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“Gather the Children in this wild country and teach them what they need to know for salvation.” – Our Lady of Good Help to Adele Brise, 1859
In 1859, a Wisconsin woman recounted three mystical meetings with the Virgin Mary, who told her to pray for the conversion of sinners and teach children the Catholic faith.
This month, the Bishop of Green Bay finally sanctioned Adele Brise's visions as both supernatural and "worthy of belief." It was the first officially approved Marian apparition in the United States.
Of the many questions kindled by Bishop David Ricken's announcement, two seemed particularly keen: How does the church investigate mystical visions? And why does it take so long to approve them?
