Posted by: Sam Lucero
on Apr 19, 2012
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Some people compare the aura and excitement around Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan to a rock star. When you’re named one of Time Magazine’s top 100 Most Influential People in the World, it only reinforces his “rock star” status.
Posted by: Sam Lucero
on Jan 13, 2012
I had just finished posting a story to The Compass website from Catholic News Service this morning about the renaissance of “apologetics,” the practice of defending or responding to questions about church teachings, when I noticed a comment by Jesuit Fr. James Martin on Facebook.
Posted by: Sam Lucero
on Nov 30, 2011
It's no surprise who football fans in the Diocese of Green Bay say is their favorite quarterback (hint: Discount Double-check). But there are more than Aaron Rodgers' incredible athletic skills that make him a winner.
Posted by: Sam Lucero
on Oct 13, 2011
In new book, Dolan offers glimpse into life of New York's archbishop
What’s it like being the younger brother of perhaps the most influencial bishop in the United States today? In his new book, “Life Lessons: From My Life with My Brother, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan,” Bob Dolan gives readers a glimpse into their childhood and later years as his brother climbed the hierarchical ladder.
Posted by: Sam Lucero
on Jul 6, 2011
I'm working on a photo story for an upcoming issue about the museum of religious artifacts that exists in the basement of the Bishop Wycislo Center at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. The museum consists of several hundred artifacts ranging from personal belongings of past Green Bay bishops (pectoral crosses, rings and crosiers) to liturgical vestments worn by bishops and priests long ago.
Posted by: Sam Lucero
on Feb 18, 2011
Olivia Krejcarek, a senior at Roncalli High School in Manitowoc, delivered the following address during a Catholic Schools Week Mass Feb. 4. The school has kindly shared Olivia’s address with The Compass.
Posted by: Sam Lucero
on Jan 14, 2011
As publisher of The Compass, Bishop David Ricken knows the importance of having the support of newspaper advertisers. Thanks to the hard work of Compass ad manager, Amy Kawula, The Compass has been successful finding local businesses and ministries that use the diocesan newspaper to promote their programs.
Posted by: Sam Lucero
on Oct 6, 2010
Photos, essays make this coffee table book a keeper, but where are photo credits?
“Benedict XVI: Essays and Reflections on His Papacy,” edited by Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, RSM (Sheed & Ward, $29.95).
Posted by: Sam Lucero
on Sep 22, 2010
Two weeks ago I got my first taste of fall while in Algoma. I was attending the 150th anniversary of St. Mary Parish Sept. 12 and decided to drive around the church to look for scenic photos of the church exterior. I found a nice location off of the main street, just south of the church. In the foreground were a few maple trees with leaves turning a bright red. They made a nice frame of the church steeple.
Posted by: Sam Lucero
on Jun 22, 2010
Last Sunday I attended the final Mass celebrated at St. Joseph Church in Norman. Never having been to Norman, located on Highway G about 23 miles southwest of Green Bay, I relied on a GPS navigator to point me in the right direction.
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