Month: September 2013

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Jean Mueller

Keeping seniors safe in their homes

Ask Jean column by Jean MuellerQ: I feel as though I am at an impasse with my parents. They are both in frail health — heart disease, arthritis, difficulty getting around, breathing problems — I could go on forever.

They live in a large two story home with the bedrooms and one bathroom upstairs. Neither one of them can climb stairs very well.

It is not the best setting for them in my opinion. I worry about them and try to check on them as often as possible but frankly I can’t get over there all the time. They are not asking for help — I just don’t want to walk in and find a disaster some day.

They will not spend any money on repairs or updates to make living there easier and they will not even consider moving to a more accessible or supportive living environment. Do I just let them stay and risk injury or is there a way I can force the subject? (From a son in Waunakee).

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Kevin Wondrash

Celebration Sept. 22 at Island Church

WATERLOO — The Island Church Foundation invites the public to return to the Island Church as it concludes its 150th year with the annual St. Wenceslaus Day celebration on Sunday, Sept. 22.

The celebration will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include a soup and sandwich lunch and a Catholic Mass in the church at 2 p.m.

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Kevin Wondrash

Theology on Tap

MADISON — Theology on Tap for young adults will meet on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. at the Brink Lounge, 701 E. Washington Ave.

Brandon Cook and Jim Stokman will speak on “What Does It Mean To Be Human?: Fulfilling the Needs of Our Hearts.”

This presentation will discuss how looking at our life’s experience helps us to know (1) how we’re made and (2) what can fulfill us.

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Kim Donohoe, For the Catholic Herald

St. Ambrose Academy Faculty Lecture Series resumes with all new topics for 2013-14

MADISON — Inspired by the words of St. Matthew’s Gospel, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven,” St. Ambrose Academy is once again highlighting the expertise of faculty this year with another Faculty Lecture Series, all new for 2013-14.

These lectures, which are free and open to the public, provide an opportunity for community members to consider an interesting topic, learn something new, and grow in the faith.

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Kevin Wondrash

St. Henry Parish to host Family Trivia Night

WATERTOWN — St. Henry Parish, 412 N. Fourth St., will host its second annual “Family Trivia Night” on Saturday, Oct. 12. The event is sponsored by the Home and School Association.

“Gather your family and friends, dust off your gray matter, and join us for some light-hearted competition involving trivial matters,” said Katie Schroeder, member of the St. Henry Trivia Committee.

 

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Chris Lee

Encontrar la paz real ante el conflicto

Esta columna es la comunicación del Obispo con los fieles de la Diócesis de Madison. Cualquier circulación más amplia va más allá de la intención del Obispo.

Queridos amigos:

El sábado pasado, junto con muchos de ustedes estoy seguro, acogí el llamado mundial del Papa Francisco para ofrecer un día de oración y ayuno por la paz, especialmente por la paz en Siria. Mientras escribo esta columna, las cosas están cambiando y debemos ver todos qué sucede en cuanto a la acción en Siria y en todo Medio Oriente.

¡Ya hay sufrimiento, sin duda! La situación en Siria y en toda esa parte del mundo es terrible, pero la necesidad de paz se entiende bastante más allá del Medio Oriente, y se necesita la paz en un nivel más profundo para todos nosotros.

Sin considerar el resultado de las deliberaciones actuales respecto a Siria, nuestro trabajo por la paz debe seguir. Si deseamos la paz, tenemos que examinar nuestra consciencia y nuestro trabajo por la paz en nuestras vidas primero, para buscar una paz que no sea enturbiada. Hay mucho de eso más abajo.

Recordar el 11-S

No puedo dejar de mencionar que esta semana celebremos el aniversario del 11 de septiembre de 2001, cuando muchos estadounidenses conocieron al Príncipe de la Paz y, ahora seguimos rezando, para llegar a Él.

Por supuesto, la violencia del terrorismo es un atentado directo para arrebatar a buena parte de la gente su paz, no solo a los inmediatamente afectados sino a aquellos que siguen viviendo en el miedo, en el terror. Que el Señor siga erradicando el temor de nuestras vidas, reemplazándolo con esperanza: la esperanza que sólo Él puede dar.

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Nico Fassino, Catholic Herald Staff

Fr. John Putzer reflects on diplomatic studies

MADISON — In May of 2012, the Diocese of Madison announced that Fr. John Putzer had been selected to serve the Holy Father and the Church by training for future service in the Diplomatic Corps of the Holy See, an assignment that has required him to leave the Diocese of Madison to pursue his studies and assume his new role.

Father Putzer returned to the Diocese of Madison in July of this year at the conclusion of his first year of studies.

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