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Carol McBrady, left, poses with Maria Mwena, who was born in Zambia. McBrady now is her legal guardian.

Becoming Mama Carol

“When you think your world has ended, God has another plan,” said McBrady, 65, a member of St. Timothy in Maple Lake. 
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George Wendt, an actor and comedian who was beloved for his performance as Norm Peterson on the long-running comedy series "Cheers" died at age 76 May 20, 2025, his family announced. Wendt, pictured in a 2009 photo, was a Chicago native who was raised Catholic and had a Catholic education from grade school through college.

Catholicism influenced late actor George Wendt

Catholicism exerted an important influence on the life of actor George Wendt. Best known for portraying lovable barfly Norm Peterson on the long-running NBC-TV sitcom "Cheers," Wendt died May 20, aged 76.
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Appointments

Appointments – May 22, 2025

Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
George Wendt, an actor and comedian who was beloved for his performance as Norm Peterson on the long-running comedy series "Cheers" died at age 76 May 20, 2025, his family announced. Wendt, pictured in a 2009 photo, was a Chicago native who was raised Catholic and had a Catholic education from grade school through college.

Catholicism influenced late actor George Wendt

Catholicism exerted an important influence on the life of actor George Wendt. Best known for portraying lovable barfly Norm Peterson on the long-running NBC-TV sitcom "Cheers," Wendt died May 20, aged 76.
Gravestones adorned with American Flags are seen at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day in Arlington, Va., May 27, 2024. Each year on Memorial Day, celebrated on the last Monday of May, the nation pays tribute to U.S. military service members who have died in war.

Memorial Day strikes a chord for organist at Arlington National Cemetery

She's played the organ for U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices and military veterans being interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
A man, with an Israeli flag with a cross in the center, kneels next to emergency personnel early May 22, 2025, as they work at the site where, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, two Israeli Embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington late May 21. The American Jewish Committee was hosting an evening event at the museum.

Bishops urge renewed efforts to end antisemitism after Israeli Embassy staffers murdered

Two U.S. Catholic bishops expressed their "profound grief and outrage" over the May 21 killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington.
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Digital Edition – May 22, 2025

Pope Leo XIV, Rallying for education, DeLaSalle celebration, Senior's special bond, Graduate profiles, Priest Jubilees, Papal inauguration Mass, Mental health
Peace be with you

Peace be with you!

Pope Leo’s first words from the balcony in Rome were “Peace be with you.” Of all the things our new Holy Father could have chosen to say, that was the greeting he wanted the world to hear. He didn’t invent this ancient greeting, but his calm, peaceful demeanor seemed to embody the expression and say a great deal about him.
Mother holding sleeping child soft light

On Ascension, absence and true love

One year ago, on the feast of the Ascension, we attended Mass in a hotel basement.
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Understanding the kingdom of God

In this column, I have been setting the stage for a look at how Jesus’ life itself was a social and political movement.
Children and adults wait for a two-mile "Walk with the Children" pilgrimage to begin at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, Wis., May 6, 2023. Organizers of Walk to Mary, a 21-mile trek, began a walk for children in 2014 to allow more families to participate in the annual event.

Month of May is month of Mary

For three successive years, my wife and I along with some friends have participated in the physical and spiritual journey of a 22-mile Walk to Mary in eastern Wisconsin — one of many Marian crownings held this month for honoring the Blessed Mother.
On the road to Damascus

Love on the road to Damascus

In the years since I quit drinking, I’ve prayed for the intercession of different saints when sobriety reached its hardest moments, when I felt myself losing the courage to keep going. Saints like Augustine, Mark Ji Tianxiang and a man formerly named Saul, who encountered a sudden change of heart on the road to Damascus.
Carol McBrady, left, poses with Maria Mwena, who was born in Zambia. McBrady now is her legal guardian.

Becoming Mama Carol

“When you think your world has ended, God has another plan,” said McBrady, 65, a member of St. Timothy in Maple Lake. 
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Peace be with you

Peace be with you!

Pope Leo’s first words from the balcony in Rome were “Peace be with you.” Of all the things our new Holy Father could have chosen to say, that was the greeting he wanted the world to hear. He didn’t invent this ancient greeting, but his calm, peaceful demeanor seemed to embody the expression and say a great deal about him.
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Mother holding sleeping child soft light

On Ascension, absence and true love

One year ago, on the feast of the Ascension, we attended Mass in a hotel basement.

Month of May is month of Mary

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Appointments – May 22, 2025

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