Congratulations to the winners of the “Watch the Bucks with Archbishop Listecki” contest. After dozens of entries, these seven names were drawn: Heidi M. Antoni, St. Joseph, Waupun Paula Beine, Holy Angels, West Bend Daniel J. Strandt, St. John the Evangelist, Greenfield Erik Anderson, St. John Vianney, Brookfield Gregory Ermatinger, Our Lady of Peace, Marshfield […]
Church responding decisively to new sex abuse reports
VATICAN CITY – The religious orders and bishops’ conferences dealing with cases of clerical sexual abuse of children in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands are acting quickly, decisively and with transparency to uncover the truth and assist the victims, said the Vatican spokesman. Jesuit Fr. Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, said March […]
Synod head: Keep homilies short
VATICAN CITY – Homilies should be no longer than eight minutes – a listener’s average attention span, said the head of the synod office. Priests and deacons should also avoid reading straight from a text and instead work from notes so that they can have eye contact with the people in the pews, said Archbishop […]
Faith directs Prus to ‘just do it’ for others
For Ruth Prus, church isn’t a place where you go, it’s a place from which you go forth. Because of SS. Peter and Paul on Milwaukee’s East Side, Prus serves at St. Ben’s Community Meal, Guest House and Gilda’s Club. All it took was the invitation of fellow parishioners to get Prus involved. “You have […]
What I think you mean to say is…
One of the problems with children is they say exactly what they’re thinking. Early in parenting, this is delightful. We’ve been waiting two years for our kids to talk, and their ability to string words together at all is somewhat of a miracle. We eagerly affirm even the most mundane content, creating entire conversations out […]
Mequon native ordained in Rome
Bishop Brian Farrell ordains Shane Johnson, a member of the Legionaires of Christ, in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Rome last Dec. 12. (Submitted photo) MEQUON – Shane Johnson, son of Alan and Cheri Johnson of Grafton, was ordained to the priesthood in Rome in the basilica of St. Paul Outside the […]
$50 Stewardship Project Challenge
Luke Kraemer, a sixth grader at St. Mary Parish School in Menomonee Falls, explains how his class supported a needy parish family by purchasing Thanksgiving groceries with the $50 that Fr. Greg Greiten, pastor of St. Mary Parish, gave to each of the 16 classrooms as part of the $50 Stewardship Project Challenge. Pictured […]
Marquette students survive Chilean earthquake
Marquette junior, Josie Pierce, center, poses with Marquette sophomore Jelanny Ramirez Pavon, right, and Matias Valdivia Pantoja, a Chilean who lives in Concepción during the school year, in the Plaza of Colbun, a small town located in the Maule Region, the region that was the most affected by the earthquake. The photo was taken before […]
Archbishop: JFK Houston speech ‘compelling, wrong’
WASHINGTON — Al-though John F. Kennedy’s speech in Houston nearly 50 years ago could be seen as “a passionate appeal for tolerance,” the candidate’s remarks about how his Catholicism would affect his presidency “profoundly undermined the place … of all religious believers in America’s public life,” said Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver. “His speech […]
Fr. Wild to step down as Marquette’s president
Jesuit Fr. Robert Wild, president of Marquette University, lights candles during an evening vigil March 20, 2003, on the campus. About 200 students, faculty and residents turned out for the “Keeping the Light” vigil. (Catholic Herald file photo by Sam Lucero) MILWAUKEE — Jesuit Fr. Robert A. Wild, Marquette University’s president since 1996, announced Thursday, March […]
