Fr. Kevin Ripley wants to increase awareness about Blessed James Miller, a Wisconsin native whose cause for canonization is underway. Fr. Ripley recently led a pilgrimage to the Christian Brother’s grave in Ellis, Wis. Read More…

As part of its 900th anniversary celebration of the Norbertine religious order, St. Norbert Abbey in De Pere is exhibiting a display featuring coins, medals, buttons, toys, rings, a horseshoe and more, all extracted from the abbey grounds. The items were found by Mike Counter, director of media relations at St. Norbert College, with a metal detector. Read More…

Due to the NFL’s new three-game preseason schedule, the Green Bay Packers will no longer hold a Bishop’s Charities Game. This year, the Packers will continue to support Bishop’s Charities and Midwest Shrine Association, traditional recipients of preseason game support, through the Packers Give Back Game. In its 60 years of existence, the Bishop’s Charities Game raised $4 million for Catholic Charities. Read More…

The Christian Family Movement, a lay renewal movement directed at evangelizing families, returned to St. Jude the Apostle Parish in Oshkosh in the fall of 2019. Rob Saley, adult faith formation minister and communications coordinator at St. Jude, is helping to attract more interest in the movement. Read More…

As chief of the Forest Junction Volunteer Fire Department, Carl Weber knows firsthand the value of giving his time to the community. Weber’s commitment to service led to him being selected as the 2021 Wisconsin Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year by the Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Association. Read More…

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NATION/WORLD

The 221 remaining original organ pipes from an organ, dating back to the 12th century at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, may fill a gap of knowledge of more than three centuries, according to David Catalunya, a musicologist and historian who is a research fellow at the University of Oxford. Read More…

Fr. Patrick Ryan, pastor of a Tennessee parish when he ministered to yellow fever victims, died of the disease himself in 1878. The priest is now a candidate for sainthood. His cause was officially opened in 2016, granting the priest the title “Servant of God.” Read More…

“Cooking with Father Cooper,” a Facebook Live series, has become a sensation at Divine Mercy Parish in Kenner, La. The series takes the Gospel to viewers’ homes through one of Louisiana’s favorite pastimes: food. Read More…

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Despite all of the technological advances at our disposal today, Elisa Tremblay suggests couples seek out the gifts of simplicity in their lives. “Simplicity allows us to listen more, notice things better and hold onto those we love,” she writes. Read More…

While visiting with Mary, a friend of his late mother, Fr. John Girotti said he was struck by how little people actually change. “We grow older, of course, but a person’s soul remains a reflection of who they really are. A laugh, a particular interest and the tone of one’s voice all remain the same,” he writes. Read More…

The Perseid Meteor Shower, named for the constellation Perseus, was formally discovered in 1862. This comet orbits the sun in a 133-year cycle, but the earth passes through the debris of its tail every year in July and August. The association with St. Lawrence has given the meteor shower its saintly name, “St. Lawrence’s Tears.” Read More…

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