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271Uncategorized - July 27, 2026Jubilee Year of St. Francis
Bishop Gerard W. Battersby Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed this a Jubilee Year in the Church in honor of the 800th anniversary...
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324Uncategorized -How to Celebrate the Jubilee Year – A Guideline for Indulgences
Jacob Zepp Master of Pontifical Ceremonies and Assistant Director of the Office for Sacred Worship Following the pilgrimages and festivities of the...
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273Uncategorized -Bishop Emeritus William Patrick Callahan and St. Francis’ Enduring Spirit
A life formed by Franciscan joy and love for the Church Father Sam MartinVicar for Clergy On the morning of June 11, 2010,...
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251Uncategorized -Viterbo President Rick Trietley’s “good journey” to peace
Dr. Rick Trietley(Lieutenant Colonel, US Army, Retired)President, Viterbo University For most of my life, I understood very little about the man, St....
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323Uncategorized -Seeing the Person Before the Problem
FSPA President Sue Ernster and embracing human dignity Sister Sue Ernster President of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Celebrating the year...
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173Uncategorized -The Hidden Gem of Franciscan Living
—Ministering to Others Since 1919 Story by Marcy Stenstrom “Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you...
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184Uncategorized -Welcomed at the Table
Deacon Kyle Lang prepares for ordination with a heart for parish life Story by Mary Kay McPartlin Growing up in West Salem with his...
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239Uncategorized -Canticle of a Combat Chaplain
Father Conrad Targonski, OFM, carried St. Francis with him to war and now continues to carry him home Near the end of...
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198Uncategorized -A Jesuit’s Journey – Father Erin Kast and the Society of Jesus
Story by Dan Rislove The Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits, has been preaching the Catholic Faith in Wisconsin since...
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235Uncategorized -Deacon Formation Through the Years
by Chris Ruff Director of the Office for Ministries and Social Concerns This issue of Catholic Life carries profiles of six men...
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469Uncategorized - July 9, 2026Six Times Yes – The Diocese of La Crosse’s Newest Deacons
Story by Amy Eichsteadt The diaconate is an ancient office. It appears in the Acts of the Apostles, when the earliest Church,...
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378Uncategorized -From the Gospel to Life: The Franciscan shape of the diaconate
By Deacon Emilio Alvarez, OFS Director of Campus Ministry at Viterbo University Eight hundred years after the death of St. Francis of...
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361Uncategorized -“Rebuild My Church”
Father Derek Sakowski A Franciscan path for repairing wounded relationships and renewing parish life This fall marks the conclusion of a series...
