LARRY HANSON CATHOLIC HERALD STAFF During the closing Mass for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s year-long 175th anniversary celebration on Sunday, Nov. 24, at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki noted the passage of time It was appropriate, considering the archdiocese spent the past 12 months putting a spotlight on the […]
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LAUREN ROACH CATHOLIC HERALD STAFF In a stadium filled with students from across the country, the Blessed Sacrament was exposed on the altar built on the 50-yard line of the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Friday, Nov. 22. It started as a trickle: a few groups of students rose from their seats and walked […]
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ARCHBISHOP JEROME E. LISTECKI HERALD OF HOPE Those who are as old as I am or older, may remember an early television personality by the name of Dave Garroway. He was the first host of the popular TV morning program, the Today Show. Television was in its infancy (1950s) and the producers and audience were […]
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LARRY HANSON CATHOLIC HERALD STAFF Luke Fox and his Catholic Memorial teammates wanted no part of a repeat of what happened in Camp Randall Stadium in 2018. While the Crusaders ended up winning the Division 3 state championship, they needed one of the greatest comebacks in state history (rallying from 24 points down) to pull […]
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  LARRY HANSON CATHOLIC HERALD STAFF   Defense got the St. Mary’s Springs Ledgers to Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, and defense is what made sure they took a gold ball representing a state championship back to Fond du Lac. The Ledgers held a high-powered Regis team that came in averaging 43.5 points a game […]
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LAUREN ROACH CATHOLIC HERALD STAFF When Fr. Maher led a group from a Presbyterian College through the St. John of the Florentine Church in Italy, they asked him, “What’s the deal with the foot?” Around them, Catholics swarmed to venerate the golden foot of St. Mary Magdalene enclosed in a glass case. That foot is […]
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BISHOP JAMES T. SCHUERMAN A priest I met years ago told me of a time in his life when he underwent a great transformation. He had neglected his health for a long time and, as a result, became so ill that eventually he could not function in his ministry. His whole routine of celebrating the […]
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