Renae Kranz

By Renae Kranz During the difficult times of our lives, we look for someone to turn to for help. We turn to our mothers or fathers when we’re young, probably our friends during our teens and twenties, and then to a spouse or trusted friend over most of our adult years. But there is one

By Renae Kranz Each year when the Catholic Family Sharing Appeal begins, many of us can probably think of one or two ways we’ve come into contact with some of the things offered by the Diocese of Sioux Falls. Maybe one of our children went to a youth conference or a college-aged child is involved

By Renae Kranz In today’s world, bringing faith into the workplace seems like a terrifying prospect. Very few of us want to approach a co-worker to talk about religion, and fewer would even know how to do that. Let me relieve your anxiety. Bringing faith to work doesn’t have to mean overtly talking about your

By Renae Kranz What happens when you mix joyful religious sisters with curious high school and junior high students? A whole lot of opportunities for holiness! Two Pro Ecclesia Sancta (PES) sisters, Sister Eileen and Sister Lynn, arrived in the Diocese of Sioux Falls in mid-summer to establish a new PES house in Sioux Falls

By Renae Kranz and Andrea Gibbs Well, we’ve finally arrived. We’ve taken the first steps into the Set Ablaze pastoral planning process: priests have moved to their new assignments; pastors, parochial vicars and parish staffs are learning how to work together; and we’re anxiously awaiting the opportunity to have our voices heard about the future

By Renae Kranz Cancer. Is there a word that strikes greater fear than this one? I know for me, there are few things that terrify me more (except perhaps fire, but that’s a story for another day). We’ve all been touched in some way, whether directly or indirectly, by this disease that sends even the

By Renae Kranz As Catholics in the United States gear up to begin the three-year National Eucharistic Revival as a way to return our attention to the importance of our Lord in the Eucharist, a quiet group of religious sisters in our own diocese devote their entire lives to serving others by adoring Jesus in

By Renae Kranz As Catholics, we’re not always known for our hospitality. It’s not that we don’t want to be welcoming and talk to new people; we just don’t know how! I have a theory on this that might explain at least part of why we are this way. Since Catholics can go to any

By Renae Kranz In a meeting recently, I was asked to describe the people of our diocese. I thought to myself, “That’s easy: friendly, fiercely independent, family-focused, community-minded, loyal, authentic and down-to-earth.” But of all the things that came to my mind, one thing stood out most: We have a generous spirit. We are a

By Renae Kranz As Catholics, we come to know Jesus and the Church through Mass and the sacraments, but we can’t forget about the importance of community. God made us for community, both with each other and with him, and it is through community that we grow in our faith. As our Lord and the