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“Gather the children in this wild country & teach them what they need to know for salvation.” – Our Lady to Adele, 1859
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Running Home to Our Lady: The Walk to Mary
Running Home to Our Lady: The Walk to Mary [Champion Blog by Halle Beranek] Like a mother seeing her children run into her arms, imagine Our Lady’s face
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From Doubt to Faith: An Answered Prayer
Our Lady Brings a Loved One to Our Lord: An Answered Prayer [Champion Blog by Roy Rasmussen] At the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, we hear many pilgrim stories about graces
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Meet Fr. Zachery Feldker CPM
Hello! My name is Fr. Zachery Feldker CPM and I am member of the Congregation of the Priests of Mercy or Fathers of Mercy who minster here at the
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By Fr. Michael French The month of July has traditionally been a time to remember Our Lord’s Most Precious Blood. Devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Christ has
READ FULL ARTICLEBy Eve Vanden Heuvel, Champion Shrine Five years ago, I stood before Bishop Ricken and received the Sacrament of Confirmation. As he anointed my forehead with sacred chrism, marking
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By Fr. Nathan There are times of year in the parish church calendar when the congregation is asked for help by the donation of their “Time, Talent, and Treasure.”
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By Champion Shrine Staff Pilgrimage is one of the Church’s most ancient and meaningful traditions—a sacred journey that reflects our deeper spiritual longing for God. Whether walking ancient roads
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By Fr. Anthony Stephens, CPM Introduction The Church has always proposed spiritual practices of fasting and abstinence before a major feast of the Church. The idea of saying “no”
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By Champion Shrine Staff The Universal Church celebrates a Jubilee in the year 2025 and it is an incredible opportunity for the faithful to renew one’s life of prayer
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By Fr. Anthony Stephens - CPM, Rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion "Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord
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“Cool air and fall leaves, that’s something special for a Texan!” For the past several years, Texas native Carol Konetzke and her husband, Steve, have chosen to spend five
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What began as a concept in the summer of 2023 with the National Eucharistic Congress, has turned into a brilliant movement to celebrate sacred art and Our Lady for
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“Is the Cause for Canonization open yet for Adele Brise?” This is a question that we hear quite often at the Shrine from visiting pilgrims. The answer to the
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What is Giving Tuesday? You may have heard of Giving Tuesday and asked what is Giving Tuesday and why, as Catholics, we should take note of this relatively new
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The 2023 pilgrimage season finished with the long-awaited event of the year, the Solemnity of Our Lady of Champion, on October 9. October 7 started the weekend of f
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