Diocese of La Crosse

06/11/2026

Today, June 11, 2026, the bishops of the United States will consecrate our nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as our country prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

📺 Join Catholics across the nation and watch the consecration live: https://www.youtube.com/usccb

4:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM MT / 1:00 PM PT

Prayer card located here:https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/Sacred%20Heart%20of%20Jesus%20Consecration%20Prayer%20Card.pdf

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is an assembly of the hierarchy of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands who jointly exercise certain pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of the United States. The purpose of the Conference is to promote the greater....

06/11/2026

Did you know the word "Christian" was first used because of St. Barnabas?
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Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle. When he brought Saul of Tarsus to Antioch and the two spent a year teaching, it was in that community and momen that the followers of Jesus were first called "Christians."

06/11/2026

Today, the Bishops of the United States will consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Parishes and individuals around the country are encouraged to join the U.S. Catholic bishops in this historic occasion, beginning with this Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus written for the consecration.

06/09/2026

"As with all Catholic schools, we won’t be compartmentalizing the faith,” said Guenther. “The truths of the Catholic faith are incorporated into every subject, whether philosophy, history, science or any other element of the curriculum.”

It's been more than 50 years since Prairie du Chien had a Catholic high school, but that dry run might end next year...

06/09/2026

We see five local people we know. Do you?

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion is hosting Catholic Saints of America, a special exhibit for America’s 250th birthday honoring the holy men and women who helped shape the Catholic faith in the United States — including four witnesses with ties to the Diocese of La Crosse.

The exhibit will bring together relics, speakers from across the country, a novena for our nation and a first-of-its-kind look at Saints, Blesseds, Venerables and Servants of God who lived and served in America.

It is a beautiful chance to celebrate our Catholic heritage, pray for our country and be reminded that holiness is not something far away. It has walked our roads, served our communities and helped form the Church right here in our own diocese.

Catholic Saints of America
July 1–9
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion
Champion, Wisconsin

Learn more: championshrine.org/americansaints

Father Joseph Walijewski Legacy Guild
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
Viterbo University

06/09/2026

In Dilexit Nos, Pope Francis describes the consoling nature of devotion to the Sacred Heart as “flesh and blood in the Church’s pilgrimage through history;” a mutual sharing of suffering between Christ and us (no. 157). Because Christ bore our sin in the wounds of his passion and death on the cross, we console him for our affronts. Because we also raise up our suffering to Christ, we ask him to console us.

Let us ask the Sacred Heart of Jesus for strength and increased faith with this prayer by Blessed Miguel Pro, S.J.

06/09/2026

06/08/2026

Today, the Gospel takes us straight to the side of a mountain to hear the most famous sermon ever preached: The Beatitudes. esus looks at the people the world overlooks...the mourning, the poor in spirit, the peacemakers, the meek... and calls them blessed.