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32.9KFeatured - September 26, 2017Thousands visited La Crosse to venerate the relics of St. Padre Pio
On September 20, 2017, the Diocese of La Crosse had the great honor of being one of the 12 locations in the...
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4.1KVocation - September 25, 2017Seminary is like dating
Going to seminary does not automatically mean becoming a priest A typical conversation I might have with a young man as he...
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Uncategorized - September 20, 2017
A memoir I never expected to write
When the second volume of my John Paul II biography, The End and the Beginning, was published in 2010, I thought I...
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4.2KFeatured - September 19, 2017You are a priest forever!
An account of the last chapter in a priest’s life As a priest, we promise obedience and fidelity to the bishop and...
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Marriage Matters - September 14, 2017
He said: I want to talk with the priest about strengthening our marriage.
She said: Why would we talk to a priest; he’s never been married? How would he know how to help a marriage?...
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Uncategorized - September 13, 2017
Speaker Ryan invites a social doctrine conversation
CNN is not the customary locale-of-choice for a catechesis on Catholic social doctrine. But that’s what Paul Ryan, Speaker of the U.S....
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2.8KFeatured - September 11, 2017Living the rural life
The Fischer family shares their farm and faith for Rural Life Day St. Florian Parish in Hatley For Mike and Sue Fischer...
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2.3KCatechesis - September 7, 2017Basic Catholic Principles for Healing the Culture
In a world where our young people don’t always know right from wrong, good from bad, or true and false, it can...
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9.7KFeatured -The Renaissance priest
Father Berns returns to his family farm whenever he gets the opportunity. He enjoys spending time with his parishioners at parish events,...
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A Strong History of Missionary Work
Jesus said to the apostles, “What I have said to you in whispers, you are to proclaim from the housetops.” This is...
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2.0KMission -Our Mission of Mercy
My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, World Mission Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, is a reminder for all of us during our...
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5.4KUncategorized - September 6, 2017Venerating Saint Padre Pio
Making a pilgrimage to the site of a beloved saint is a great privilege and is not something everyone gets the opportunity...
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Superheroes? Stardust? Or vessels of the Incarnation?
When I was first introduced to the fascinations of the DNA double-helix in a biology class at Baltimore’s St. Paul Latin High...
