stablished in 1957, the Diocese of New Ulm is a community of 76 parishes and 4 oratories serving Catholics throughout 15 counties in Minnesota: Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. The Diocese of New Ulm is Minnesota's most rural diocese, home to a total population of 281,802 with a Catholic population of 63,011 according to the 2011 Official Catholic Directory. It is an area serving some 9,863 square miles of Southwestern Minnesota prairie.
Icons of Christ the servant
Eleven men from a variety of backgrounds, careers, and corners of the diocese - all married with families - lay prostrate on the floor of the Church of St. Mary in Sleepy Eye as a sign of humility and submission to God as the "Litany of Saints" is sung. The men were ordained to the Order of the Diaconate on April 21 by Bishop John M. LeVoir, following five long years of preparation for their new ministry.
Click here for photos from the ordination.
Read the May 2012 issue of "The Prairie Catholic" for this and other stories.
Notice to our readers: So that we can provide timely coverage of the June 30 priestly ordination of New Ulm seminarian Deacon Aaron Johanneck, there will be a July edition of "The Prairie Catholic" in place of the June edition.
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Bishop John M. LeVoir's Easter
Radio Messages for 2012
6th Week of Easter (May 13 to 19)
5th Week of Easter (May 6 to 12)
4th Week of Easter (April 29 to May 5)
3rd Week of Easter (April 22 to 28)
2nd Week of Easter (April 15 to 21)
1st Week of Easter (April 8 to 14)
Tune in for weekly Lent Radio Messages from Bishop John M. LeVoir, broadcast on
- KNUJ Radio (860 AM) daily through Lent at approximately 7:30 a.m.
- KDUZ Radio (1260 AM) daily through Lent at approximately 8:05 a.m.
Bishop LeVoir's 2011-2012 Advent-Christmas and Lent-Easter radio messages are funded in-part by a $1,500 grant from the National Catholic Society of Foresters. For more information on the National Catholic Society of Foresters, visit their Web site: http://www.ncsf.com/
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HHS Ruling and Religious Freedom
For up-to-date information on the HHS ruling and what you can do, check out these resources:
- USCCB Web site
- Bishop John M. LeVoir's Jan. 25 letter to the Diocese of New Ulm
- "United for Religious Freedom," March 14 - A statement of the Administrative Committee of the USCCB
- Sr. Mary Ann Walsh's blogs "Six Things Everyone Should Know About the HHS Mandate" and "Six More Things Everyone Should Know About the HHS Mandate"
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Bishop John M. LeVoir's "Ad Limina" Visit
March 4-11, 2012
Check out these links for photos and videos from Bishop John M. LeVoir's "ad limina" visit.
Videos
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- Bishop LeVoir and 12 other bishops from Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota begin their "ad limina" visit
- Pope Benedict XVI speaks to Region VIII bishops on marriage and family life on March 9
- Archbishop John C. Nienstedt of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis reflects on Pope Benedict's March 9 speech
- Bishop Samuel J. Aquilla, bishop of the Diocese of Fargo, N.D., talks about his "ad limina" experience
Videos provided by Catholic News Service (CNS).
Photos
- Click here for a photo collage
Text of Pope Benedict XVI's March 9 speech on marriage and family life
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Visit the Campaign's official site
http://dnucampaign.steiergroup.net
(Continually updated with campaign totals.)
Why a "Christ our Life" Capital Campaign?
For more than fifty years, no place has been more associated with diocesan leadership than the Pastoral Center in New Ulm. But due to the deterioration of the building, the original diocesan home needs to be replaced.
The current diocesan Pastoral Center was originally designed as a private residence for the Diocese of New Ulm’s first bishop, the Most Reverend Alphonse J. Schladweiler. Over the years, the structure slowly transitioned from a residence to office space. Today, it is no longer home to the bishop or other clergy; it houses the diocese’s main ministries, operations, and the bishop’s staff. The diocese has regularly maintained the building. However, no major and necessary updating of the heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical systems is possible without extensive demolition because the pipes and conduit that serve these systems are encased in the cement wall of the building. "From the outside the building looks good and solid," said Bishop LeVoir. "But they put all the utilities and everything in poured concrete. Now they're decayed and decaying, causing real problems. The building is deteriorating."
"Christ Our Life" Campaign coverage
The Prairie Catholic, February 2012 (page 3)
The Prairie Catholic, January 2012 (page 7)
The Prairie Catholic, December 2011 (page 3)
The Prairie Catholic, November 2011 (page 3)
The Prairie Catholic, October 2011 (page 3)
The Prairie Catholic, September 2011 (page 3)
The Prairie Catholic, June 2011
The Prairie Catholic, May 2011 (page 1)
The Prairie Catholic, March 2011
The Prairie Catholic, February 2011
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throughout the diocese. (updated 5-15-2012)
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
find out more!
To Contact the Diocese of New Ulm:
1400 6th Street North
New Ulm, MN 56073-2099
(507) 359-2966
e-mail: dnu@dnu.org
