Parishioners and visitors packed the tiny rural church of St. Thomas in Potosi July 17 to celebrate 175 years of worship in this place.
Month: July 2011
WYD pilgrims prepare for Spain
MADISON — In 1987, for the first international World Youth Day held in Argentina, an estimated 900,000 youth came from around the world to come together as Catholics and celebrate their faith.
Catholic women focus on making a difference
GREEN LAKE— Approximately 150 people attended the 57th annual Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (MDCCW) convention held at the Green lake Conference Center, June 28 and 29.
Congratulations to editor, staff
To the editor: […]
Things you don’t hear on news
To the editor:
After listening to the bashing of the big bad Republicans at my family reunion this last weekend, I feel that I should point out the things you don’t hear on local news.
Church shouldn’t compromise with Chinese government
To the editor:
Regarding the recent illicit Chinese ordination of bishops:
You can’t bargain with the devil! This should be clearly understood by Vatican officials who persist in establishing, at all costs, improved relations with Communist China.
Hacer de tus vacaciones un tiempo santo
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Queridos amigos:
Espero que esta temporada de verano haya traído algo de reposo y recreo para todos ustedes. Rezo particularmente porque hayan estado a salvo de las serias consecuencias del extremo calor de los días recientes. Recemos en estos días por nuestros hermanos y hermanas para quienes las altas temperaturas son un problema serio.
Sin duda, muchos de ustedes han disfrutado de las bendiciones de unas vacaciones de verano, pero para muchos la oportunidad se hace cada vez más cercana antes de que la mentalidad previa al Día del Trabajo/ de vuelta al colegio se afiance. Y luego están aquellos de nosotros que disfrutamos las vacaciones de invierno, aquellos de nosotros que preferimos estar en el calor que con la nieve y el frío.
Free birth control? Does not provide real health care or protect conscience rights
Several things have been bothering me since I heard about the recommendation that the government require coverage of contraceptives in all health plans in our country.
On July 19, the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Preventive Services for Women made public a list of recommendations to the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This department has the responsibility to decide which health services will be mandated under the new national health reform law.
The 16-member panel said that all women of reproductive age should have access to “the full range of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling.” If approved by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, these practices would be mandated for all insurance plans — both public and private — without any co-pays.
In other words, birth control will be provided free of charge. This recommendation is ill-conceived (no pun intended) on so many fronts. It boggles the mind!
Sexual attractions and the call to chastity
People often surmise that same-sex attraction is inborn, and that homosexuals are “naturally gay” or “born that way.” They suppose that if God made them that way, then it must not be a sin to act on their sexual desires.
The possibility of a “gay gene” is sometimes offered as a further defense, suggesting that the condition, and its associated behavior, are inevitable and inescapable.
One commentator summarized it this way: “Asking someone to stop being homosexual would therefore be equivalent to asking an Asian person to stop being Asian or a left-handed person to stop being left-handed.”
Appointments (July 28, 2011)
Rev. Msgr. James Bartylla, Vicar General, announces the following appointments made by Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison: