David Kruse

What I Wish I Knew About Dating A Non-Catholic

David Kruse — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 05:44:00 +0000

There are Catholics who marry Catholics and who live a wonderful life. There are Catholics who marry Catholics who end up in divorce. There are Catholics who marry non-Catholics who lose their faith. And there are Catholics who marry non-Catholics whose spouses convert and live happily ever after. All this is to say; every situation […]

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15 Off The Beaten Path Catholic Artists To Add To Your Playlist

David Kruse — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 05:37:22 +0000

There is no such thing as Catholic music, just like there is no such thing as Catholic trees. Hear me out before discarding this whole spiel. These poor artists I’m about to share with you got stuck with me writing this intro, so for their sake, stick with me. It’s actually a good thing that […]

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The Advice You Need To Discern Your Vocation

David Kruse — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 06:16:00 +0000

There are really two camps when it comes to discernment. On the one side, some believe that discernment is discovering what is the will of God so they can do it, and on the other side, some believe essentially that a person’s vocation is just a free-willed response to God’s love. I believe that the […]

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The Importance of Pentecost in the Life of Today’s Catholics

David Kruse — Fri, 26 May 2023 08:09:00 +0000

I did a month-long program with Dr. Bob Schuchts, Sr. Miriam James Heidland, and the JPII Healing Center back in 2020, and if I learned anything, it’s that everyone in the modern world is wounded. Humanity’s brokenness is becoming more evident in the cultural movements we see around us: transgenderism, abortion, broken families, distorted sexuality, […]

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4 Lessons I Learned In Seminary That Help Me In Marriage

David Kruse — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 05:08:00 +0000

Four years ago, my future seemed clear to me. I thought I’d spend my days living in small-town Minnesota and ministering to country parishes as their priest. I love my home state, and I love the people there very much, but God had other plans. After leaving seminary, I struggled to know what God wanted […]

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What I Wish I Knew When I Left The Seminary

David Kruse — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 07:12:00 +0000

It was December 24th, 2019, and I was on my way to Rochester, Minnesota to serve at the Christmas Vigil Mass at our co-Cathedral for my Bishop, John Quinn. I showed up early to get things set up, but I was distracted like a teenage boy trying to clean his room. My mind and heart […]

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