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“So I’m thinking ‘They got the wrong person,’” Callahan said, smiling.

In fact, the group reached exactly the right person, and member Lola Velazquez-Aguilu had nominated Callahan for the award after hearing him speak in October, because she “was so moved by all he has done for the Latino community in Minnesota.”

Callahan received his award at a gathering of about 800 people at the Hilton in downtown Minneapolis - “a whole ballroom full of lawyers and judges,” he said - and took the opportunity to make contacts with the people there, to help facilitate his work and the work of the OLGFC, Worthington’s free clinic for people who are uninsured.

Though it was born in the basement of St. Mary’s designed to engage Catholics, improve your understanding of the Minnesota Catholic Conference’s (MCC) public policy initiatives, and help build relationships with your state legislators. Dates are April 13, April 27, and May 11 at 10:00 AM. You will need to RSVP by noon the Wednesday before your desired Thursday, so they can set up meetings with your legislators and personalize your visit. Go to mncatholic.org/Events for information.

May is a busy month with the Ascension of Our Lord on May 21 and Pentecost on May 28, which is the birth of our One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

Do not forget Memorial Day on May 29. Make visits to cemeteries where loved ones are buried and say a prayer for them. We are the only ones who can do anything for the souls in purgatory.

Most graduations will take place in May and then the hustle and bustle of summer begins. We plant gardens that produce fruit to nourish our bodies and then there is the nourish ment that we need for our souls. By attend ing Mass on Sundays, Holidays and even throughout the week and receiving Holy Communion are great ways to do this along with saying a daily rosary, which Satan really hates.