Larry Hanson

Menomonee Falls

Associate Editor at Milwaukee Catholic Herald

Driveline-Certified Youth Baseball Coach

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Articles

Deacons, Others Count on Annual Stewardship Appeal

1 week ago | catholicherald.org | Larry Hanson

Deacon candidates and their wives work on a project during formation at a retreat at St. Benedict’s Abbey and Retreat Center, Benet Lake. (Submitted photo)Dcn. Aaron Jeske says his years of formation to become a deacon changed him. “Now, I approach each day differently.
Huettl Dives Into Faith, Record Books

1 month ago | catholicherald.org | Larry Hanson

Senior Brady Huettl of Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha, won his second consecutive state championship in diving at Waukesha South High School on Feb. 25. Here, he is shown after breaking the Waukesha South-Catholic Memorial program record for six dives, a record that had stood for more than 50 years. He beat the 11-dive record later in the season. (Submitted photo)The top high school diver in Wisconsin is taking another big plunge this week — into the waters of Baptism.
Body of Christ: Jennifer Vaclav, St. Matthias, Milwaukee

1 month ago | catholicherald.org | Larry Hanson

Jennifer Vaclav, St. Matthias, MilwaukeeVaclav and her four younger brothers attended Holy Redeemer Grade School in Milwaukee, where her mother taught. She is a registered dietitian for a federally funded nutrition education and supplemental food program. Vaclav and her husband, Donald, will celebrate 36 years of marriage April 8. They have two married adult daughters and two grandchildren. What was your faith life like growing up?
Hedwig House Gets New Windows

2 months ago | catholicherald.org | Larry Hanson

Hedwig House Facility Manager Mona Schmalz (left) and Capri Communities Senior Director of Real Estate Development Amy Schoenemann speak with a resident at the 14-unit senior residence on Humboldt Avenue. The building recently received 99 new windows as part of a $700,000-plus building upgrade project. (Photo by Larry Hanson)A former convent on Milwaukee’s Lower East Side that was converted into affordable senior housing in 1985 recently replaced all 99 of its windows.
Eggs-citing Time for First Communicants

2 months ago | catholicherald.org | Larry Hanson

Students at parishes across the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, including St. Mary of the Hill in Hubertus (pictured), are preparing to receive First Communion this spring. (Submitted photo)While the price of eggs has recently spurred some conversations, their utility as a teaching device remains unchanged. Melinda Diels, the child minister at St. Mary of the Hill, Hubertus, uses the familiar food to illustrate the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist to children preparing for their First Communion.
Dedication, Faith, Relationships All Add Up

Mar 4, 2025 | catholicherald.org | Larry Hanson

Lidia Benitez. (Photo by Larry Hanson)Lidia Benitez teaches a subject that a lot of students have a hard time with (math) to an age group that is going through some changes (middle schoolers). The fifth-year St. Adalbert teacher approaches that “problem” the same way she would approach a mathematics question. “If there’s anything you take away from math, it’s that there is always a pattern,” Benitez said. “Math is very predictable.
Kenosha Offers Another Homecoming for Archbishop Grob

Feb 18, 2025 | catholicherald.org | Larry Hanson

Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob receives the offertory gifts during a Mass of Welcome on Monday, Feb. 10, at St. Elizabeth, Kenosha. (Photos by Larry Hanson)When Pope Francis named the Most Rev. Jeffrey S. Grob to be the 12th Archbishop of Milwaukee in November, it was hailed as a homecoming for the Cross Plains native to come back to his home state. On Monday, Feb. 10, Archbishop Grob had another homecoming of sorts.
Archbishop Grob: We Can All Make a Difference

Feb 3, 2025 | catholicherald.org | Larry Hanson

Students at St. Peter, East Troy, welcomed Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob for a Mass that capped off Catholic Schools Week on Friday, Jan. 31. (Photo by Greta Taxis)East Troy may be a small town. St. Peter may be a small Catholic school. Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob told an overflow crowd at St. Peter Church in East Troy on Friday, Jan. 31, that’s what it makes them perfect spots to start making a difference.
Archbishop Grob: Know Jesus by Giving of Yourself

Jan 21, 2025 | catholicherald.org | Larry Hanson

Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Mary Mother of the Church Pastoral Center. (Photo by David Bernacchi)In the Scripture reading at Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob’s Mass of Thanksgiving on Wednesday, Jan. 15 — the Wedding at Cana — Jesus says to Mary, “My hour has not yet come.”That was not the case for Archbishop Grob.
'More than ever,' the church must go 'out to the people,' says Milwaukee's new shepherd

Jan 21, 2025 | news.diocesetucson.org | Larry Hanson

MILWAUKEE (OSV News) -- For a few hours on a sunny, frigid January afternoon, the spotlight shone brightly on Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob. However, now that the pageantry and celebration of his installation as the 12th archbishop of Milwaukee is in the rearview, it's apparent that attention is going to be reflected onto the Catholics in the 10-county region of southeastern Wisconsin. From the time he was named as the successor to retiring Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki on Nov.