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
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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“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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“Lord, I need you to pick up my foot. And I will put it down.” As Nick, Rob, Benedict, and Carl arrived at the National Shrine of Our Lady
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It is with much excitement that I write to share some special news! The Shrine has received word from the Holy See’s Dicastery for Divine Worship and Discipline of
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The purity of intention is connected to every one of our Lenten observances. Hear from our Rector, Fr. Joseph Aytona, as he shares his Ash Wednesday Homily on February
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This winter, the National Shrine in Champion will hold a special Advent Candlelight Mass commonly known as Rorate Caeli. While this Liturgy has deep roots within the history of
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What is a Litany? The word litany comes from the Greek word meaning “supplication” or “petition.” From early times, the Church has incorporated litanies in her liturgies, such as
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Why do you see covered statues and crucifixes during the last weeks of Lent? The custom of veiling the images during the last two weeks of Lent hails from
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By Rev. John Broussard, C.P.M. It has been a long-standing tradition in the Church that during the Fridays of Lent Catholics all over the world abstain from eating flesh
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By Chelsey Hare, Director of Communications For the first time ever, the relics of St. Bernadette are touring the United States, visiting parishes and communities coast to coast from
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Communities located in and around Champion, WI are part of one of the largest Belgian settlements outside of Belgium itself. In honor of Adele Brise’s Belgian heritage, the Shrine
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