I am very thankful for my wife and our first half year of marriage! Every day is a blessing with her by my side.

The Archdiocese has published the payroll calendar for 2023. Mark your calendars now!

I am thankful for other people who like to play in the leaves and snow!

Cynara Rankins has joined MRS as a Match Grant Caseworker. Please drop her a note of welcome at crankins@archlou.org.

Cynara writes:

I am 40 years ol and the mother of one. My daughter is 16 and a junior at Fern Creek High School. I love people, baking, and laughing. I started doing birthday cakes last year and that’s really the love of my life.

I will forever be thankful for coffee. Strong, ethically-sourced, caffeinated coffee. So many of my days are possible because of coffee. Thank you to the people around the world who produce, manufacture and deliver the seemingly endless amounts of coffee I enjoy and depend on each day.

Chef Makeda Freeman-Woods, director of Common Table, shared her Cranberry Mango Chutney on Today in WAVE Country Thursday afternoon and wow does it look good. You can watch the clip on our Facebook page here.

Prayer for Black History Month:

Spirit of Abundance, God of Grace, Mother of Hope,
We pause now to remember those stories that are all around us,
But so often passed over,
Those stories that when told are shared because
Of what someone is, not who they are.
This month in our nation’s character
Is Black History month.
Help us to realize that Black history is
All our histories.
May the day come when these stories
Are so wildly taught that no month need
Be separately divided.
We know this day […]

If your kids need service hours OR you want to serve as a family, join us Wednesday, November 23, for open serve at our St. Anthony campus, 2220 W. Market Street. You can help sort donations, stock our donation room “store,” and more! We’re volunteering from 9 a.m. to noon. Contact Lauren for more information or to sign up at lgoldener@archlou.org.

Akhtar worked for nearly a decade as a police officer in the Afghan National Army. He was evacuated to the United States on September 7, 2021, but his wife and 6 children remain in Afghanistan. ILS (Zoila) filed his asylum application in late March, he traveled to Chicago for interview in mid-May, and on October 21, he was granted asylum. Now, after more than a year of separation, he may finally begin the process of bringing his family here to […]

The LaCrosse teams at Sacred Heart Academy and Trinity High School this week donated more than $5,000 to Catholic Relief Services via Catholic Charities. What’s our role? We help facilitate local giving for CRS. If you know any of these students, please thank them for their care for those around them.