On Feb. 23, the Catholic Church will remember the life and martyrdom of St. Polycarp, a disciple of the apostle and evangelist St. John. Polycarp is celebrated on the same date by Eastern Orthodox ...

I am never more humbled by the courageous witness of the martyrs than when I reflect on their lives during my day-to-day struggles. Just as I am tempted to silently praise my own small mortifications, ...

St. Polycarp was the bishop of Smyrna and a disciple of St. John, according to St. Irenaeus (c. 130-c. 202) and Tertullian (c. 155-c. 220). I’d like to examine his Epistle to the Philippians. It ...

STANTON – St. Polycarp Church’s Family Support Center will hold a swap meet from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. April 14. Merchants are invited to participate. The cost is $20. That same day, the church is hosting ...

STANTON — St. Polycarp Catholic Church is putting together a “Jubilee Book” to celebrate its 50 years as a parish. Organizers are looking for photos of the original church, groundbreaking and ...

First Assembly of God Church presents “Polycarp”The First Assembly of God Church, 605 Third Ave. N.E., Crookston, will present the story of “Polycarp” at 6 p.m. on Sunday. All are welcome. A donation ...

Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, who was “fruitful in every good work” (Col. 1:10), was born in the first century, and lived in Smyrna in Asia Minor. He was orphaned at an early age, but at the ...

The Smyrna-Clayton St. Patrick’s Parade will be Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m., starting from St. Polycarp Church and Smyrna Elementary at South Street and Ransom Lane. Lineup starts at 1 p.m. The parade ...