Fifteen-year-old Kyla Feit lives in small-town Wisconsin Rapids. A member of St. Vincent de Paul Parish and sophomore at Lincoln High School, Kyla spends many evenings during the school year honing her skills in the dance studio. A dancer since age 3, she dances ballet, pointe, tap, jazz and modern. But if you ask Kyla […] The post Finishing the race and keeping the faith appeared first on Catholic Life - The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse.

God reaches out to touch us with His love, and those whose faithful hearts are open can feel that loving touch. Jacob Schulfer, 20, of Custer first felt God’s touch at the end of high school. “What really got me into the Faith was the summer before my senior year; I went to a conference […] The post Finding fellowship in Christ Jacob Schulfer lives his Faith appeared first on Catholic Life - The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse.

In 1979, then Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize. Shortly thereafter, my mother in law printed off part of her acceptance speech, framed it and gave it to my family. Here is what it says: Each person’s mission is a mission of love…Begin in the place where you are with the people closest to […] The post Do you want to be a saint? appeared first on Catholic Life - The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse.

The multicolored Mission Rosary, created in 1951 by the national director for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, recently named Venerable Servant of God Fulton J. Sheen, focuses our prayer on the Church and her ministry among the people of every continent. Each decade, strung with a different color bead, reminds us to […] The post Missionary Journey appeared first on Catholic Life - The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse.

Retiring to Africa as a missionary? That is not something I had planned on, at least not consciously, but looking back, I see how the jigsaw pieces of my life fell into place for that to happen. Growing up in a Catholic family in Stevens Point, I was raised to know, love and serve God. […] The post Responding to God’s call appeared first on Catholic Life - The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse.