I have met several priests over the years who ended up leaving the active ministry of the priesthood. Two of them have...
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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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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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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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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Have you ever heard if it rains on Easter it will rain for the next seven Sundays or to always wear new...
For many Catholics, the sacrament of confession presents certain challenges. But as a Catholic priest, I find it presents some of the...
This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima, whose appearances to three shepherd children—Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta—are perhaps...
We all know someone like that. We’ve visited their home and a whole room is dedicated to the Green Bay Packers or...
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IVERSON FREKING ECUMENICAL Iverson Freking Ecumenical Recognition AwardRev. Curtis Miller (left), Maureen Freedland (right) and Bill Hoel (not shown) were the recipients...