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Catholic identity thrown for loss
The Messmer-Shorewood (Messwood) High School football team will not begin its playoff run with the helmet logo with which it began the season, following a decision Tuesday, Oct. 9, by the Shorewood...
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St. Mary community 'Shavin for Haven,' Oct. 21
When their 2-year-old daughter was complaining of a stomach ache on Saturday, April 14, Aaron and Erin Anderson weren’t concerned. Two-year-olds get tummy aches. When Haven didn’t have a bowel...
View ArticleArchbishop stresses ‘faithful citizenship’ in video
In a three minute and 43 second video made available to parishes and posted at www.archmil.org/Bishops/Listecki/Video-Files/faithful-citizenship.htm Monday, Oct. 15, Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki...
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Silent no longer
When Irena Gut Opdyke, a Polish Catholic, immigrated to the United States in 1949, she was not quite 30 years old. As with so many Europeans who had survived the atrocities of World War II, she...
View ArticleChapter 11 litigation continues
MILWAUKEE — A status conference was held Thursday, Oct. 18 in the courtroom of Judge Susan V. Kelley of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, following a failed mediation...
View Article15 individuals to receive Vatican II awards, Oct. 23
MILWAUKEE — On Tuesday, Oct. 23, Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki distributed 15 Vatican II awards for distinguished service for outstanding contributions to church and society. A prayer service and...
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Hurricane Sandy devastates La Sagrada Familia area
Six communities of La Sagrada Familia, the Milwaukee Archdiocese’s sister parish in the Dominican Republic, were unreachable on Monday, Oct. 29, after Hurricane Sandy left the water level in the river...
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Deacon overcomes rejections in journey to priesthood
This is the seventh in a series of articles introducing you to the seven men ordained priests of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee this year. Ordination for six of them took place on Saturday, May 19, while...
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‘Swear Police’ fight words with words
Smiles born of youthful innocence flash across the faces of Claudia Brinkley and McKenna Kain as the best friends tumble down a slide at Franklin Park, a central city park near their Fond du Lac homes....
View ArticleGreen Bay bishop issues letter in advance of election
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, AN IMPORTANT MOMENT It is almost time to vote and to make our choices for president and other political offices both local and national. You have often heard it...
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Roman Legion are champs
In 2010, St. Anthony High School started its boys’ soccer program in a bumpy park with no goals, no athletic tradition, no recognition and only freshmen and sophomores. Members of the WIAA Division III...
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$3 million Pius center hosts first musical
In great works of drama, amazing transformations often come from within. Pius XI High School students rehearse in the new Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater in the Father Robert V. Carney Performing Arts Center...
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Congratulations to priest jubilarians
Earlier this year, your Catholic Herald saluted our priest jubilarians who are marking anniversaries in the priesthood. The information comes from a biographical form submitted by the priests in...
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Maryknoll Sisters celebrate 100 years
MILWAUKEE — One hundred years of missionary service by the Maryknoll Sisters will be celebrated in Milwaukee on Sunday, Nov. 11, at All Saints Church. Two Maryknoll sisters, one a native of Milwaukee,...
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Archbishop visits ‘family’ at La Sagrada Familia
Dirt floors in homes smaller than a two-car garage. Thatched roofs that leak water and store bugs. Spotty or no electricity or running water. Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki described the abject poverty...
View ArticleGranville parish in changing neighborhood looks for ways to serve community
MILWAUKEE – With the intent of meeting the needs of the surrounding community, parishioners at St. Catherine of Alexandria met recently to discuss issues on the city’s northwest side. St. Catherine...
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Century of Carmelites in archdiocese
Nearly a hundred years later, Blessed Maria Teresa of St. Joseph might be surprised to see the dark walnut staircase still standing in the foyer of the Carmelite Home for Boys at 1230 Kavanaugh Place...
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Waukesha parish puts faith on parade
When Bob Grubb attended the 2009 Waukesha Christmas parade to watch one of his granddaughters perform in her school’s band, he expected a few hours of fun, light-hearted entertainment. But as each...
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Archbishop updates bankruptcy case
The following letter was circulated by Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki on Tuesday, Nov. 13, as his weekly “Love One Another” email communiqué to priests and others involved in ministry in the Milwaukee...
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Plan for Hispanic ministry unveiled
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has a growing Hispanic presence, yet a large number of Hispanic Catholics aren’t being served, according to a recent study done by the Archdiocesan Hispanic Ministry...
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