On Saturday, March 14, 2009, Steve Bolser, long-time principal at Our Lady Queen of Peace School in Madison, died after a difficult battle with brain cancer.
Year: 2009
Bishop designates 12 pilgrimage sites for indulgence
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Some information in this article was obtained from an article in the Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
MADISON — Bishop Robert C. Morlino has designated 12 pilgrimage sites in the Diocese of Madison where the faithful can receive a plenary, or full, indulgence during the Jubilee Year of St. Paul.
Pope Benedict XVI established the Pauline year to run from June 28, 2008, to June 29, 2009, to mark the approximately 2,000th anniversary of St. Paul’s birth.
Catholics who participate in events connected with the jubilee year of St. Paul can receive a special indulgence. An indulgence is a remission of the temporal punishment a person is due for sins that have been forgiven. It can be granted on behalf of the individual petitioner or on behalf of departed souls.
New clinic plans open house
Our Lady of Hope Clinic announced that it will open its doors to the public for an open house on Tuesday, March 24, from 3 to 7 p.m.
An incredible Tanzanian experience
“Get out of the truck!” said my friend, Fr. Leo Kazeri, as we approached his mission church at Etaro, in Tanzania. Along with Fr. Deogratias Makuri, a young priest assisting Father Leo, we were arriving to celebrate Mass, but the road was blocked by over 100 people, smiling in welcome.
Father Deo and I got out, Father Leo drove off, and the people formed a procession with glorious singing and dancing, escorting me to their church.
Sister Mary Eloise Haberstock, FSM, dies
Sr. Mary Eloise Haberstock died Thursday, March 12, 2009, at St. Mary of the Angels Convent after more than 77 years as a sister.
Remember the words of Pope John Paul II on life
To the editor:
On October 7, 1979, John Paul II, in his first visit to the United States as pope, spoke at the Mall in Washington, D.C., and said the following words: “We will stand up and proclaim that no one has the authority to destroy unborn human life.”
Thanks for food contribution from Catholic schools
To the editor:
The members, volunteers, and staff of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Madison extend our sincere thanks for the tremendous contribution of food we received recently from nine area Catholic schools. Students, teachers, and staff enthusiastically organized and took part in the food drive held during Catholic Schools Week to help supply our new Madison pantry.
Draw an ethical line in regulating research
On March 9, President Barack Obama issued an executive order reversing the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research. On that same day I received a news release from John Rogers, who calls himself a Wisconsin-based “political advisor” for actor Michael J. Fox.
Lent: A time for fasting and feasting
Lent is a time for fasting. When we think of fasting, we probably think of fasting and abstaining from food and drink for the sake of Jesus according to the Lenten regulations.
However, in Isaiah 58:1-9, through Isaiah, God reveals another kind of fasting that enables us to feast and feed on living God’s way more fully.
Sister Cecilia Rose Boucher, FSM, Dies
Sr. Cecilia Rose Boucher died Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at St. Mary of the Angels Convent after almost 60 years as a sister. She was 80. A funeral Mass was celebrated for her on Monday, March 16, at St. Mary of the Angels Convent, Richmond Heights, Mo. She was buried in Resurrection Cemetery.