Champion Shrine Blog
“Gather the children in this wild country & teach them what they need to know for salvation.” – Our Lady to Adele, 1859
Champion Shrine Blog
Updated History Center
For the past year, we have been prayerfully working to reimagine The Shrine’s History Center. The History Center was last updated in 2016. In the ten years since,
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Our Lady Cares for the Sick: A Polio Survivor Shares An Answered Prayer from 1955
Our Lady Cares for the Sick: A Polio Survivor Shares An Answered Prayer from 1955 [Champion Blog by Roy Rasmussen] Decades before The National Shrine of Our Lady
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American Saints Photo Album
Thousands of pilgrims gathered at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion for the Catholic Saints of America Exhibit, a first-of-its-kind celebration honoring the saints, blesseds, venerables,
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The Shrine Untouched by Flames by Edward Anthony Dundon On 30 January 2026, Bishop David Ricken of Green Bay, Champion, Wisconsin, invited submissions from anyone with helpful information to support
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More than 10,000 pilgrims took to the streets for the 13th Annual Walk to Mary "America’s Mini Camino". From the National Shrine of St. Joseph to the National
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MY STORY: Before my husband and I got married in 2021, I was diagnosed with PCOS. My doctor told me that this diagnosis meant that having children would
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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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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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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 minister 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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