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Texas to Champion – Carol’s Story of Encountering Our Lady
“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 months
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A National Eucharistic Congress Art Collaboration with Champion Shrine
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 the
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Are You a Witness to Adele’s Holiness and Heroic Virtue?
“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 question
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A Catholic’s Guide to Giving Tuesday
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 social
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Highlights from the Inaugural Solemnity of Our Lady of Champion
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 with
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From Guadalupe to Champion: Four Seminarians Share Their Pilgrimage Experience
“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 of
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An Update from The National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help
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 the
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Make the Most Out of Your Lenten Season
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 22,
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What is a Rorate Caeli Mass?
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 the
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What is a Litany?
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 the
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