Fr. Martin Coolidge joins Fr. Andy Upah in serving as Co-Campus Chaplains for Wahlert Catholic High School, Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School and Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School on the Holy Family Central Campus.  Fr. Martin is also the associate pastor at St. Raphael Cathedral and St. Patrick in Dubuque.  My name is Fr.…

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A reflection from a Holy Family mom: A friend of mine posted on Facebook a few weeks ago, saying: “The Church is not empty; the Church has been deployed.” I have burrowed those words deep into my soul, as I have found myself asking: where is the Church when the physical building sits empty, music…

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A reflection on Holy Family’s 2018-2019 school year theme – Witness for Christ.   As she prepares for graduation and the next phase of her life journey, Wahlert Catholic senior Mary Freund reflects on what being “little” means to her as a Witness for Christ.    I had the privilege of going to St. Columbkille…

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A reflection on Holy Family’s 2018-2019 school year theme – Witness for Christ.   In various depictions of the Last Supper, we often see Jesus and the apostles sitting on the same side of the table, facing forward. I hope that at some point an artist will paint a version of the Last Supper from…

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A reflection on Holy Family’s 2018-2019 school year theme – Witness for Christ.   Mazzuchelli and Wahlert teachers (and siblings), Jolene (Berning) Belken ’93 and Tim Berning ’94, share experiences from their childhood and their memories of growing up in a family whose strong faith taught them to Witness for Christ.   Our parents, John…

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