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3.1KFeatured - November 23, 20165 Easy Practices to Make Advent Special for your Family this Year
Advent is a time for quiet reflection, prayer, almsgiving and sacrifice, with which we prepare ourselves to celebrate the Nativity of our...
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3.3KDiaconate -For the least of my people
Deacon Dan Rider, along with the Sojourner House, offers mercy to the homeless in Eau Claire Deacon Dan Rider of St. Peter...
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4.0KFeatured -Homelessness is a situation, not a person
Parishioners at St. Anthony Parish in Loyal, Holy Family Parish in Willard and St. Mary Help of Christians Parish in Greenwood work...
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2.1KStories of Faith -To Give is to Receive
St. Anne Parish of Wausau is no stranger to sending youths into the mission field. But after nearly a decade-long hiatus of...
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Christmas is the perfect time for building family rituals
When people want to make a major change in their lives, they usually make a New Year’s resolution. And that’s a good...
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My family is home for Christmas and I know they are not active church-goers — Do I push Mass?
Many parents ask this question, because they know the primary reason for the season is Christ. In their minds, attending Mass is...
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2.0KUncategorized -Advent – A time to prepare our hearts for Christmas
A beautiful and simple way to prepare our hearts for the real meaning of Christmas is to set aside 10 minutes a...
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The Final Countdown
I was walking through the mall a few weeks ago and this thought came to mind: “Marketing rules our world.” We see...
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3.0KUncategorized -Peanut-butter rolls, dressing up for church and remembering Christ is what really matters
A friend and I were sitting in the kitchen talking about Holy Week and he said, “Before you know it we will...
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2.4KUncategorized -Your Community – December 2016
Welcome to the faith! It was a very special day at St. James Elementary in Eau Claire, as four students were baptized...
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Maribel comes home
I was 28 years old and living in Austin, Texas, when I got the news: I was going to have a foster...
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Uncategorized - November 21, 2016
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...
