April is National Poetry Month. Here are a few famous authors that you may not have known were also Catholic. J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, was also a poet and devout Catholic. Dante Alighieri, author of The Divine Comedy (including the famous work “The Inferno”) was Catholic. Even William Shakespeare, famous poet and playwright, was thought to be a secret Catholic, but we may never know for sure. For more Catholic poets, a simple…

Catholic Ministries Appeal The Catholic Ministries Appeal is one of the major efforts of the Catholic Foundation of Southern Minnesota to fulfill its mission of financially supporting spiritual, educational and social needs of the Catholic community in southern Minnesota. The Appeal is a primary source of funding for diocesan-led ministries that play a vital role in the mission of the Church. The Appeal supports diocesan-led ministries in these areas: Youth and Young Adult Ministry Lay Formation & RCIA Vocations Discernment Life,…