The La Crosse Diocese celebrates Catechetical Sunday this weekend as a time to remember the importance of good catechesis of our youth. Each of us has been formed, first by our parents and most likely then by teachers of religion. The importance of knowing our faith has never been so Read more
Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and rise after three days…He summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them, âWhoever wishes to come after me must Read more
Dear Parishioners and Visitors, To help offset the gap in funds normally raised during the Parish Picnic we are sponsoring the “LUCKY 7 RAFFLE EVENT” again this year. And this year it’s SIMPLE. Lucky 7 Drawing Rules Ticket sales are limited to only 250. All ticket sales will be processed Read more
Dear Family of St. Peter Parish On Tuesday, August 24, the students and staff of our Pacelli Catholic school system began the new school year. As our students and teachers come back together for another year of learning our prayers are with them. We pray that the Holy Spirit will Read more
One of the teachings of Jesus advises: âSo you also, when you have done all that is commanded you, say, âWe are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our dutyââ (Luke 17:10). Why does Jesus advise his disciple to call himself/herself as âUnworthy servantâ? This certainly affects oneâs Read more
All of us have an experience of suffering either on account of our own fault or caused by others or due to unexpected occurrence. The first reaction on facing such evil or suffering is to question God, particularly his Omnipotence and his Omniscience: If God is all-powerful, why canât he Read more
Do you know that each month has a traditional Catholic Devotion? Thus, August is devoted to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. On August 15th, we celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady. Therefore, it is very fitting that we turn our prayerful focus on the Immaculate Heart of Read more
The last of the Ten Commandments is: Thou shalt not covet thy neighborâs goods What does it mean to covet? To covet someoneâs goods/property is to desire to take those goods/property without just cause. Covetous desires are sinful, just like evil deeds, because an act is the execution of oneâs Read more