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Joseph M. Hanneman writes from Madison, Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Governor vetoes COVID-19 church closure, vaccine bills

April 23, 2021 Joseph M. Hanneman 16

MADISON, Wisconsin — For the second time this year, Democrat Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a ban on closing churches due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a prohibition on mandatory COVID vaccines. Both measures had […]

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Wisconsin Supreme Court: Governor overstepped authority on COVID rule

April 15, 2021 Joseph M. Hanneman 2

MADISON, Wisconsin — For the second time in just over two weeks, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a rebuke of Gov. Tony Evers, this time saying his administration violated the law by regulating the size […]

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A new companion for the traditional Latin Mass

April 7, 2021 Joseph M. Hanneman 17

When a call went out for subscribers for a new Traditional Latin Mass companion publication, the publisher reached its initial goal of 5,000 in less than six weeks. And they are still four months away […]

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Wisconsin Supreme Court kills Gov. Evers’ mask mandate

March 31, 2021 Joseph M. Hanneman 11

MADISON, Wisconsin — The pendulum of statewide political power swung back toward the fulcrum on Wednesday when the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Gov. Tony Evers’ repeated use of emergency declarations to control the […]

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Wisconsin legislators vote to ban church closures and mandatory vaccinations

March 23, 2021 Joseph M. Hanneman 11

MADISON, Wisconsin — For the second time in 2021, Wisconsin legislators have approved bills to protect churches from government-ordered shut-downs and ban governments and employers from requiring individuals get a COVID-19 vaccine. The Wisconsin Assembly […]

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Venerable Fulton J. Sheen on Irish humor, suffering, and love for the Catholic Faith

March 16, 2021 Joseph M. Hanneman 8

Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979) found his Irish heritage provided a multitude of teachable moments — about humor, the vagaries of everyday life and our shared path toward Heaven illumined by the light of […]

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Wisconsin Governor vetoes COVID bill with religious protections

February 6, 2021 Joseph M. Hanneman 7

MADISON, Wisconsin — Democrat Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed a bill that would have prohibited state and local health bureaucrats from shutting down Masses and other religious services due to COVID-19, just hours after […]

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Wisconsin bill would prohibit COVID bans on religious services

January 29, 2021 Joseph M. Hanneman 2

MADISON, Wisconsin — Local and state health officials would be barred from closing or restricting attendance at religious services to prevent spread of COVID-19 under a bill winding its way through the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature. […]

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“Make everything count for eternity’: The story of Fr. Francis X. Lasance

January 23, 2021 Joseph M. Hanneman 7

St. Joseph Calasanctius, founder of the Piarist order and the patron saint of Catholic schools, once wrote, “All suffering is slight to gain Heaven.” St. Agapitus, a third-century martyr who was tortured with hot coals […]

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SSPX parish in California freed from COVID-19 restrictions

December 11, 2020 Joseph M. Hanneman 8

County health inspectors can no longer surveil and harass worshippers at Our Lady of the Angels Church near Los Angeles or attempt to otherwise enforce California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 regulations that banned indoor Masses […]

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