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5.6KUncategorized - May 2, 2016How to bring Mercy to the Sick and Homebound
Mary Allison of St. Joseph Parish in Menomonie visits her mom at the Neighbors of Dunn County Memory Care household. Visiting those...
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How can I care for the sick?
Dear Father Joe: My father was sick and recently died. I was touched by how the people in his parish came by...
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3.7KFeatured -DEACONS, icons of mercy
Remembering St. Lawrence ‘Bring me the treasures of the Church!’ Thus demanded the Roman Emperor Valerian, speaking to the Deacon St. Lawrence...
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3.2KDiaconate -‘Pastoral ministry allowed my appreciation of the elderly to bloom’
Deacon John ministers to those in Marathon who are sometimes forgotten From childhood, Deacon John Bourke of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin...
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2.7KUncategorized -Amoris Laetitia – The Joy of Love
On Friday, April 8, 2016, Pope Francis released his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, or The Joy of Love. Pope Francis issued Amoris...
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April 28, 2016 – Officials
The Most Reverend William Patrick Callahan, D.D., Bishop of La Crosse, makes the following announcements: The Reverend James P. McNamee, Pastor of...
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Natural Family Planning is tearing us apart
He says: Natural family planning is tearing us apart When we went to the training session for natural family planning (NFP), the...
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For the Love of God: MERCY!
Visiting the sick and bringing comfort when people are most vulnerable is such an important aspect of Christian living. Each of us...
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2.8KUncategorized -Your Community – May 2016
LOOKING FOR EVENTS AND INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON AROUND THE DIOCESE? Go to diolc.org/calendar so you can stay up to date...
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Make sure you tell your kids…
As we age, we reflect on our own mortality, and the meaning of the resurrection and eternal life. We’ve modeled faith to...
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Finding God’s will and Holiness in Weakness and Limitations
“Sanctity properly consists in the conformity to God’s will, expressed in a constant and exact fulfillment of the duties of our state...
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4.7KUncategorized -Blessed are the MERCIFUL
In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught us the beatitudes. One of these beatitudes is of special interest for us during...
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Practical Works of Mercy
In Matthew 25:35-36, we hear Jesus say, “For I was hungry and You gave Me food, I was thirsty and You gave...
