When the topic of food justice is introduced in conversation, it’s common for people to talk about hunger. While there are millions of people in the world living on less […]
Have you ever heard the phrase, “That really spoke to my heart?” This Sunday, May 21, is World Communications Day. In our diocese, May 28 will see the annual collection […]
I‘m fortunate to serve on the alumni board of directors at my college alma mater and I very much enjoy returning to campus multiple times a year for meetings and […]
It’s amazing to find things in your own backyard. For example, have you ever visited “the Shrine?” I grew up in northeast Wisconsin and, until 1985, knew nothing about this […]
While I don’t remember his name, I do recall his words. The chaplain at the Newman Center when I was in college wrote a reflection about welcoming others in reference […]
Anniversaries are wonderful. Sometimes scary. And, hopefully, often transformative. Each of us will be part of several anniversaries this year — birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, reunions, dates in history, remembrances of […]
Today, Feb. 24, is the first Friday of Lent. It’s also a day of abstinence for Catholics. In earlier times, Lenten Fridays were also days of fasting. Most of us […]
While plugging a parking meter in downtown Green Bay recently, I heard the voice of someone walking in my direction. I initially didn’t know if the man’s words were directed […]
February is Catholic Press Month in the United States. This current issue of The Compass has roots going back to Nov. 2, 1956, the first issue of The Green Bay […]
Following Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s collapse on the field during the first quarter of the Jan. 2 Monday Night Football game versus the host Cincinnati Bengals, public prayer was […]