Editorials

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 […]