Fruitful Friday

By Kelly Wahlquist “It’s not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted.” ~ Mary O’Connor ‘Tis the season of hustle and bustle. [...]

By  Marge Fenelon I shop at thrift stores. I know that’s not a novel idea—you probably shop at them as well if you’re cost-conscious and practical.  Most of us can’t stand to [...]

By Alyssa Bormes The parish began to pray the rosary before Mass, but Father came to the ambo and asked us to pray the rosary in silence that day, as the choir would begin their prelude in a few [...]

By Allison Gingras   By Our Kids Need This, I Mean, We Need This Vacation Bible School can be such a glorious avenue of extending faith formation during the summer. Over 10 years ago, a [...]

By Anne Carraux     “It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve [...]

By Lucy Johnson Growing up across the street from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Marinette, WI, the church was literally the center of my life. It stood between my friends’ houses, my grade [...]

By Stephanie Landsem   On St. Valentine’s Day, our hearts turn toward those we love: our sweethearts, spouses, family, and friends. When we love someone, we want to see that person [...]

By Kathleen Billings I  once heard the phrase “If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.” I think of this often as I find myself immersed in various situations and [...]

By Deborah Kendrick   Forty years after my conversion to Christianity, I came into the Catholic Church. So many treasures awaited me. To my surprise, I began to look at Jesus through the [...]

By Emily Cavins   This week let us celebrate the Holy Eucharist!   I recall our goddaughter, Mary, bouncing excitedly up to us several weeks after her First Communion, to announce she [...]