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Fr. Mike Cronin
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Pastorfrmikesmpgmail.comA couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to watch a live webinar, sponsored by the Minnesota Catholic Conference. The topic, “Open Wide Our Hearts: The Catholic Church Confronts Racism,” was timely and very much worth the two hours. The main participants were Bishop Shelton Fabre of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Damon Clarke Owens (international speaker and evangelist), Loralean Jordan (social justice advocate), Lannette Turicchi (speaker and author and producer), and finally Bishop John Quinn of Winona! The live presentations were excellent, and we all had the chance to submit questions for their consideration. A recording of the webinar is available at no cost on the website of the Minnesota Catholic Conference (https://www.mncatholic.org/). I highly recommend it for your consideration. I found it to be timely, enlightening, and challenging all at the same time. The national bishops’ conference also has quality materials available on their website, https://www.usccb.org/. Let us pray that racism be put into the dustbin of history. God help us.
Last Saturday, I had the privilege of celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation with another small group of our young people. I am grateful for their commitment to life-long faith formation and welcome them as fully initiated members of the Church. Thank you to all the parents, sponsors, catechists, and others who have formed them over the years. Your good and faithful work has come to fruition. Have a blessed week everyone! I am appreciative that Bishop Quinn delegated me to this opportunity to Confirm our young people.