Two to be ordained transitional deacons MADISON -- Bishop Robert C. Morlino will ordain Michael Radowicz and Eric Sternberg to the transitional diaconate during a Mass in the Bishop O'Donnell Holy Name Memorial Chapel at the Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center in Madison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 27. Both men will be entering their fifth and final year of theological studies at the University of St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Ill., this fall.   Full story ...
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Seminarians studying for the Diocese of Madison - including five new seminarians - met Thursday, Aug. 19, at the Bishop's Residence in Madison for Mass and a dinner with Bishop Robert C. Morlino. They will soon be heading off to school. Pictured from left, kneeling: David Carrano and John Gordon III; standing: Lance Schneider, Patrick Wendler, Eric Sternberg, Brian Dulli, Mitch Knutson, Vocation Director Fr. Jim Bartylla, Ben Kessler, David Greenfield, Greg Ihm, and Bishop Morlino. Missing for the picture was seminarian Michael Radowicz. (Catholic Herald photo by Pam Payne)

Five new seminarians

By Fr. Jim Bartylla
FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

As director of vocations for the Diocese of Madison, I'm very pleased to announce five new seminarians for the Diocese of Madison will begin their studies towards priesthood this fall. In conjunction with our six existing seminarians, we currently have 11 men studying for the priesthood at the college and major seminaries.

Our new men come from a variety of backgrounds. Two men, Patrick Wendler and David Greenfield, are "later vocations" with significant life experience. They will begin their seminary studies at Blessed John XXIII Seminary in Weston, Mass.

John Gordon, who has already taken a number of graduate theology courses, will be attending the Pontifical North American College in Rome. David Carrano, a recent graduate of UW-Madison in Spanish, will begin his pre-theology coursework at St. John Vianney Seminary at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. Mitch Knutson will be starting his college coursework at the Emmaus House of Discernment connected with St. Mary University in Winona, Minn.   Full story ...