‘Gather the children’: Lincoln Legatus pilgrims visit Wisconsin’s Marian shrines
When Our Lady appeared to a young Belgian immigrant in the Wisconsin woods in 1859, she gave her a plain command: “Gather the children in this wild country and teach them what they should know for salvation.” More than a century and a half later, a dozen members of the Lincoln Chapter of Legatus knelt on that same ground, the only Church-approved Marian apparition site in the United States, with their own shepherd, Bishop James Conley, offering Mass in the apparition chapel. The pilgrimage, held Aug. 6 through Aug. 9, brought six married couples from southern Nebraska to three of Wisconsin’s most cherished sacred sites: the National Shrine of St. Joseph in De Pere, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, and the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse. Legatus,
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How LA Catholics are Bringing Attention to a Little-Known Marian Shrine in Wisconsin
In 2019, Bishop David Ricken of the Diocese of Green Bay wanted to establish a Medical Association for the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Wisconsin, the only Church-approved Marian apparition site in the United States. The purpose was, similar to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France, to investigate testimonials of potential miracles associated with Champion from over the years. Enter Joe Sanders, a knight in the Order of Malta and a parishioner at St. Philip the Apostle Church in Pasadena. So how did a Catholic living in Southern California end up helping lead investigations into miraculous healing at a national shrine in Wisconsin? It can be traced to the Order of Malta’s annual pilgrimage to Champion, where members and special guests from Southern California returned in August. “It’s just been a labor
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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, The Shrine has experienced several historic milestones: becoming a National Shrine, receiving the name Our Lady of Champion, and, most recently, witnessing the opening of Servant of God Adele Brice’s cause for canonization. With these important developments, we knew it was time to refresh the History Center, and we are excited to offer you a sneak peek at what the newly updated space will look like! The redesigned exhibits will guide pilgrims through the history of The Shrine while placing a renewed emphasis on Our Lady’s message and Adele’s mission of catechesis. Visitors will also learn more about Marian apparitions, processions, devotion to Our Lady,
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Our Lady of Champion: Fr. Tony Stephens on the Shrine’s Story and Mission: Holy Family Radio Interview
In this interview, Fr. Tony Stephens, CPM, Rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, shares his journey to the priesthood and the remarkable story of Our Lady’s 1859 apparitions to Adele Brice. He discusses Mary’s call to teach the Catholic faith, the Miracle of the Fire, the ongoing mission of The Shrine, and the annual Walk to Mary pilgrimage. Holy Family Radio The Holy Family Radio apostolate was organized in January 2008 as a means of Catholic evangelization, education and ecumenical outreach. The desire of the apostolate is to share the life-changing message of the Gospel and the heart of the Catholic Faith. In June 2008, Holy Family Radio was incorporated as a non-profit Michigan corporation. Click the link below to listen to the interview!
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 of Champion became an international pilgrimage site, local residents were coming here to ask the Blessed Mother for healings. While the healing reports we receive are not declared miracles without a long Church process, many personal encounters and graces received bear witness to the love Our Lady and Our Lord have for those who struggle with illnesses and disabilities. Recently we received a beautiful letter from a woman with polio who had generously donated one of her leg braces to The Shrine in a gesture of gratitude for a prayer answered over 70 years ago. Our friend wrote, “At 4 ½ years of age [I]
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