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Starting a dance school is a great leap of faith. How did you discern this choice? Sean and I met in Riverdance and toured North America together for three years. I am from Wauwatosa and Sean is from Cavan, Ireland. We got married in Milwaukee (at 20…

I am a worrier. I always have been. After becoming a mother, my worries were cranked up beyond what I could have imagined. After all, being responsible for the body and the immortal soul of an entire human being is terrifying. I’m told this feeling…

St. Jude the Apostle eighth grade students Nora Parsons and Liam Riley received the Women of St. Jude Christian Awards in May. The $2,000 awards, which will be put towards each student’s high school tuition, recognize Christian values, strength of…

What is it you appreciate most about Catholic education? My husband and I joke that Catholic schools are our family business. We love Catholic schools because we value how, in a Catholic school, we can explicitly form the spiritual life of our…

It all started at a fish fry. In the spring of 2019, Leah Pietrangelo happened to sit across from Brent Fassbender at Divine Savior, Fredonia, and began talking about college. Fassbender ended up applying to Moraine Park Technical College in West…

Forty-five years in one parish is impressive. What brought you to All Saints? As in most cases, it’s generated by family. My mother had been a member of this church for a long time. My father passed away when I was a freshman in high school, but this…

Catholic Family This photo was submitted by Hanna U., one of many members of the Milwaukee Catholic Mamas Facebook group to submit photos and a brief description about why the sacramental garment shown is special to their family. Hanna U.’s…

Deanna Carr’s fourth grade class at Wauwatosa Catholic School has been putting faith into action this year. “We’ve been trying to pair service projects along with the concept the religion book is teaching so we’re not just hearing about it, but we’re…

My daughter received her First Reconciliation in January, and it caused me to reflect on the ways I have approached this sacrament over the years. For too long, I fear, I treated it like going to the dentist. I’d go a couple of times a year, more if…

How is it that you came to transition from young elementary school students to teaching high schoolers? The principal at Catholic Central High School in Burlington at the time was a former colleague. He called me up and said, “Do you know anybody…

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on education have been well documented. However, Catholic schools, especially those in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, were able to fend off much of the learning erosion. Sue Nelson, an associate superintendent for…

Just as no two children are exactly alike, each school within the Archdiocese of Milwaukee has its own unique blend of strengths to offer your family. Chances are, if you look, you’ll find there’s a Catholic school for you. Educational Philosophies…

The Body of Christ Tell me about Sara. Sara was my older sister — she was my first best friend and my role model. She stood 3 feet, 10 inches due to a rare condition — spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia

As Catholics, we believe that Our Lord Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist. That’s a big mystery to wrap your head around. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (No. 1374) says, “The mode of Christ’s presence under the Eucharistic species is…

Body of Christ What made Holy Family parish/school where you want to raise your family? There are many great options in the North Shore — public and private schools — including Catholic schools. We have four Catholic schools in

Body of Christ How did you start your relationship with Flannery O’Connor’s works? I first encountered, but did not “get,” Flannery O’Connor as an undergraduate. I was reintroduced to her at a class on Modern Catholic Fiction at Spring

On Aug. 20, members and friends of the McCormick and Mahar clans gathered at Holy Family Parish in Whitefish Bay to celebrate a Mass for Peace and Justice in honor of Mary (Mahar) McCormick, a servant “Missionary of God’s Love,” both in the United…

How did a music teacher end up taking a zero-gravity flight? I am the Girl Scout co-leader for my second-grade daughter’s Brownie troop with a few other moms, one of whom is a science teacher at our local middle school. She told me about a new…