Three statues of Mary appear to be aligned between grave markers at Allouez Catholic Cemetery in Allouez. Nov. 2 is All Souls Day, a day of prayer and remembrance for the souls of those who have died.
(Sam Lucero | The Compass)
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Miracle of the Fire
This month marked the 150th anniversary of the Great Peshtigo Fire. Families living near “The Chapel,” better known today as the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, flocked to the shrine grounds to pray for safety. On Oct. 8, hundreds returned to the shrine grounds to remember that evening, which they call “The Miracle of the Fire.” Read more...
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Jesuit Retreat House
The past year has been a time of transition for the Jesuit Retreat House in Oshkosh. A new Jesuit, Fr. Mark Carr, was appointed director last June and a new retreat team member, Jesuit Fr. Jim Shea, also arrived in June. Read more…
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Ambassador of Peace Award
St. Norbert College’s Norman Miller Center for Peace, Justice & Public Understanding named Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, as its 2021 Ambassador of Peace Award recipient on Oct. 11. The bishop, whose diocese borders the Diocese of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, was in De Pere to receive his award and present a talk titled “Eucharist: The Body of Christ in History,”. Read more ...
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Franciscan at Home
The Diocese of Green Bay is offering a new catechetical formation program to help people earn their Foundational Catechetical Certification (FCC), with the diocese. The program, “Franciscan at Home,” is offered online through the Catechetical Institute at Franciscan University at Steubenville, Ohio. Read more ...
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Family, music in harmony
Ed Selinsky spent his entire career in the field of liturgical music. He credits the lessons his parents taught him as a child for planting his passion for music — and for other planting the seeds of faith. Read more …
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Local News
Read more local news from Northeast Wisconsin in the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay.
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Foster parents to hundreds
Ron and Jane Brown of St. Cloud, Minn., opened their home to more than 100 babies in 43 years of foster parenting. Now in their 70s, the couple has decided to retire. Read more ...
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Priest, Packer fan fulfills longtime wish
Fr. Raymond Suriani, a priest from the Diocese of Providence, R.I., fulfilled a longtime wish by attending the Oct. 3 Green Bay Packers game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The bucket list item came after Fr. Suriani completed his cancer treatments. Read more …
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Prayers for Synod? There’s an app
Several Vatican offices have joined forces not only to encourage prayers for the Synod of Bishops, but to collect them, share them and build a global community of people praying for the synod and each other. Read more …
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Nation and World News
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Message from Bishop Ricken.
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We all have our “dark nights of the soul,” says columnist Julianne Stanz, those times when we are spiritually exhausted. In her column, she offers a “prayer of surrender to God’s plan,” which she wrote after wrestling with some problems. Read more ...
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Just like old automobiles, “things fall apart for all of us,” says Fr. John Giroitti. “But can we remember with empathy that it was not always that way for the poor dusty soul who is now before our eyes?” He reminds us that God says, “I make all things new.” Read more ...
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We all know what a rosary looks like, but what about a chaplet? “A chaplet is basically a string of prayer beads used to help keep track of a repetition of certain prayers,” writes Pat Kasten. Chaplets can also vary in the number and arrangement of beads used. Read more ...
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Sunday Readings Learn more about this week's Sunday readings.
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FAITH TALK: Kevin Matthews will present his “Story of Broken Mary” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, at St. Anthony Church, 253 N. Franklin St., Oconto Falls. Matthews, a radio personality, found a broken statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary lying by a dumpster. His life would never be the same. There is no cost to attend. A reception and book signing will follow the talk. Matthews is the author of “Broken Mary, A Journey of Hope.”
CELEBRATE LOCAL THEATER: Xavier Theatre will join thousands of theatrical organizations around the globe by producing its own local production of Music Theatre International’s “All Together Now!: A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre.” The production will celebrate a return to theater with favorites from Music Theatre International’s catalogue of Broadway musicals. The live in-person performances will be 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12; Saturday, Nov. 13; and Monday, Nov. 15; and 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, and Sunday, Nov. 14, at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre, 1600 W. Prospect Ave., Appleton. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and $9 for students grade 12 and under. For tickets, visit xaviertheatre.com or call the box office at (920) 733-8840.
JANSSEN FORUM: Sr. Delores Wisnicky, director of mission and spiritual care at St. Paul Elder Services, Kaukauna, will be the speaker at the Janssen Forum, Thursday, Nov. 18, at Mount Tabor Center, 522 Second St., Menasha. Mass at 11:15 a.m. followed by lunch and presentation. The cost is $7 per person. To register, call (920) 722-8918, ext. 0.
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