Milwaukee Catholic Herald

1 week 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.

1 week 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?

1 week ago | catholicherald.org | Karen Mahoney

All three children of Dana Anderson and her husband, Paul Kriston, were baptized on the same day in November at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Pompeii, Kenosha. (Submitted photo)Author Flannery O’Connor once said, “You don’t join the Catholic Church; you become a Catholic.”For Dana Anderson, her journey into the Roman Catholic faith from growing up Methodist certainly echoes O’Connor’s proclamation. As a child, Dana learned about God from her parents.

1 week ago | catholicherald.org | Colleen Dorman Jurkiewicz

The Yang family have found a new unity in faith as dad Souama, son Mason and daughter Mariah prepare for Baptism and joining mom Khue as members of the Catholic Church. (Submitted photo)In the family of Khue and Souama Yang, faith has always been a bit of a “gray area.”“In the Hmong culture, when a daughter gets married, they often follow their husband’s religion,” explained Khue. When she married Souama in 2008, converting to his religion of shamanism might have seemed likely.

1 week ago | catholicherald.org | Colleen Dorman Jurkiewicz

Sixth graders Zac Eagleton, Ian Eagleton and Austen Ridosko have been in formation to become Catholic for the past year at Lumen Christi, Mequon. (Submitted photo)For the past 10 months, Ian Eagleton, his twin brother Zac, and Austen Ridosko have been meeting up on a regular basis. All three are sixth graders from the North Shore area. It began with the odd summer evening here and there. Once the school year started, they switched to weekends. Sometimes they talk about Ian’s pet snake.