Champion Shrine Blog

“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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    The Walk That Changed Everything

    Published On: April 30, 2026

    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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  • This is the ninth year that Kym Allex and her family are pilgrims in the Walk to Mary.

    Running Home to Our Lady: The Walk to Mary

    Published On: March 9, 2026

    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

    Published On: March 2, 2026

    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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  • Published On: June 20, 2022

    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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  • Published On: June 20, 2022

    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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