27 March 2020 Dear Brother Priests, Deacons, Religious, and Colleagues in Ministry: May the Lord give you peace. In his encyclical, Deus Caritas Est , Pope Benedict emphasizes that the initial encounter with Christ is love and this begins the journey to God which is a process in which “our Read more…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, May the Lord give you peace. The unprecedented actions of the past weeks, though challenging for each of us, highlight our need for spiritual sustenance. Let us use this time by placing Our Lord at the center of our lives. Our Diocesan website, diolc.org, Read more…
Dear Parishioners, This post is to inform and update you on some of the changes which are now being implemented at St. Peter Parish due to the Coronavirus. Mass Schedule thru May 1, 2020 As of March 16th, all parishes in the Diocese of La Crosse, were notified that ALL Read more…
Today we hear the reading from John’s Gospel about the healing of the man born blind. This story has many aspects to it; that Jesus uses this man’s handicap to bring vision to all of us, the blindness of the religious leaders of His day; the lack of understanding of Read more…
At present, we are living in an unprecedented and uncertain time due to the fast-spreading of the deadly Corona Virus. As the number of people being affected by this Virus is increasing, the State Government has issued an emergency order on March 17th, with immediate effect, prohibiting any mass gathering Read more…
“Come to me all you who are weary and find life burdensome” (Matthew 11:28). Each of us are weary, burdened, and I know in my case, heartbroken. It is sad for me to think that the faithful will not be able to receive the physical presence of Christ in the Read more…
Sacrament of the Eucharist The Eucharist has always been one of the most important Sacraments of our faith. We, Catholics, strongly and firmly believe in the “Real Presence” of Jesus in the Eucharist. In other words, Holy Communion is not symbolic of the body and blood of Jesus, as some Read more…
Sacrament of Confirmation The Sacrament of Confirmation is the second Sacrament of Christian initiation. It is called Confirmation, because, it confirms and strengthens the life of grace, received through Baptism (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church 1285). Through Confirmation, Catholics receive a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit, who gives Read more…