Snow and ice partially cover the Manitowoc River near St. Mary Church in Clarks Mills, Wis.
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Videos for ‘The Chosen’
Fr. Edward Looney has created a 10-part series of short videos related to a special Christmas episode released in theaters by the creators of the show “The Chosen,” a wildly popular streaming series on the life of Jesus and the Gospel stories. Read more …
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Pope donates watch
Pope Francis donated his Swatch watch to the Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation for its “Once Upon a Time Collection,” which provides scholarships for students. Read more ...
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Fr. Brunner returns to diocese
After six years as a Navy chaplain, Fr. William Brunner has returned to Manitowoc County, where he serves as administrator of St. Gregory Parish, St. Nazianz, and Holy Trinity Parish, School Hill. Read more …
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Food pantry marks 25 years
This year marks 25 years of providing food for those in need at St. Patrick’s Food Pantry in Green Bay. Janice and Chris Clemens are the pantry’s new directors. Read more …
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Youth bakes caramel rolls
Aaron Vanden Heuvel, 12, found a way to help raise money to dig a well in South Sudan: bake and sell “Yum Yum Rolls.” Read more …
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Local News
Read more local news from Northeast Wisconsin in the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay.
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Restoring Bethlehem’s Church of Nativity
Restoration on the Church of the Nativity’s wooden beams and leaking roof took more than professional craftsmen. It took cooperation between the Bethlehem church’s three owners: The Franciscans, Greek Orthodox and Armenians. Read more ...
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Dorothy Day’s sainthood cause
More than 1,500 people filled St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City Dec. 8 to witness the formal end of the diocesan phase of the sainthood cause for Dorothy Day. Read more ...
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Nation and World News
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From:
Your Office of Communications team
serving the Diocese of Green Bay
Sam, Jeff, Pat, Amy, Lynn, Sue,
Matt, Sarah, Matthew and Justine
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Message from Bishop Ricken.
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With the rush of the Christmas season, columnist Julianne Stanz offers three “Advent Be-Attitudes” that help her to savor this time and ease into the sacred and holy days. Read more ...
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Fr. John Girotti reminisces about a family tradition: picking 60 pounds of apples with his parents at an apple orchard every September. Like his family ritual, he says Catholic life “is very much about the finding of God in ritual.” Read more …
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Patricia Kasten shares how years of reach and study have shown that the eyes in the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, seen in Juan Diego’s tilma, reflect images of people. Read more ...
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Sunday Readings Learn more about this week's Sunday readings.
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MEN’S RETREATS: Weekend retreats for men will be presented in January and February at the Jesuit Retreat House on Lake Winnebago, 4800 Fahrnwald Road, Oshkosh. Presenters (all Jesuits) will be: Fr. Jim Shea, Jan. 6-9; Fr. Mark Carr, Jan. 20-23; Fr. Robert Kroll, Jan. 27-30; Fr. Jack Treloar (Compass columnist), Feb. 3-6; Br. Lee Colombino; Feb. 17-20; and Fr. Douglas Leonhardt, Feb. 24-27. To register or for more information, visit jesuitretreathouse.org or call (920) 231-9060.
THEOLOGY COURSES: Roncalli High School, 2000 Mirro Drive, Manitowoc, will offer “Learning on the Journey: A Winter Series of Courses on Faith, Practices and Perspectives'' from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 18 to Feb. 22. The series is open to the public and there is no admission fee. Each session will feature four speakers. Presenters will include Tim Olson, Paul Schweigl, Callie Hynek, Dianne Vadney, Taylor Geiger, Dcn. Frank Birr and Fr. Dave Beaudry. People may attend all or individual sessions. No reading or homework required. A social to follow. Wine will be served. Attendees should enter through the Fine Arts Center doors. Babysitting services will be provided. Registration is not required, but appreciated, especially by families who will be bringing children. To register or for more information, call (920) 682-8801 or email theology@roncallicatholicschools.org.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE: “Disciples for Life, Walking with Moms in Need” will be held from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, 4047 Chapel Drive, Champion. This free event will be held in person and via livestream. Tori Peterson, a national pro-life speaker with an inspiring story on the power of choosing life and the Gospel call to walk with moms in need, will deliver the keynote. The event will also include a panel discussion with local pro-life leaders, breakout sessions and questions and answers with Bishop David Ricken, a pro-life rosary service and a respect life Mass with Bishop Ricken. To register and for more information, visit gbdioc.org/disciplesforlife. A youth track will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon. All youth and young adults are invited to join Jack Lawlis of Camp Tekakwitha to talk about what it means to be pro-life in today’s world. Pizza will be served.
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