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Bus tour
to Fr. Mazzuchelli sites
SINSINAWA -- To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of their founder, pioneer priest Fr. Samuel Mazzuchelli, the Sinsinawa Dominicans have organized a bus tour to visit places in Wisconsin and Michigan where he ministered.
The public is invited to spend July 6 through 12 on the "Lands of Venerable Samuel Mazzuchelli Pilgrimage" led by Dominican Sisters Mary Montgomery and Barbara Hubeny. Highlights include a presentation at St. John the Evangelist Church, Green Bay; Indian smudging; a ferry ride to and horse-and-carriage tour of Mackinac Island; and talks at Cross of the Woods and St. Anne Church, Mackinac Island.
E-mail center@sinsinawa.org or phone 608-748-4411. Registration deadline is Tuesday, May 30.
Mothers of Preschoolers holds final meeting
until September
STOUGHTON -- St. Ann's MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) At Night will meet on Thursday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the St. Ann Church gathering area, 323 N. Van Buren.
The meeting will begin a half hour earlier than usual because of special festivities. All mothers of children birth through kindergarten are invited to attend.
Come celebrate another great year of MOPS at the last meeting until September. There will be a potluck dinner and opportunity to wish the graduates farewell.
Childcare is not provided; however, babies birth through three months are welcome. There is a $2 fee per meeting and scholarships are available. For more information, call Laura Trotter at 608-877-8968.
Support network group for parents of children with diabetes
BARABOO -- St. Clare Hospital Diabetes Education is hosting a support network group for parents of children with diabetes on Wednesday, May 24.
The program will start at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in the hospital's Ringling Room. Erin Tarter, pediatric dietitian, UW Hospital, is the guest speaker.
The support group will offer a time for sharing recipes and information on juvenile diabetes.
For information, contact Melanie Mielke, diabetes educator, melanie_mielke@sshmc.com or 608-356-1510.
Natural Family
Planning classes
MADISON -- Northwest Family Services Sympto-Thermal Model classes in Natural Family Planning will be held Thursdays, May 18, June 8, and July 6, at 7 p.m. in Madison.
Classes will also be held at Southwest Health Care Center in Platteville Saturdays, June 3, June 24, and July 22, at 10 a.m.
Creighton Model FertilityCare introductory classes will be offered on Mondays, May 15, June 5, June 19, July 10, Aug. 7, and Aug. 28 at the Bishop O'Connor Center, 702 S. High Point Rd. These are one-time introductory sessions. Each will begin at 7:30 p.m. except the July 10 session, which will begin at 6 p.m.
Marquette Model Classes are also forming.
Call the Natural Family Planning Office at 608-273-2236 for more information.
Author Amy Welborn discusses Da Vinci novel and movie
MILWAUKEE -- Catholic columnist and author Amy Welborn will discuss questions and controversies surrounding the book and upcoming movie The Da Vinci Code on Tuesday, May 30, at 6:30 p.m. in a free lecture at the Pius XI High School Athletic Center, 135 N. 76 St.
The lecture, open to the general public, is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
Welborn is author of De-Coding Da Vinci: The Facts Behind the Fiction, published in 2004, and The Da Vinci Code Mysteries: What the Movie Doesn't Tell You, published in 2005. Both works address the misrepresentation of history, religion, and art in The Da Vinci Code novel and movie.
For more information on the lecture, contact the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's Communications Office at 414-769-3504.
All Saints Retirement Center upcoming events
MADISON -- A variety of activities will be offered at All Saints Retirement Center, Watts Rd. at Commerce Dr.
• Friday, May 19, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. - Health Fair with Home Health United and St. Marys Hospital - This event will include information on diabetic health care, influenza, advance directives, home nursing, rehabilitation and companion services as well as a display of home medical equipment, blood pressure checks, St. Marys Hospital GoldenCare and Home Help Monitoring. St. Marys will also be bringing their driving reaction time assessment machine.
• Monday, May 22, 11 a.m. - The book club is meeting. They will be reading and discussing Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri and The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
For more information, contact Katie Roellig, 608-827-2222.
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Graduate program:
Ave Maria University comes to Janesville
By Mary C. Uhler
CATHOLIC HERALD STAFF
JANESVILLE -- A talk on "John Paul the Great: Champion of Human Dignity" was presented by Douglas Bushman from the faculty of the Institute for Pastoral Theology (IPT) at Ave Maria University, followed by a presentation and question/answer session on the IPT's graduate program in pastoral theology.
I attended the program held at St. John Vianney parish in Janesville, which is the host site for the graduate classes beginning in July of this year. The program was also presented at the Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center in Madison.
Both Bushman and Timothy Herrman from the faculty of the Institute for Pastoral Theology
were present for both evenings.
Bushman said that Pope John Paul II claimed that "Holiness is, more than ever, an urgent pastoral task demanding a suitable training in holiness."
Talk on John Paul II
In his presentation in Janesville, Bushman discussed Pope John Paul II's theology of human dignity. "John Paul II thinks of dignity in terms of God's love," he said. The late Holy Father said God is "in a state of wonder at human beings."
We, too, should have the same attitude," said Bushman. "We should see an image of God in human beings. God because a man and died on the cross for every single person."
