Day: November 14, 2012

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Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

Offering of the Angels exhibit in Madison

This painting by 16th-century artist Allessandro Allori, titled The Grieving Madonna with the Symbols of Christ’s Passion, is one of the pieces of art currently on exhibition at the Chazen Museum of Art in Madison, on loan from the Uffizi Gallery in Italy. (Uffizi Gallery/Courtesy Chazen Museum of Art)

MADISON — In his speech delivered at the closing of the Second Vatican Council on December 8, 1965, Pope Paul VI said, “It is beauty, like truth, which brings joy to the heart of man and is that precious fruit which resists the wear and tear of time, which unites generations and makes them share things in admiration.”

Here in Madison, an exhibit of 45 rarely seen religious paintings and tapestries at the Chazen Museum of Art has offered us an opportunity to experience truth and beauty. This exhibit is especially timely as we are beginning the Year of Faith in the Catholic Church.

The “Offering of the Angels” exhibit features works from the renowned Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. The exhibit remains at the Chazen until Sunday, Nov. 25. The gallery will be open the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, Nov. 23, offering people a chance to view the original works of art by such masters as Sandro Botticelli,Lorenzo Monaco, Jacopo Tintoretto, and Titian.

About the exhibition

The exhibition highlights the theme of the Eucharist in art from the Creation of Adam and Eve to the Resurrection.

 

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Chris Lee

Clarification

Clarification to “Hospice Care Deals with Mind, Body, and Spirit” article in the Madison Catholic Herald, November 1, 2012, “Grief & Loss” section

I wish to clarify an important matter in the article titled “Hospice Care Deals with Mind, Body, and Spirit” in the November 1, 2012 issue of the Diocese of Madison Catholic Herald.

The Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, 5th Edition (ERDs) are primarily concerned with the moral principles and ecclesial mission of health care ministry within institutionally-based Catholic health care services.

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Julie Zenz, Principal, St. Mary School

St. Mary School in Bloomington enjoys exchange program with school in China

BLOOMINGTON — Kind, warm-hearted people, beautiful scenery, and a school like a family full of love — these were some of the lasting memories of six Chinese visitors who spent two weeks with families and myself at St. Mary School in Bloomington.

Last spring I visited China and set up an exchange program with Shijiazhuang Middle School Number 40 and Principal Yunhong Li.

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Ben Yanke

Vatican II documents give Gregorian chant first place among liturgical music

To the editor:

Thank you for publishing Nico Fassino’s article in a recent edition of the Madison Catholic Herald, and also the excellent articles on the authentic role and scope of sacred music by Sr. Joan L. Roccasalvo, C.S.J. In the other letters to the editor that I have recently read, I have seen many fallacies and inconsistencies relating to the role of music in the liturgy in regard to our role in the liturgy that I feel I must address.

The Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, makes clear in §116 that Gregorian chant is the primary form of music for the Mass, having first place among liturgical music, alongside the great repository of sacred polyphony.

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Sr. Margie Lavonis

A golden opportunity

Cutting Edge by Sr. Margie Lavonis

Lately I have been reflecting on what the Year of Faith (October 11, 2012, to November 24, 2013) which was recently proclaimed by the pope, can mean for those Catholics who seek to grow spiritually.

It is similar to the purpose of the Season of Lent, which is a time of renewal and conversion. The Year of Faith affords every Catholic the opportunity to focus on his or her relationship with Jesus Christ and belief in what the Church teaches.

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Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

Let’s work together: We must put people ahead of politics

Editor's View by Mary C. Uhler

In Governor Mitt Romney’s concession speech given early on November 7, he implored Republicans and Democrats alike to “put the people before the politics.” In a time of “great challenges for America,” Governor Romney urged our leaders “to reach across the aisles” to help meet those challenges.

In an address at a victory rally in Chicago also in the early morning hours of November 7, President Barack Obama professed his own willingness to work with people of the opposing party. “I believe we can seize this future together — because we are not as divided as our politics suggest; we’re not as cynical as the pundits believe; we are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions; and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and forever will be, the United States of America,” said the president.

I hope Governor Romney and President Obama meant these words. I also hope that leaders of both parties in Congress heard their words and will work hard to put people above politics. The partisan gridlock has to be broken.

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Patrick Gorman

Regarding the constitution on the sacred liturgy

Year of Faith column logo

The liturgical renewal of the Second Vatican Council was grounded in centuries of Church tradition, in the Council of Trent, in the writings of the popes of the 20th Century, and in developing scholarship and practice throughout the world.

The first document promulgated by the Second Vatican Council was the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy. This document is one of only four constitutions issued by the council. Constitutions are the most authoritative and important documents issued by the council.

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