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On our need for the real Thomas More
Next month marks the fiftieth anniversary of the film, A Man for All Seasons. And if it’s impossible to imagine such...
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Rural Life 2016
“Care for the earth is a holy thing,” noted Bishop William P. Callahan at St. Joseph parish in Menomonie on October 7...
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Gloucester fisherman, American veteran, Polish benefactor
Two weeks before Veterans Day, 88-year old World War II vet Curtis Dagley of Gloucester, Massachusetts, was decorated by the Republic...
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Orphans in Liquid Nitrogen
Some humanitarian tragedies occur quietly and “in the background,” only gradually coming to light years or decades after serious harm has already...
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Regis High School to host Veterans Day program
Event being planned in conjunction with the Eau Claire Patriotic Council WHAT: Regis High School is preparing to host one of Eau...
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Catholicism embodied: “The Pivotal Players”
Looking for some uplift after this tawdry election cycle? Some inspiration for tackling what lies ahead? A good way to enrich...
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Those Catholic WikiLeaks
At the risk of causing cardiac distress or cerebral incidents among the bloggers of the Catholic Left, let me begin by...
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How do I talk to friends about faith when we disagree?
When I was a novice, one of my formators was a Schoenstatt Sister who was a physicist. She was — and still...
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Singing the sacred Scriptures: The processional chants of the Mass
Hymns have a centuries-old tradition in the Roman Rite — but not in the Mass itself. Rather, the Liturgy of the Hours...
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3.5KYour Community – November 2016
This article was posted on: October 28, 2016
Welcome the new Catholic school administrators Top (left to right): Jeff Gulan, principal at St. John the Baptist School in Edgar; Tom...
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4.9KWorld Youth Day Reflections
This article was posted on: October 27, 2016
Parishioners from the diocese look back at the global event in Krakow, Poland “At this World Youth Day, I was finally an...
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3.2KGiving thanks for the memories
This article was posted on: October 27, 2016
I walk through the aisle of my favorite market and it hits me. Sunflowers, apples, squash and the smell of cinnamon piped...
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2.8KProject Milk grows during the Year of Mercy
This article was posted on: October 27, 2016
After a robbery, the need for milk is more important than ever For many celebrities, a milk mustache poster says you’ve made...