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15.9KFeatured - June 29, 2017The Ordination to the Priesthood of Fathers Becker, Kieffer and Roblez
On June 24, 2017, Fathers Aaron Becker, Peter Kieffer and Juan Pedro Roblez were ordained to the Priesthood of Jesus Christ. On...
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Officials - June 28, 2017
June 27, 2017 – Officials
The Most Reverend William Patrick Callahan, D.D., Bishop of La Crosse, makes the following announcements: The Reverend Alan P. Wierzba, Director of...
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The summer reading list
I recently met the good people of St. Benedict Elementary School in South Natick, Massachusetts, which offers classical Catholic education to some...
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Uncategorized - June 21, 2017
It’s Howdy Doody Time!
Three or four times each month, Father X (as I’ll call him here) celebrates the noontime daily Mass I regularly attend. I’m...
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Officials - June 20, 2017
June 20, 2017 – Officials
The Most Reverend William Patrick Callahan, D.D., Bishop of La Crosse, makes the following announcements: The Reverend Daniel H. Hackel, Pastor of...
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Uncategorized - June 14, 2017
Way beyond the New Atheist nonsense
Given the intellectual flimsiness of their work, it’s best to look for cultural causes to explain the “New Atheists”’ popularity. And surely...
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Officials - June 13, 2017
June 13, 2017 – Official
The Most Reverend William Patrick Callahan, D.D., Bishop of La Crosse, makes the following announcements: The Reverend Emmanuel S. Famiyeh, pastor of...
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Uncategorized - June 7, 2017
Thoughts on the Western Wall, Fifty Years Later
Photographs can capture exceptional moments in an iconic way, making the original experience “present” emotionally as well as pictorially. The photo of...
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Uncategorized - June 6, 2017
Can I Donate My Body to Science?
Some people may wish to “donate their body to science” after they die. Such a gift of themselves can be objectively good...
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Ordained To Serve
17 years ago, on May 13, 2000, on the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, I was ordained to the Order of...
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Bishop Callahan’s Homily from Diaconate Ordination
I thank you for gathering to share in our joy as Kyle and Barry—your sons, brothers, and friends—are advanced to the Sacred...
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Diaconal Ministry
When a man is studying for the priesthood, one of the final steps is to be ordained a deacon. Deacon, along with...
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From the Bishop - June 5, 2017
Sacred moments in silence
Throughout my formative years in high school (preparatory seminary), all prayer began with The Adoramus — a traditional Franciscan prayer. To this...
