The Fargo Caritas Award Luncheon held March 17 was a joyful and inspiring celebration, one filled with gratitude, faith, and the quiet power of service lived out each day. This year, we were honored to recognize Deb Black as the 2026 Fargo Caritas Award recipient, a woman whose life beautifully reflects the heart of Catholic Charities North Dakota’s mission.

At the Rite of Election at the Cathedral of St. Mary on Feb. 22, 156 prospective Catholics, in the presence of their sponsors and their families, took one step closer to entering the Catholic Church. Their numbers included 37 catechumens, who have not been baptized, and 119 candidates, who have been baptized but have not received the sacraments of Confirmation and the Holy Eucharist.

A book review on the book "Til We Have Faces" by C.S. Lewis

Recently, our area pro-life efforts made history, but to truly appreciate it all, let’s go back a ways. Ever since the first murmurings of plans for a pregnancy-resource center just south of the Moorhead abortion facility, on a plot of land overrun by weeds and a sagging building, we began envisioning how drastically this addition could aid our outreach.

Fr. Vincent Pham, Associate pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Fargo, shares about the Lunar New Year Festival at St. Anthony's.

Paul Braun, Editor of New Earth, shares about a recent Men's retreat, the Into the Desert retreat focused especially on the time that Jesus spent in the desert and what Catholic men can learn from Jesus’ experiences.

Paul Braun, Editor of New Earth, shares about the Good Friday collection and the history behind it.

Rev. Kyle Metzger – Diocese of Fargo Vocations Director shares abut discernment and taking action while discerning your vocation to the priesthood.

Sister Elaine Lange, Assistant Sector Leader, Sisters of Mary of the Presentation, shares about her life of prayer.

Matthew Samson, Theology I, Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, Md., reflects on his time serving as the

Rev. Steven Wirth, Pastor of St. Augustine, Fessenden; St. Boniface, Esmond; and St. William, Maddock shares insight on how to encourage your children to participate during Mass.

When I was a young boy, I was fascinated by the folktale “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Andersen. Like every good folktale, it contains important lessons, and in this case warns about the power of peer pressure and social contagion to convince people to deny even reality itself.

Brent Hermans was the Music Director at Nativity Parish in Fargo when he died unexpectedly in April 2024. Before he died, Brent submitted an original composition entitled "Encountering Jesus Christ" to Oregon Catholic Press. Now, nearly two years after his death, his composition “Encountering Jesus Christ,” has been arranged and published by OCP.

Kevin Jones, Assistant editor, New Earth, shares insight into a recent Catholic Men's Night event. Click to read more.

The more centered we are on Christ himself in the Eucharist, the more the Church, which again is the Body of Christ, will grow and become fruitful.

Common mistakes in drafting your will -- and news of a free kit to help you avoid problems!

Only someone outside of us can pierce through this deceptive veil and reveal the truth of who we are and the world that we live in. This is done primarily through Jesus, the Beloved, our Wounded Healer.

Thoughts on the importance of witness outside a Fargo-area abortion clinic.

Q. I know we are supposed to evangelize, but I don’t know what to do. I’m shy, and I don’t feel like I know much about the faith. I know I’m a bad example at times. How do I evangelize?

Sister Korb taught in Fargo, Hillsboro and Mayville, did mission work, and was administrator of the Dorothy Day House in Moorhead, Minn. We are grateful for her life! May she rest in peace.