Msgr. Thomas Campion – Madison Catholic Herald

To the editor: […]

Remembering Monsignor Campion: His ‘parishioners’ will carry on his legacy

It brought tears to my eyes the first time I saw it. And I probably had to rub my eyes on subsequent times. It always amazed me.

What I’m talking about is the Offertory procession at the Christmas and Easter Masses for the handicapped held for many years at Monroe High School. What happens is about two dozen young men — many of them large football and basketball players — each come up paired with a disabled or elderly person.

Honoring Msgr. Campion and Campion’s Champions

Recently the people of St. Victor Parish in Monroe, and many others around the diocese gathered for the unveiling and dedication of a statue recognizing Msgr. Thomas F. Campion, founder and director of the Apostolate to the Handicapped, and the many volunteers called “Campion’s Champions.”