawing all things toward God as their center, true art lays bare in the depths of our own nature the law that has governed the universe.Read More -
August 26, 2026Column by Judge John Sandy of Spirit Lake St. Mary Parish, sharing the story of Rosa Marmor Kramer and her fight to stay alive despite those who did not recognize the dignity and sanctity of every human life.Read More -
August 10, 2026Guest column by Judge John Sandy of St. Mary Parish, Spirit Lake on the life and impact of St. Francis Cabrini who recognized the suffering of those in plain sight that others simply overlooked.Read More -
July 30, 2026Retired diocesan priest Father Merle Kollasch of Bode penned this column about his relative and brother priest, Msgr. Louis Henry Kollasch.Read More -
June 10, 2026Father Merle Kollasch, retired priest of the diocese, penned this reflection from his childhood growing up near Whittemore.Read More -
May 14, 2026Guest column: Art Cullen, Pulitzer Prize winning Storm Lake Times Pilot editor was asked to speak to the Sisters of the Presentation last month. Following the presentation, he penned a column giving a nod to the religious order whose sisters provided a Catholic education for the Cullens and made a lasting impact upon the author.Read More -
October 31, 2024As we celebrate National Vocations Awareness Week, questions often arise as to how many seminarians we currently have in our diocese and what efforts are supporting future vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life. Given our parish closures and mergers, there is concern about how many young people will be available to serve the church in the future. Yet the reality that the church is facing runs deeper than simply calculating available personnel.Read More -
July 26, 2024Have you been listening to the news about the extreme weather storms in the central and Southern areas of our country? There has been a huge increase in the number and severity of storms. So far in 2024 the U.S. has had 859 tornados. On the Memorial Day weekend tornados killed 25 people across four states. They have caused billions of dollars of destruction in towns like Valley View, Texas, and Greenfield. These storms bring winds of over 100 miles an hour, causing power outages to millions of Americans, making some air travel treacherous and causing thousands of trip cancellations and delays.Read More
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