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It was an amazing first semester back at St. Al's. Read more about Fr. Dustin.>>

This year’s RCIA program has seven people interested in the Catholic faith, with two of them joining us this past month. We welcome them into the church on Easter Vigil. Read more.>>

With more than 7,300 students at Michigan Tech, the opportunity to share the Catholic faith with the community is tremendous. Read more.>>

In the excitement about our recent Winter carnival queen win, we reached out to past queens to catch up with them. Read more.>>

As St. Al's students grow closer to Christ and His community, their desire to learn more about the faith increases. Read more.>>

Competing in 11 events, winning the Queens Competition and the All-Nighter Statue and more led St. Al’s to win first place overall in this year’s Winter Carnival. Read more.>>

More than 400 couples have been married at St. Al’s, and hundreds more have done marriage preparation here and have been married at a home parish. Tell us your story. Read more.>>

If you asked Dr. Marty Thompson 10 years ago what he would be doing today he might have said pursuing advancements in genetics research, but he would probably not have thought he would be a devoted Catholic. Read Marty's story.>>

Richard J. Koubek, Michigan Technological University’s 10th president, shares about life at Tech, living in the Keweenaw, and the early days of his presidency. Read more about President Koubek.>>

ST. AL'S PUTS ON DOZENS OF EVENTS for students in the course of a school year, but some of them do not look very “churchy.” Read more.>>

Sr. Theresa Marie Moore, a 2001 Civil Engineering grad from Michigan Tech who entered the religious life after working as an engineer for almost ten years. On October 13, 2018 she professed her perpetual vows as a sister of the Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate. Read more>>

FOCUS Equips Students to Grow in Faith, Share Jesus with Others, and Become Parish Leaders Click to read full story>>

On Friday, June 1 Michigan Tech and St. Al's alumnus Dustin Larson was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Marquette. His first assignment will be as associate pastor here at St. Albert the Great in Houghton along with St. Anne's in Chassell. Read more

Join us for a St. Al's alumni/family/friend cookout at one of several locations around the Midwest this summer! Click here for the details >>

With the retirement of Sister Ellen Enright three Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity from Manitowoc, WI will be moving into the rectory of St. Anne’s in Chassell to assist with local ministries. Meet them here >>

After 13 years as the pastoral associate at St. Albert the Great University Parish in Houghton and St. Anne Parish in Chassel, and more than four decades in the Diocese of Marquette, Sister Ellen Enright retired from active ministry on June 18. Read more

Congratulations to Dustin Larson, Michigan Tech and St. Al's alumnus, who was ordained to the Order of Deacon (Transitional) for the Diocese of Marquette on June 2!

Sister Ellen's weekly reflection for Corpus Christi, June 18, 2017             

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Sister Ellen's weekly reflection for the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, June 11, 2017            

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Sister Ellen's weekly reflection for Pentecost, June 4, 2017           

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