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Braaten, Brown, Morman, Schafer, O'Leary, Senger, Feser, Dietlein, Wagner mark milestones

Deacon Adam Maus, 33, a native of Golva, N.D. will be ordained a priest for the Catholic Diocese of Bismarck at 3 p.m. June 12 at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck.

Deacon Adam Maus, 33, a native of Golva, N.D. will be ordained a priest for the Catholic Diocese of Bismarck at 3 p.m. June 12 at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck.

The presentation of the calf in the birthing canal of the heifer was perfect. The delivery was difficult. I could see the heart beating through the calf’s chest cavity. I noticed the calf was not breathing.

When the season ended for the St. Mary's Saints boys basketball team (after a seven point loss in the ND state championship game), the sting of defeat and a sense of failure hit the team...hard.

It sounds like a good idea: a priest sitting in a corner by himself, whispering into his own ear, “Bless me, me, for I have sinned.” Because if a priest could confess to himself then, “Can’t we all just tell our sins straight to God?” These questions get to the heart of the sacrament of penance.

With summer right around the corner, the pace of daily activity seems to pick up. Don’t let yourself and your family get ensnared in the busyness trap once Memorial Day rolls around.

Among married men and women who undergo surgical sterilization through a vasectomy or a tubal ligation, it has been estimated that anywhere from ten to twenty percent will come to regret the choice.

In Easter, we learn that God lives and is a most loving and merciful God. What a gift and what a lesson for each of us! In spite of all of our sins, He does not stop loving us and waiting for us to return to Him.