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3.3KRite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion
This article was posted on: March 15, 2017
Bishop William Patrick Callahan welcomed 17 catechumens and 67 candidates, from across the diocese, March 5, 2017 at St. Joseph the Workman...
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Bishop Callahan Grants Dispensation in Honor of the Feast of St. Patrick
During Lent, Catholics, who have reached their 14th birthday, are expected to abstain from meat on Fridays. This year, however, St. Patrick’s...
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I’m Not “Intrinsically Disordered!”
I have met several priests over the years who ended up leaving the active ministry of the priesthood. Two of them have...
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A new Lenten discipline
For Lent 2016, I adopted a new Forty Days discipline in addition to intensified prayer, daily almsgiving, and letting my liver have...
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3.5KHonoring our Past … Providing for our future
This article was posted on: February 24, 2017
Notre Dame Parish in Chippewa Falls Mother church of the Chippewa Valley completes major renovation From a 16-foot x 18-foot log structure...
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5.4KSin, confession and reparation
This article was posted on: February 24, 2017
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Richland Center The following are excerpts from a talk that Monsignor Roger J. Scheckel gave...
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2.4KLenten Traditions
This article was posted on: February 24, 2017
Parishioners from across the diocese share their Lenten traditions that help them prepare for Easter Start the day with prayer Our Lenten...
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4.2KWives’ tales and meatless meals
This article was posted on: February 24, 2017
Have you ever heard if it rains on Easter it will rain for the next seven Sundays or to always wear new...
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How can I get more out of the sacrament of Confession?
For many Catholics, the sacrament of confession presents certain challenges. But as a Catholic priest, I find it presents some of the...
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Lent and the little shepherds of Fatima
This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima, whose appearances to three shepherd children—Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta—are perhaps...