To the editor: […]
Year: 2011
Public broadcasting does not deserve public support
To Mark Pattison:
I am writing in response to your column in the March 31 issue of the Catholic Herald about the defunding of public broadcasting.
I am very surprised and shocked at your overwhelming support! Do you not see the very liberal-mindedness of the PBS programming? Multiple shows constantly reaffirm the lie that evolution is a fact and not just an unproven theology.
Also, what about shows like In the Life that constantly affirm homosexuality?
In time of crisis, there must be peace and discourse
To the editor:
In a time of crisis in our land, our people are called to repent, to pray, and to praise God. We are to be a prayerful, sacrificial people. We are to be a “Light for the World.”
We are to forgive and start anew. We are to recognize that God calls us to reconciliation. We must reach out to our neighbor — to start anew and seek the highest holiness.
The common ground must be love, peace, charity, and respect for others. Our history of kindness must be carried forward without reservation for past hurts.
Article was an insult to gun owners who are law-abiding and qualified to carry guns
To Stephen Kent:
Your article in the April 7 issue of the Catholic Herald was an insult to every gun owner.
You generalize the population as unqualified to own a weapon. Evidently you are not a gun owner nor were you raised in a conservative hunting family.
I assure you that I, my family, and my children are just as qualified as most police officers or even more so.
El Cielo: Destino de nuestro camino
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Queridos amigos:
Al entrar en esta Semana Santa, somos muy conscientes de la ausencia del Obispo Bullock, del Obispo Wirz, de Mons. Wil Schuster, y de Mons. Tom Campion, quienes recientemente han sido llamados al encuentro con Cristo. Los extraño mucho personalmente y, sin entrar en detalles, la muerte de cada uno de ellos puede ser vista como el final de una era distinta en la diócesis de Madison. Su fallecimiento nos recuerda que, como dice la Escritura, “el mundo como lo conocemos está pasando”. La verdad de ese misterio nos incluye también a nosotros.
Hay mucho por lo cual estar agradecidos por la vida de nuestros dos buenos obispos y estos dos buenos sacerdotes, quienes ahora contemplan el rostro de Cristo. Los recordamos con esperanza e incluso con alegría, en términos del maravilloso camino por que el vivieron y murieron. Ese destino, claro está, no es otro que el Cielo.
Keeping faith alive: In the places where Jesus walked
Many people in the United States are facing challenges because of unemployment and economic difficulties. Budgets are tight.
However, the worldwide downturn in the economy is also affecting the people living in the land where Jesus lived and walked, where he suffered, died, and rose from the dead.
As we observe Holy Week and Easter, we especially hear about places such as the Sea of Galilee, Bethelehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem. In all those places today, Christians are struggling to keep their faith alive and to live in dignity.
Heaven: the destination of our journeys
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Dear Friends,
As we enter this great and holy week, we are very much aware of the absence of Bishop Bullock, Bishop Wirz, Msgr. Wil Schuster, and Msgr. Tom Campion, all of whom have been called within recent months to see the face of Christ. I miss them all very much personally, and without going into detail, the passing of each one can be seen as the end of a different era in the Diocese of Madison. Their passing reminds us that, as the Scripture says, “the world as we know it is passing away.” The truth of that mystery includes each one of us as well.
Mass for Bishop William H. Bullock is ‘celebration of life and hope’
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MADISON — It was “a celebration of life and hope and of Christ’s love.”
That’s how Bishop Paul J. Swain described the Mass of Christian Burial on April 7 for Bishop William H. Bullock, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Madison.
In his homily, Bishop Swain said that Bishop Bullock would not want to be remembered so much for his accomplishments as for the witness of his faith and life as a follower of Christ.
“He would want this Mass to be a celebration of life and hope and of Christ’s love, which he preached sometimes with words, and to encourage us all to live in that love, to love others as He has loved us.”
Now the bishop of Sioux Falls, S.D., Bishop Swain served for eight years with Bishop Bullock. They arrived at the chancery of the Diocese of Madison on the same day in June of 1993. Bishop George O. Wirz, who had been administrator of the diocese after the death of Bishop Cletus F. O’Donnell, had asked then Fr. Paul Swain to join the chancery staff.
Becoming an active part of the political process
MADISON — Spring election day in Wisconsin served as an opportunity for Catholics to get involved in their government on two levels: to vote and to arm themselves with the skills necessary for making their voice heard in the public square.
El Estado necesita la “curación de Resurrección
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Queridos amigos:
En la cuarta semana de Cuaresma, hemos celebrado el domingo “Laetare”, que expresa por anticipado la alegría de la Pascua, una alegría que nos fortalece para ingresar en lo profundo del misterio de la Semana Santa, culminando en la gran celebración de la misma Resurrección.
En anticipación de la Pascua, veo necesario reflexionar en esta columna sobre la antigua antífona de la liturgia de la Iglesia Oriental: “Llamemos, incluso a los que nos odian, nuestros hermanos y hermanas, porque Cristo el Todopoderosos ha resucitado”.
No hay secreto, ni es una opinión personal, en el hecho que nuestro querido estado de Wisconsin necesita desesperadamente la curación de la Resurrección. Las divisiones existentes entre las facciones en cuanto al tema de la representación sindical y su actividad son verdaderamente profundas. Muchos han observado una “amargura sin precedentes” en los corazones de los ciudadanos. También soy consciente de las situaciones en donde los matrimonios son amenazados porque uno de los esposos está del “lado” de los sindicatos y el cónyuge está del “lado” del gobernador.