Dear Reverend Father, Our Lord, Jesus Christ suffered and died on the cross to free us from the devil’s chains, but first He instructed us how to avoid falling back into slavery: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves” (Matthew 7:15) Today He grieves, because every two years many of his children are voting for politicians without examining their morals and character. Many Catholics are satisfied when a candidate claims, “I am for the little people, those without a voice.” Through this deceit, the wolves get elected. But who pays attention…

Reverend Father, In The Cure D’Ars by Abbe Francois Trochu, a biography of St. Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney based on official records from the process of his beatification, there is a passage: Vianney exclaimed through the crowd, “He is saved!” The woman was incredulous so the saint repeated, stressing each word, “I tell you he is saved. He is in Purgatory, and you must pray for him. Between the parapet of the bridge and the water he had time to make an act of contrition.” If the four words “They have no wine” spoken by the Blessed Virgin Mary were sufficient to move…

Reverend Father, Each Pastor’s job is to be a saintly shepherd, guiding and protecting his flock. Most pastors are aware of their obligation to protect their flock, but few recognize their obligation to grow it. (The Parable of the Talents. Matthew 25:14-30) This task was always difficult, but as communist and totalitarian regimes gain power, and the remainder of the “free world” is mostly run by anti-Christian liberals (including Minnesota), when the number of Catholics is shrinking and atheism is flooding the world, growing the flock seems impossible. In difficult times our Heavenly Father sent an envoy to deliver a…

Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda                                                12 October 2023Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis “She was pleasant, but sad.” At the question of Father Thomas McGlynn “was She always sad?” Sister Lucia answered “She never smiled. She was pleasant, but sad.” Our Lady’s sadness may stem from one act of disobedience, which enabled the horrors of the French Revolution and the bloodshed of the Napoleonic wars. In 1689, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque received a private request from Jesus…

We’ve attached copies of a letter sent to the Bishops of Minnesota, and a letter sent solely to the Archbishop of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis  July 18, 2023 Excellency, One day, I will face our Lord and He may say; I gave you life, I gave you talents, I gave you the world, and I gave you opportunities to serve Me. I purchased this world and you with my own blood, with the blood of my Apostles and Saints. What have you done to become worthy to reside in…