People today, noted Bushman, are living in a culture "with a lot of frantic activities. We're reaching for something we don't have."
What is the most important thing in our lives? Pope John Paul II says it's love. "Love cannot be earned," Bushman said he tells us. "It can only be given freely and received."
John Paul II noted that most relationships today are built on utility. "It's based on what you do, not what you are," he said.
Instead, the Holy Father told us that we should love others because "they're all human beings." He told us that the greatest threat to human dignity is not to love.
The greatest attack on humanity is sin. "Sin is a rejection of God's love," said Bushman.
"The world needs millions of Mother Teresas of Calcutta who are not looking for something out of a relationship but bring love to others. We have received much love from God and have love to give," said Bushman.
Graduate program
The writings of Pope John Paul II are among the "foundational texts" used in the Institute for Pastoral Theology graduate program at Ave Maria University.
Other texts focus on Sacred Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the documents of Vatican II, the Code of Canon Law, Catholic liturgical documents, and classics of
Catholic spirituality.
The IPT offers a master's degree program that includes a full cycle of courses in Catholic theology guided by texts essential to the Catholic tradition and taught by nationally known theologians faithful to the Magisterium.
Courses meet one weekend per month, from August to May. Besides St. John Vianney Parish in Janesville, the program is offered in Green Bay, as well as in Phoenix, Ariz.; St. Louis, Mo.; Orlando and Naples, Fla. Ave Maria's main campus is in Naples.
Bushman said that Catholic bishops "have been asking for a master's degree rich in doctrine with practical applications," he said, noting that Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison has "full support of the program."
Bushman noted that this is not a research degree. There is no foreign language requirement.
He said some students study to get to know their faith better or for work in the church. "Our students have a deep love of their faith and a desire for holiness."
There are five full-time faculty in the program with other adjunct faculty. There is the possibility that local priests or others could teach some classes.
Fr. Donn Heiar, pastor of St. John Vianney Parish, said that the parish is donating the space for the Ave Maria program.
Bushman said they hope to have 24 to 26 students in Janesville in order to start the program. It is also available on an audit basis.
Classes will be held from Friday evening to Sunday, with 18 hours per weekend. There will be reading and writing outside the classes. "This can be tailored around jobs and family," noted Bushman.
For a list of dates, more information, or an application call the IPT toll-free at 866-866-1100 or visit www.ipt.avemaria.edu
Sr. Marcia Vinje:
To attend gathering in Rome
By Mary C. Uhler
CATHOLIC HERALD STAFF
MADISON -- Sr. Marcia Vinje, a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary from the Diocese of Madison, will be attending a special Pentecost gathering in Rome with Pope Benedict XVI.
She will be among approximately 1,000 Schoenstatt pilgrims in Rome as part of an international gathering of 80,000 to 100,000 people representing 130 ecclesial movements and new communities.
This is the second such gathering of movements, explained Sister Marcia. "In 1998, Pope John Paul II called together ecclesial movements and new communities, groups founded in the last century as a call to holiness."
Shortly after his election in 2005, Pope Benedict XVI invited the people to the second gathering to celebrate Pentecost 2006 together in Rome.
Some representatives of the movements will participate starting on May 31 at a World Congress organized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity with the theme: "The beauty of being Christian and the joy of sharing it with others."
Other members of the movements will be in Rome to accompany this congress with prayers.
On Friday evening, June 2, there will be vigil celebrations in the churches of Rome organized by the different movements. Schoenstatt has the responsibility to prepare the vigil in the Church of Sant' Andrea della Valle, which was a very important place of pastoral work for St. Vincent Pallotti.
On Saturday afternoon, June 3, they will begin the vigil of Pentecost with the Holy Father in St. Peter's Square. On Pentecost, they will celebrate Vespers in thanksgiving in the Shrine "Matri Ecclesiae" in Belmonte.
Sister Marcia said the 1,000 Schoenstatt pilgrims come from many countries, including Germany, Tanzania, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, and Canada.
"Our U.S. delegation is going the week before to Schoenstatt in Germany. We leave May 24
and arrive in Germany on May 25. We will leave on May 30 to travel by bus to Rome, stopping at different Schoenstatt centers along the way for Mass and lunch."
There are 12 members in the U.S. delegation. Accompanying Sister Marcia is her own sister, Sr. Patricia Mary Vinje from Madison, a member of the Schoenstatt Movement, as well as two couples from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Beth and Ray Yank and Judy and Joe Harlow. They will be meeting a Sister from Milwaukee in Germany, Sr. Angela Macari.
Visiting Schoenstatt in Germany - located on almost 10,000 acres - will be "a pilgrimage to our roots, where the movement was founded," said Sister Marcia. It is her third visit to Schoenstatt and her second visit to Rome.
Besides participating in the gathering of movements, Sister Marcia will visit all the main basilicas in Rome, visit two Schoenstatt Shrines, and retrace the steps of the order's founder, Fr. Joseph Kentenich. Sister Marcia will return to Madison on June 6.
"I'm most excited about the different ecclesial movements coming together," she said. "In March we had a gathering of movements in Madison. I hope this gives me an idea and flavor of what's out there and how to work together."
For more information on the Rome gathering, go to the Web site, www.laici.org
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