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A copy of the original Vatican brief declaring Brother James Miller a Blessed, as well as a translation, is now available to view digitally.

Emily Vogel of Christian Brothers Conference reflects on Blessed James Miller’s commitment to his vocation as a Brother. She describes what inspired her during a February memorial celebration honoring Brother James’ life.

Thousands made the pilgrimage to Emmitsburg, Maryland, on the weekend of Sept. 13-14, to the Seton Shrine to be present for the celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first U.S.-born saint. I was blessed to be among the crowds and to share the story of another American hero: Blessed James Miller, FSC.

In July 2025, the Brother James Miller Guild produced the first medal for Blessed James Miller, FSC.

Brother Armin Luistro, FSC, Superior General of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, presented Pope Leo XIV with a first-class relic of Blessed James Miller on May 15, during an audience with Christian Brothers and more than 130 Lasallian Partners. 

Philly Factor, a television program produced by La Salle University in Philadelphia, aired a May 5 episode on the life, work and significance of Blessed James Miller, FSC, and on the Brother James Miller Guild.

Catholic Forum, a podcast from the Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware, published an episode March 12 on the life and heroic death of Blessed James Miller, FSC.

It was humbling and inspiring for me to travel to Custer, Wisconsin, for the feast of Blessed James Miller, Feb. 13, and join a community who has a special devotion to him. His lived experience and example speak to my life personally, professionally and spiritually. As with all the saints, we are invited to look to their lives in ways that resonate with our own.

“Connecting the Diocese,” a radio show from the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, aired a Feb. 15 episode on “hometown martyr” Blessed James Miller.

OSV News published a nationally-syndicated column by Effie Caldarola on Blessed James Miller, FSC, ahead of his feast day on Feb. 13.

In a reflection for Catholic Schools Week, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda, archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, wrote about “the great witness” of Blessed James Miller, who once taught in the archdiocese at then-Cretin High School.

Brother Armin Luistro, FSC, Superior General of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, highlighted Blessed James Miller, FSC, in his December 2024 pastoral letter.