The Compass

The summer is well under way! I hope that each of you has had the opportunity to relax, take time away from your studies and spend time with those close to you. Even as Bishop of Green Bay, during this month of beautiful summer weather I look forward to visits with family and friends as a way to "recharge my batteries" and catch up on things that are happening in their lives.

Speaking of rest and relaxation, July has a day with a very special meaning in our diocese. On July 14, we honor Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, born in Canada in 1656, who is the patroness of our own Camp Tekawitha on Loon Lake in Shawano. Known as the "Lily of the Mohawks," her mother was a Christian Algonquin Indian who had been captured by the Iroquois and saved by the man whom she later married and became Tekakwitha's father.