WWII refugee authors book on family history
“John is a renaissance man,” said his wife Barbara. “His friends are always telling him that.”John Schissler has spent a [...]
“John is a renaissance man,” said his wife Barbara. “His friends are always telling him that.”John Schissler has spent a [...]
Richard Herbers comes from a long line of Boy Scouts. Joining his four brothers, father, seven uncles and seven cousins [...]
Holy Thursday’s Mass of the Lord’s Supper includes the washing of the feet. Meant to symbolize Jesus’ request that his [...]
St. Augustine said, “Faith has two beautiful daughters. They are named courage – to speak of things as they are – and hope, to see the way forward by which they may be changed.”
As a young girl in northern Wisconsin, Terri Gilliland lived a near idyllic life with her four siblings and outdoorsy parents. Carefree days playing tag, kickball and jump rope comprised her afterschool and summer activities. Vacations consisted of camping, canoeing and hiking, but no matter the time of year, Sundays were set aside for Mass, family dinners, visiting relatives and fair weather picnics.
Gilliland, 49, naturally assumed this trend would continue after her marriage to Tracy, 28 years ago. A proud mother, she enjoyed watching her three children, Tiffany, TJ and Stacy grow and thrive into their teenage years, but about 10 years ago, keeping watch over her brood became more difficult.
Gradually, the faces of Tracy and her children began to blur; she had trouble driving at night, and her eyes became sensitive to bright lights. As Gilliland struggled to navigate in crowded and unfamiliar places, an unfamiliar feeling of terror overwhelmed her. A diagnosis of Retinitis Pigmentosa confirmed her worst fears; her vision was slowly deteriorating. The illness began by affecting her peripheral vision and would slowly progress toward the center of the visual field.
Dealing with the loss of her sight was difficult, but her husband’s near fatal motorcycle accident, and 16 year-old TJ’s diagnosis of brain cancer brought her to her knees.
Seven days a week, polkas and classic country songs entertain listeners in the Hartford area at 104.9 FM. Each day [...]
“You couldn’t help but notice Maria’s subtle movements, actions, very full of grace and beauty when she is assisting Father…,” Mullin said in a phone interview with your Catholic Herald. “There’s just focus and there’s joy, and when you leave eucharistic adoration after the closure, I thought, well, there’s a smile on your face and there’s a smile in your heart.”
As a little girl, Jolita Frank remembers quietly practicing the Catholic faith with her parents. While they attended Mass on [...]
Sara Kierzek’s life motto is a sentence once uttered by Blessed Mother Teresa: “If we have no peace, it is [...]
For 40 of his 48 years, Lee Eldon McGraw has been a Special Olympian, participating year-round in events including bocce, bowling, basketball and swimming. This year he was awarded with a plaque and medal for “The Male Athlete of the Year for the Special Olympics for the Greater Milwaukee Area 8,” a region that covers Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties.
Looking trim and fit in a suit and tie on his recent day off from work, Lee, a Wauwatosa resident, said the award came as a surprise to him. He said there are about 100 people in his community regularly involved in the Special Olympics.
“I enjoy playing the sports and helping the athletes and coaches with what they need,” he added.
Lee noted it is his Catholic faith that helps drive his dedication to the Special Olympics and its participants.
Fr. Daniel J. Sanders, pastor of St. Benedict Parish, Fontana, baptizes Morgan Meeker during the Easter Vigil Mass at the [...]