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213The Gift of Piety and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Can we ever be too pious? The Gift of Piety is, after all, one of the seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit....
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351Finding God’s Path to Fatherhood
As the Vocation Director, my particular focus is men discerning whether or not priesthood is the vocation where God is calling them...
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628Keep fighting the good fight The Gift of Fortitude
When I was a boy growing up in Marinette, it seemed that everyone went to church on Sunday. Not everyone was Catholic...
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333Becoming perfected in God’s love
Most Catholics at some point or another are asked to memorize the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude,...
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303God speaks to us The Gift of Counsel
When I was in the fourth grade at St. Anne’s School in Wausau, our teacher asked us to make some art showing...
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Understanding a Deeper Meaning of Lent
When I was studying philosophy at St. Francis Major Seminary in Milwaukee, Father John Peifer defined wisdom as “knowing things in their...
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358Taking a cue from our grandparents
One of the many lessons I learned vicariously through teaching high school students was the powerful spiritual influence exercised by our grandparents....
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506Love NEVER GETS OLD
This year, as our diocese celebrates its 150th anniversary, it is only appropriate to stop and thank our predecessors. Our diocese is...
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The next 150 years
Now that much of the excitement and all the “rah-rah” will calm down about the 150th anniversary of our diocese, I wonder,...
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489The Faith of a child
“Let the children come to me, do not hinder them.” (Mk 10:14) With her impish grin and loving eyes, she greets all...