Join Noëlle and Tom Crowe on a domestic pilgrimage
Pilgrimage to Catholic Wisconsin
October 5 – 12, 2026
Our Lady of Champion, also known as Our Lady, Help of Christians, the only approved Marian apparition in the United States, near Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Pilgrimage in the land where Mary appeared, miracles occur, and the faith of many waves of immigrants shaped a deep and abiding faith.
The Blessed Mother appeared in Champion, just outside Green Bay to an immigrant Belgian woman who went on to catechize hundreds.
Holy Hill has been a place of prayer and pilgrimage — and miracles! — for more than a century.
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe has been called by many the most peaceful place they have ever visited.
Milwaukee has some of the most breathtaking churches, plus a chapel built in the 1400s and imported from Europe.
Plus the National Shrine of St. Joseph, Vince Lombardi, Rudolph Gardens, and more holy sites.
We always weave in plenty of local flavor, which in Wisconsin’s case will mean cheese, and perhaps a brewery tour or two.
We hope you will join us on a fall pilgrimage to Catholic Wisconsin.
Full details and registration coming soon.
Join Noëlle and Tom Crowe on a domestic pilgrimage
Pilgrimage to Southern Maryland and Virginia
July 26 – 31, 2026
Our Lady of Champion, also known as Our Lady, Help of Christians, the only approved Marian apparition in the United States, near Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Pilgrimage in the land where Mary appeared, miracles occur, and the faith of many waves of immigrants shaped a deep and abiding faith.
The Blessed Mother appeared in Champion, just outside Green Bay to an immigrant Belgian woman who went on to catechize hundreds.
Holy Hill has been a place of prayer and pilgrimage — and miracles! — for more than a century.
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe has been called by many the most peaceful place they have ever visited.
Milwaukee has some of the most breathtaking churches, plus a chapel built in the 1400s and imported from Europe.
Plus the National Shrine of St. Joseph, Vince Lombardi, Rudolph Gardens, and more holy sites.
We always weave in plenty of local flavor, which in Wisconsin’s case will mean cheese, and perhaps a brewery tour or two.
We hope you will join us on a fall pilgrimage to Catholic Wisconsin.
Full details and registration coming soon.
Associated episodes:
(15-18 minutes)
Ven. Frederic Baraga
Ven. Frederic Baraga, the first bishop of Marquette in the upper peninsula of Michigan, was a tireless missionary from slovenia, who is known as the “snowshoe priest.”
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Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi coached the NFL Green Bay Packers to wins in Super Bowl I and II. He went to daily Mass and his Catholic faith formed his coaching.
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The Apparition of Our Lady of Champion
In 1859, a young Belgian woman in Wisconsin, Adele Brise, had an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary who instructed her to teach the children the faith.
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Holy Hill Basilica & Shrine
Rising above the flat landscape near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, rises Holy Hill and atop the hill stands a grand basilica dedicated to Our Lady Help of Christians.
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St. Josaphat Basilica
At the beginning of the 20th century, Polish Catholics in Milwaukee planned to build a massive new church for their community. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us construction was set to begin when they discovered Chicago’s federal building was for sale. They just had to move it from one city to ...
Fr. Samuel Mazzuchelli
An Italian Dominican friar missionary named Fr. Samuel Mazzuchelli evangelized the American Midwest in the early 19th century. His example continues to inspire.
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Dear Friends!
Come on a pilgrimage to Wisconsin!
When we started doing this podcast we had no idea whatsoever that so much amazing Catholic history happened in Wisconsin.
- The only approved Marian apparition in the United States
- A site of pilgrimage and miracles that dates back to the 17th century French explorers
- A 15th-century gothic chapel imported from Europe
- A breathtaking basilica built entirely from the stones salvaged from a demolished federal building
- Saintly missionaries and an epochal football coach who wore his faith on his sleeve
All this and so much more made me sit up and take note.
So we had to plan a pilgrimage to this blessed land, and we invite you to join us!
We’re going in the fall, so the trees will be glorious, leaves will be crackling under foot, and the air will be refreshing.
Plus, no trip to Wisconsin would be complete without sampling some of their world-renowned cheese, and checking out a brewery to celebrate their northern European heritage.
Contact us at [email protected] to be the first to get full details and registration information.
God bless you, and we hope to see you in Wisconsin!—Noëlle and Tom Crowe
All Around Wisconsin
- Our Lady of Champion
- St. Willebrord
- Rudolph Gardens
- Shrine of St. Joseph
- Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- More
In and Around Milwaukee
- St. Josaphat Basilica
- Holy Hill
- St. Joan of Arc Chapel
- St. Stanislaus Church
Full Details and Registration
Registration coming soon. Email us at [email protected] to be first to get registration information.
