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The Power of Presence

4 weeks ago | wau.org | Laura Loker

Reflections from a Hospice Worker By: Laura Loker When Laura Weber walked into a patient’s home, she never knew what she’d find. Cultures, lifestyles, family members’ acceptance of their loved one’s declining condition—all varied from home to home. Text Size Print Email Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Once, she walked into a particularly unexpected sight: freshly caught turtles. The son of her patient, to her surprise and revulsion,...
From a Lamb to a Lion

4 weeks ago | wau.org | Greg Kandra

He may be the most influential Catholic that most people have never heard of. But John van Hengel would want it that way. For much of his life, he worked so that all the attention would go to others.
Remembering How to Dream

Feb 25, 2025 | wau.org | Laura Loker

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Miraculously Destined for Better Things

Jan 26, 2025 | wau.org | Laura Loker

Car accidents and natural disasters, international warfare and pediatric cancer: if there is an argument against the goodness of God that ever tempts me, it is the reality of suffering. We can sometimes feel as though God is doing very little about it. And if he is, he seems to be lacking urgency.
Witnesses to Love

Oct 27, 2024 | wau.org | Greg Kandra

Ryan Verret says there is one thing he knows with complete certainty. “Marriage and family will save the world. I believe it.” He has reason to believe it. As the co-founder with his wife, Mary-Rose, of the groundbreaking marriage preparation program Witness to Love, he has seen firsthand the difference mentoring and catechesis can make in the lives of Catholic couples, especially those preparing to walk down the aisle.
What’s Your Secret?

Aug 30, 2024 | wau.org | Mark Hart

Time-Tested Strategies for Reaching Out To Young Adults By: Mark Hart “Will you please pray for my grandson?” Evelyn asked me as we exited morning Mass. I don’t really remember the readings or homily from that day, but I do remember how the look in her tear-filled eyes pierced my soul. It was memorable, not because it was the first time something like this had happened, but because I receive prayer requests like this all too frequently.
“You Were Made to Be a Saint”

Aug 29, 2024 | wau.org | Laura Loker

It was late, very late, even for a college student. I had been doing homework for what felt like an eternity, and I was still puzzling over an assignment. As the computer screen in front of me began to glaze over, I felt a small voice in my heart say: Go to bed. Text Size Comment () Print Email Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest But I’m not finished, I protested. Go to bed, it repeated. I went to bed.
Taking a Leap of Trust

May 29, 2024 | wau.org | A New Job |Ryan Walker

A New Town, a New Job, a New Adventure By: Ryan Walker A suitcase of clothes, an air mattress, and a laptop. I loaded these three items into my car one chilly February morning as I was getting ready to relocate. With about one thousand dollars to my name, I set out to answer the call to this new chapter of my life that God had placed on my heart. I didn’t exactly have a plan when I started this adventure. I had a couch I could crash on for a week or two, but that was about it.
Finding God in Our Hearts

Mar 27, 2024 | wau.org | Laura Loker

As a mother of three young children, I often find that my days are chaotic. Between the noise and the messes and the school pickups, hours can pass by without a minute of true quiet. And the peaceful moments I do enjoy rarely last longer than my kitchen is clean. Text Size Comment () Print Email Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest But whether we have small children or not, most of us can probably relate.
We Will Be Like Christ

Mar 27, 2024 | wau.org | Mike Schmitz

One time, when I was in the seminary, I came home to visit my family for the weekend and noticed a children’s book on my bed. My mom had just gone to a funeral where they had read this book. She thought that since I was going to celebrate a lot of funerals once I was ordained, I might find it helpful. So she bought me a copy. Text Size Comment () Print Email Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest I opened it up and started flipping through the pages.