Many of the residents at the All Saints Retirement Neighborhood, Madison, are not be able at their age to hear the call to join a religious community. But, they can still do something important to promote the culture of vocations: they can pray.
Month: May 2009
Mom helped make our house a home
The storm’s thunder and lightning frightened Danny, a five-year-old boy. He fled to the safety of his parent’s bedroom.
”Mommy, Daddy,” Danny begged, “Can I sleep in your room tonight? I’m scared of the thunder and lightning.”
His mom hugged him. “Honey, don’t be afraid. God will protect you. Now go back to your room,” she gently ordered her son.
Danny cried, “Mommy, I know that God will protect me. But right now, I need someone whom I can see. I need someone who can hold me and pray for me like you do, so I won’t be afraid.”
The Obama stem cell darkness
President Obama, on March 9, 2009, signed an important executive order that vastly expanded federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research and crossed a significant and troubling ethical line.
This decision, and the rhetoric during the signing, encouraged scientists and researchers to enter the moral quagmire of taking some human lives in order to benefit others. During his signing speech, in order to support his decision, the president invoked the name of Christopher Reeve and other patients desperate to find cures for their ailments.
Desperation, however, rarely makes for good ethics.
I once heard a true story that brought this point home for me in a dramatic way. The story involved a father and his two young sons.
Appointments (May 7, 2009 edition)
Msgr. Daniel T. Ganshert, vicar general of the Diocese of Madison, announces the following appointments made by Bishop Robert C. Morlino, effective Wednesday, June 10, 2009:
Announcement (May 7, 2009 edition)
Msgr. Daniel T. Ganshert, vicar general of the Diocese of Madison, announces the following announcement made by Bishop Robert C. Morlino:
South Bend hosts Worldwide Marriage Encounter Convention
Hundreds of priests and happily married couples of many faiths from all over the Midwest will gather in South Bend, Ind., this July 10 through 12 to enrich and celebrate their Sacraments of Matrimony and Holy Orders.
Philothea hosts bingo night for all women
The St. Aloysius Parish girls’ and women’s group Philothea is celebrating its second “birthday” this year, and women of all ages are invited to celebrate with them at their Third Annual Grandmother, Mother, Daughter Bingo Night on Saturday, May 9, beginning at 5:30 p.m. (after the 4:30 p.m. Mass) in the school gym.
Celebrate Mother’s Day by remembering our moms and all pregnant women
This coming weekend is Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 10), an opportunity for all of us to thank our own mothers and to celebrate all mothers and grandmothers.
Sister Tomas Purnell, OP, dies
Dominican Sister Tomas Purnell died May 3, 2009, at St. Dominic Villa, Sinsinawa. The Mass of Resurrection was held in Queen of the Rosary Chapel at Sinsinawa May 6, 2009, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Diocese responds to ‘swine flu’ questions
In response to questions regarding liturgical changes due to the spread of influenza A(H1N1) infection, commonly referred to as “swine flu,” the Diocese of Madison’s Office of Worship has released a statement and information, available on the diocesan Web site at www.madisondiocese.org