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Archbishop: We Are One Church in the Cross
Whatever our ethnic background, mother tongue or country of origin, as members of the Body of Christ, we all share in His Cross — and in the redemption purchased by His Blood. That was the message offered by Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki on Saturday, Sept. 14, as he celebrated Mass in the Mater Christi Chapel […]
Limo and Lunch at McDonalds for Soles Walk Achievers in Port Washington
LAUREN ROACH Catholic Herald Staff Most kids dream of escaping school for just a brief moment. Especially during the lunch hour, and definitely if the escape route features a limousine. For the students of St. John XXIII in Port Washington, this dream could become a reality if they meet the $60 individual fundraising goal for […]
Prayer Service Honors Stillborn and Miscarried Infants Alongside Abortion Victims
LAUREN ROACH Catholic Herald Staff The Infants’ Memorial in the St. Francis Cemetery in Cedarburg depicts a mother holding a baby close, their bodies forming the shape of a heart. As Fr. Patrick Burns blessed the memorial Sept. 14, an errant sprinkle of holy water softly landed on the mother’s cheek, and for a brief […]
Ascension to Host Medical Mission at Home
All are welcome to join the one-day clinic, held at North Division High School, 1011 W. Center St., Milwaukee, from 8 a.m. to 2 pm.
LoCoco Named Director of Community Relations
A familiar face has rejoined the staff of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Lydia LoCoco, who spearheaded the Nazareth Project more than a decade ago, was appointed as the first director of community relations for the archdiocese by Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki. She began her new role on July 8. “We want to be a neighbor […]
Dreams Drive Amani Neighborhood Forward
LAUREN ROACH Catholic Herald Staff She has a dream to learn how to read. She’s more than 65 years old, living in the Amani neighborhood of Milwaukee, and is a regular at the Dominican Center on Locust Street. Every week, she works with a volunteer tutor to strengthen her reading comprehension, but mostly, she comes […]
Hispanic Pastoral Plan Set To Be Unveiled
COLLEEN JURKIEWICZ Catholic Herald Staff After three years of preparation, Phase II of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry will be revealed Sept. 14. Fr. Javier Bustus, Vicar for Hispanic Ministry in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, describes the plan as a comprehensive, collaborative approach to assessing and addressing the needs of the Hispanic Catholic […]
Catholic Education Paves Way for Marquette Grad
COLLEEN JURKIEWICZ CATHOLIC HERALD STAFF Tim Baumgartner likes to joke that the only thing he didn’t learn during his time at Marquette University High School was how to talk to girls. “I still got married, though,” he said. “It all worked out.” In all seriousness, Baumgartner says he credits MUHS not only with preparing him […]
St. Cat’s Grad Stays Close to the Game
COLLEEN JURKIEWICZ CATHOLIC HERALD STAFF If you ask Jamie DeMatthew about his experience at St. Catherine High School in Racine, he’ll tell you it all began with pride in the uniform. As a little kid, he used to don his older brother’s basketball jersey and pretend he was playing on the varsity team for legendary […]
