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5.2KSin, 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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2.3KLenten 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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4.1KWives’ 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...
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How to make a prayer space in your own home
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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1.6KYour Community – March 2017
This article was posted on: February 24, 2017
IVERSON FREKING ECUMENICAL Iverson Freking Ecumenical Recognition AwardRev. Curtis Miller (left), Maureen Freedland (right) and Bill Hoel (not shown) were the recipients...
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An Old Fashioned Lent
When I was asked to produce a few hundred words about Lent, my thoughts turned to the daunting task of coming up...
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A modest defense of the “liberal world order”
Some preliminaries: I quite agree that the United Nations is a sad, and sometimes malicious, joke. I understand that some people have...
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How Does the Catholic Church Resolve New Bioethical Questions?
A number of years ago, I participated in a debate at Harvard on embryonic stem cell research which also included a Jewish...