MADISON — One of the corporal works of mercy — part of the Catholic teaching of the virtues of showing compassion for and alleviating the misfortune of others — is to visit the sick.
Year: 2010
The sacramental grace, joy of the priesthood
This column is the bishop’s communication with the faithful of the Diocese of Madison. Any wider circulation reaches beyond the intention of the bishop. |
Dear Friends in Christ,
It has been a while since I’ve been able to write down here my thoughts for you in the form of a column. Know that you’ve been very much in my thoughts and prayers, especially as we come upon Christmas.
This week I’d like to share with you my homily from the wonderful Priestly Ordination we were fortunate to celebrate this past week. At this ordination the Lord blessed us with two great young men as priests and blessed me in a special way with two new sons.
I address my homily to Fr. John Putzer and Fr. Chad Droessler, but I think the words are a good reflection for all of us on the priesthood and on the great Grace with which the Lord blesses all of us:
La gracia sacramental y alegría del sacerdocio
Queridos amigos en Cristo:
Hace ya un tiempo que no escribo mis reflexiones en forma de columna. Pese a ello sepan que han estado siempre en mis pensamientos y oraciones, especialmente ahora que se acerca Navidad.
Esta semana me gustaría compartir con ustedes mi homilía en la maravillosa ordenación sacerdotal que tuvimos la fortuna de celebrar la semana pasada. En esta ordenación el Señor nos bendijo con dos grandes y jóvenes sacerdotes que ahora son dos nuevos hijos.
Dirigí esta homilía a los sacerdotes P. John Putzer y P. Chad Droessler, pero creo que estas palabras son una buena reflexión para todos nosotros sobre el sacerdocio y la gran Gracia con la que el Señor nos bendice a todos.
Misa en español en Darlington
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Spanish Mass offered in Darlington
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TEC weekend held in Lancaster
LANCASTER — TEC (Together Encountering Christ) is an experience in Christian living, especially for young people and adults. Cost is $50 for the entire weekend.
Let there be peace, especially in the Holy Land
During Advent and the Christmas season, our thoughts naturally turn towards the Holy Land as we contemplate the events leading to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.
We know that there was unrest and conflict in the Holy Land at the time of Jesus’ birth. In fact, Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem because of a decree from the Roman occupiers that all people must register in a census.
Humans in ‘frozen orphanages’ need protection
A key argument in the embryonic stem cell debate — widely invoked by scientists, patient advocacy groups, and politicians — involves the fate of frozen embryos.
Barack Obama put it this way in 2008: “If we are going to discard those embryos, and we know there is potential research that could lead to curing debilitating diseases — Alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s disease — if that possibility presents itself, then I think that we should, in a careful way, go ahead and pursue that research.”
The head of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, embraced this same line of reasoning by
UW officially drops second-trimester abortion plan
MADISON — UW Health released a statement December 13 confirming that the Madison Surgery Center (MSC) will not be involved in second-trimester abortions.
“UW’s statement validates what we have suspected for a year,” Peggy Hamill, state director of Pro-Life Wisconsin, said in a press release December 13. “As 2010 draws to a close, we thank God for concluding this horrifying chapter in the ongoing struggle with UW’s commitment to abortion.”
Since the abortion plan was revealed in January 2009, pro-life organizations in the area have organized prayer vigils, rallies, petitions, and boycotts.
A Christmas gift: civility in public discourse
Anyone familiar with the recent election campaign or with the “reader comments” that accompany editorials and news articles knows that civility is often the first casualty in debates today.
Nearly anyone who makes a public argument finds his intelligence questioned, his motives impugned, or his basic decency assaulted. Some critics will even doubt the patriotism or Americanism of their opponents. Others call their opponents bigots or racists.