OSHKOSH — It’s not unusual for families to be involved in their parishes, but in many cases each family member is involved in their own fashion. One … Read More
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Saying one last goodbye to St. Therese School in Appleton
APPLETON — No desks remain, but the classrooms in the St. Therese School building are still intact with their old hardwood floors and blackboards. Alumni and guests … Read More
Navarino Catholics to celebrate 100 years of faith
NAVARINO — COVID-19 didn’t keep the choir from singing at white-sided St. Lawrence Church across from a hayfield on Highway 156 here, 35 miles west of downtown … Read More
Q&A: The Sunday Mass dispensation
Editor’s note: With the announcement by Bishop David Ricken that the dispensation for Sunday Mass obligation will end on Aug. 15, The Compass asked Deacon Shaun Johnson, … Read More
Agnesian sisters with local ties celebrate jubilees
FOND DU LAC — On Sunday, June 19, the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes (CSA) in Fond du Lac celebrated a jubilee Mass for their 2020 … Read More
Bishop Ricken lifts dispensation for Sunday Mass attendance
ALLOUEZ — Bishop David Ricken has announced that he is lifting the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass. The obligation will return on Sunday, Aug. … Read More
Youth enjoy mission service in their backyards
COMBINED LOCKS — Countless mission trips were canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, including those in the Green Bay Diocese. With life returning to normal … Read More
Friends of Fr. Ubald seek to continue his legacy of preaching forgiveness
Editor’s note: Last of a two-part report. CHAMPION — Before his death last January, Fr. Ubald Rugirangoga, a priest from the Diocese of Cyangugu, Rwanda, who was … Read More
‘No hands but yours’
INSTITUTE — St. Teresa of Avila once said, “Christ has no body on earth now but yours, no hands but yours …” Bruce Nufer, a retired art … Read More
Fr. Hoffman continues to rely on God’s grace to serve others
FLINTVILLE — Fr. Dave Hoffman finds inspiration in a quote by St. Teresa of Kolkata. She said, “I’m a little pencil in the hand of a writing … Read More
