The Diocesan Hispanic Choir will be presenting a Concert of Favorite Hymns in Spanish on Saturday, May 16, at 8 p.m. at Holy Redeemer Church, 120 W. Johnson St.
Day: May 14, 2009
Learning from parables about money
Money, money, money — it’s a rich man’s world. After the past year, let’s think again. Even the rich have been swept up in the chaos of the worldwide economic downturn.
Read all about it wherever you look. Read all about it in Sacred Scripture. Parables are a good source. Jesus uses them to instruct us. They are meant to turn us upside down, make us think in a new way; make us ask, what is Jesus talking about? Guess what?
Msgr. DeBock celebrates 60th jubilee as priest
Msgr. William DeBock, pastor emeritus, residing at the Bishop O’Connor Center, will celebrate the 60th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood with a Mass and reception on Sunday, May 24, at 3 p.m. at St. James Parish, Madison. All brother priests and friends are invited to attend.
Solutions for the future of Catholic schools
This is the second in a series of articles that answers questions about Catholic schools.
The primary mission of Catholic schools is to teach the faith through proclaiming, living, and witnessing the Gospel message. In this way they participate in the evangelical mission of the Church. A secondary mission of Catholic schools is to help parents fulfill the promise that all parents make when their children are baptized — to educate and raise their children in the faith.
These are the two main reasons that we have Catholic schools. Catholic schools are important to the life of the Church because they teach children about their faith and assist in the education of the next generation of Catholics.
Fr. Anthony Swamy Aakula jubilee
Fr. Anthony Swamy Aakula recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.
Trusting in the Spirit — one year later
Well, it’s been a little over a year and a half since the bishop started Trusting in the Spirit with the publication of his directives to clusters.
Trusting in the Spirit is a program created to increase collaboration and connectedness among and between parishes and the Diocese of Madison. It’s based on the planning done in Guided by the Spirit as one response to the declining number of priests in our diocese.
An important moment when planning, and we should always be planning, is our look back in time to measure how we did in comparison to our original plan. Consequently, it’s the annual time for parishes and clusters to evaluate their ministry progress (reports due May 15th!) so everyone can see how we’re doing to build up the Church in the Diocese of Madison.
Budget woes and ripple effects
Last fall, I mentioned that the principle of solidarity is one theme of Catholic social teaching that has special relevance in tough economic times.
Solidarity is the recognition that all human life is social and that we are connected to each other. Solidarity reminds us, as Pope John Paul II once wrote, “all are responsible for all.”
Just as people are connected, so too are the issues and public policies that reflect our way of life. A number of issues currently being discussed at the State Capitol drive this reality home.
Comments on Notre Dame and Obama
Dear Friends,
My great affection for the University of Notre Dame, growing out of the years that I spent there and my deep respect for the president, Father Jenkins, have, thus far, led me not to weigh in, in writing, on the whole matter of President Obama’s coming to speak and receiving an honorary degree at this year’s commencement. But, I think the time has come when I must, nonetheless, do so.
In the first place, let me say that were I the president of the University of Notre Dame, I would never have invited President Obama to speak at a commencement and to be honored with a Doctor of Laws Degree — I would simply never have done that and anyone who knows me would know that.
Sister Mildred Thompson (Robard), OP, dies
Sr. Mildred Thompson (Robard) died May 10, 2009, at Mobile Infirmary Medical Center, Mobile, Ala. The Mass of Resurrection was in Queen of the Rosary Chapel, Sinsinawa, May 19, 2009, with burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
La Universidad de Notre Dame y Presidente Obama
Queridos amigos:
Mi gran afecto por la Universidad de Notre Dame, que fue creciendo durante los años que estuve allí; así como mi gran aprecio por su Presidente, el Padre Jenkins, han hecho que no me haya referido antes, por escrito, al asunto del Presidente Obama y su discurso en esta casa de estudios en donde además recibirá una distinción honoraria al iniciarse el año lectivo. Sin embargo, ha llegado el momento en que tengo que hacerlo.
En primer lugar, permítanme decir que si yo fuera el Presidente de la Universidad de Notre Dame, nunca hubiera invitado al Presidente Obama para que hable al inicio del año y mucho menos que sea distinguido con el Doctorado Honoris Causa. Simplemente nunca lo hubiera hecho y cualquiera que me conoce lo sabría.