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Catholics at the Capitol
Catholic Foresters Name Mankato Man Fraternalist of the Year By ALISON MINK
From Catholic Forester | Volume 125 | Number 1. Copyright 2019 by Catholic Order of Foresters. Reprinted by permission of Catholic Order of Foresters, a fraternal benefit society since 1883. Visit catholicforester.org for more information.
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Catholics at the Capitol participants pray rosaries in the rotunda of the Minnesota State Capitol on Feb. 19
ST. PAUL--On Tuesday, Feb. 19, Catholics from all six Minnesota dioceses took to the state capitol in St. Paul to offer a Catholic voice to state politics through Catholics at the Capitol, an event organized by the Minnesota Catholic Conference. The event's master of ceremonies was Gloria Purvis, chairperson for Black Catholics United for Life and host of EWTN Radio's Morning Glory. Purvis led participants through the event's morning program at St. Paul's RiverCentre, which featured Phildadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput, actor Jim Caviezel, and Minnesota's bishops speaking on topics perti-
nent to human life and dignity. Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler joined Purvis onstage to discuss how to be an effective citizen advocate, and the important role constituents play with their elected officials. In a second panel discussion, the Diocese of WinonaRochester's Lisa Kremer discussed her work with the migrant community alongside fellow panelists Emily Zinos of Hands Across the Aisle (a group against gender identity ideology) and Humphrey School of Public Affairs Policy Fellow Lynn Varco.
Capitol, cont'd on pg. 19
“ o how did you find out you were Fraternalist of the Year?” I asked Michael (Mike) Bach, who has been Chief Ranger (CR) of his court, St. Joseph 552, Mankato, Minn., for almost four years now. “It was quite funny actually,” Mike said, beginning to tell the story with help from his family. It all started with a letter. His daughter Christian nominated him to be Fraternalist of the Year but kept it a secret, then his wife Sandra (Sandy) found out by accident when she got the mail one day and saw an envelope addressed to Christian. Realizing it was a letter informing them Mike had been named Fraternalist of the Year, she and Christian set out to keep it a
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