Seminarians Spread the Gospel in Mexico

Seminarians Spread the Gospel in Mexico

by | Apr 28, 2025 | Blog

For several years, we have collaborated on an annual mission trip to Mexico with St. Paul Seminary, the major seminary for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. This year, our team traveled with nineteen seminarians and two priests. While in Mexico, our primary...
The Call to Holiness

The Call to Holiness

by | Apr 28, 2025 | Blog, Ralph Martin

Holiness is not just a good idea or an optional extra. God commands each of us to be holy because He is holy (see Lv 11:44-45, 19:2, 20:7, 20:26). To be in union with Him, something must change in us. When Moses asks to see the Lord, God responds that “man shall not...
How Quickly the Picture Can Change

How Quickly the Picture Can Change

by | Apr 28, 2025 | Blog, Peter Herbeck

On a sunny Saturday morning in early February, my wife, Debbie, and I were enjoying a quiet ride home to Ann Arbor from Grand Rapids, Michigan. The evening before, we had the privilege of speaking at a gala marriage event for more than two hundred Catholic couples. My...
Brazil Mission Reveals Shared Heart for Christ

Brazil Mission Reveals Shared Heart for Christ

by | Apr 25, 2025 | Blog

Isn’t it fun when you meet someone and realize they have a common friend or shared experience? In those moments, we often marvel, “Small world, isn’t it?” Rachel Herbeck and I recently completed a whirlwind mission to Brazil, and this was a common refrain throughout...
Your Present Circumstances

Your Present Circumstances

by | Mar 27, 2025 | Blog, Rachel Herbeck

What are your present circumstances? Are you in a season where you are feeling God’s love a lot? Are you in a season of suffering? In Philippians, St. Paul tells us his circumstances and how he responds to them in the power of the Holy Spirit: I want you to...