October 23, 2025 • Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
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Jack’s gym – Pages 10 –11
Eighth grader Alli Madison gives a piggy-back ride to first grader Rowan Steiner in the newly renovated gymnasium at St. Jude of the Lake Catholic School in Mahtomedi Oct. 10. These students and others, along with staff and other friends of the school, gathered that day for a dedication ceremony in honor of Jack Gunderson, who attended the school through eighth grade and died at age 28 on Nov. 9, 2024. He was an inspirational student and leader at the school and throughout his life, and school leaders along with the Gunderson family decided to dedicate the gym to him to inspire students to follow his example of caring for others and working to include those who struggled or felt alone. DAVE HRBACEK | THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT
VATICAN UNVEILED 5 | ANNUNCIATION PARENTS AND GUN LEGISLATION 6 | INTERRING CREMATED REMAINS 7 ABORTION NEVER MEDICALLY NECESSARY 13 | HOUSING AND THE DOMESTIC CHURCH 17 | WHY I AM CATHOLIC 18