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Our students opened their hearts and willingly gave themselves to serve food, hand out clothing, and clean under a bridge. Throughout our experience, we recalled Matthew 20:28, “The Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and give His life as a ransom for many.” The following are reflections from youth from St. Benedict’s.

The Corpus Christi procession at St. Mary's in Dazey is a time-honored tradition that brings families together each year for the Mass, the procession, and a meal afterwards.

St. Paul’s Newman Center, which serves North Dakota State University (NDSU), has broken ground on a new Newman Center, chapel and faith-based student housing facility. The $21.5 million project will replace the existing Newman Center, which has been serving Catholic students at NDSU since 1958. To date, the Newman Center has raised just over $18 million of the goal.

The weather was perfect for the day, and it was difficult not to see God’s hand in it. As Bishop John Folda processed with the Blessed Sacrament among those faithful gathered following Mass, I was struck by how intimately Christ was with us, not just spiritually or as a nice idea but as physically present as any of us.