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Pope Francis responded on August 20, 2018, to recent reports of clerical sexual abuse and the cover-up of abuse. The letter is addressed to the People of God. Click here to read the letter. ...
The Most Reverend David L. Ricken, Bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, writes that he has a very, very heavy heart regarding the recent public accusations and reaffirms his full-hearted commitment to ensuring that all people will be safe within our Church. See letter...
In his encyclical Laudato Si´, Pope Francis challenges us to care about and take action against climate change. “It must be said that some committed and prayerful Christians, with the excuse of realism and pragmatism, tend to ridicule expressions of concern for the environment. Others are...
God’s disciples can be called to a vocation in many different ways. It often is not how you think. Usually it won’t be too obvious. The calling is most often just a feeling. This desire is placed inside the person by God. He inspires the...
Many people think a vocation is a calling to the priesthood or maybe to be a brother or a sister, but a vocation is actually a calling from God to a Christian lifestyle. Certainly some are called to a vocation as a priest or brother...
The world is alive with the promise of spring. For several weeks the Sandhill cranes, geese and ducks have announced their arrival from warmer climates with their familiar honks. The frozen stream down the road has parted into a fanciful pattern of ice and water...
I enjoy watching and feeding birds and have come to realize we have so much to learn from them. (Which is true of all of creation – everything has a lesson to share.) I’m sure people have heard the lessons from the geese. I offer...
We rejoice in the Easter season for a total of 50 days. So, after a long season of Lent, it’s the time to rejoice… Jesus Christ is risen! Alleluia, alleluia! During the three days of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter, we worship with meaningful, spirit-filled liturgies. We...
A friend of mine gave me the test kit for 23 and Me for Christmas so I could determine my ancestry. The results were exactly what my parents had said all these years. What was new, however, was to be able to attach percentages to...
