The March 15, 1941, blizzard, also called the Ides of March blizzard, ranks as one of the worst in the Red River Valley’s recorded history and one of the most disastrous ever nationwide.

This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history.

The Church honors Jeanne d’Arc as a virgin martyr and national patroness, whose courage, purity and fortitude continue to ...