January 21, 2015 – Madison Catholic Herald


	At St. Aloysius School in Sauk City, priests have a constant presence at the school. Here, Fr. Pedro Escribano teaches fourth graders. (Contributed photo)

SAUK CITY — One of the most important decisions parents must make is where to send their children to school.

St. Aloysius School in Sauk City not only offers a complete education that includes curriculum and programs that provide for a well-rounded graduate, it also offers an additional advantage seldom found these days: the continual presence of priest instruction in the classrooms.

Priests part of school

“I love to see our priests come happily into school many times every week,” commented Pam Sternberg, school secretary at St. Aloysius School.

“Our children are very comfortable and warmed with their presence and our priests are very much a part of our school.”

Five priests from the Society of Jesus Christ the Priest already have many responsibilities at their individual parishes. In addition, they take advantage of all opportunities available to instruct the children by also spending time teaching at St. Aloysius School.

According to Daniela Saldana, principal of St. Aloysius School, “Just having the priests walking down the hallway of our school, the place gets filled with peace and a sense of the sacredness.”

On January 21, 2015

Chris Lee

Holy Mother of Consolation Parish students contribute to donkey project

First in a two-part series on the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga and Diocese of Madison Donkey Project.

OREGON — The first grade children at Holy Mother of Consolation (HMC) Parish in Oregon have learned to care for those in need.

Over the last nine years, these children have earned funds by performing tasks at home. Through the inspiration of Jenny Hansen, coordinator of the first grade faith formation, working together they have raised nearly $18,000.

On January 21, 2015

Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

The Catholic Diocese of Madison Foundation grows, serves

MADISON — People throughout the Diocese of Madison have been hearing much in recent months about the Priests for Our Future Campaign, which seeks to raise $30 million for the education and formation of seminarians.

The funds raised in the Priests for Our Future Campaign are being housed in The Catholic Diocese of Madison Foundation (CDMF), which was incorporated in 2006 to serve parishes, schools, and parish members in the Diocese of Madison.

On January 21, 2015

Kevin Wondrash

Society of St. Vincent de Paul urges ‘Recycle the Warmth’ for people in need

MADISON — On a cold night, not much beats a warm blanket.

Each year, thousands of generous donors search their linen closets, wallets, and hearts to supply the Society of St. Vincent de Paul with new and gently used blankets for Dane County people facing hard times.

The society’s “Recycle the Warmth” Blanket Drive, held on the last full weekend in January, will offer the community its 23rd annual opportunity to offer such comfort for local households in need.

The society’s blanket drive annually collects donations of several thousand new and gently used blankets, as well as other bedding, that St. Vincent de Paul then gives away all year long to low-income households lacking these items.

Problems with ‘hook-up’ culture

From the 1950s through the late 1970s, Karol Wojtyla (St. John Paul II) was a professor of moral philosophy at the Catholic University of Lublin in Poland, specializing in sexual ethics and what we call today “marriage and family life.”

He produced two important books touching on these matters, The Acting Person, a rigorous philosophical exploration of Christian anthropology, and Love and Responsibility, a much more accessible analysis of love, sex, and marriage.

These texts provided the foundation for the richly textured teaching of St. John Paul II that now goes by the name “theology of the body.”

On January 21, 2015May 20, 2021

Fr. Tad Pacholczyk

Esteeming our elders

Occasionally we hear disturbing stories in the media about young people who perpetrate abuse against the elderly.

In a widely reported 2009 story, for example, caretakers at the Quadrangle Assisted Living facility outside Philadelphia were charged in connection with the abuse of an elderly patient named Lois McCallister. Three employees, aged 19, 21, and 22 were caught on a surveillance camera as they taunted, mocked, and assaulted the partially naked 78-year-old woman.

She had begun complaining to visiting family members several months prior that someone was hurting her and hitting her. There were also initial signs of bruising on her hand and wrist.

On January 21, 2015

Michael Lancaster

Catholic schools serve society

This year we again celebrate our Catholic schools as “Communities of faith, knowledge, and service.”

It is always edifying to look at our Catholic schools with satisfaction and pride as we recognize the wonderful communities of faith, knowledge, and service created by each school.

During Catholic Schools Week, we acknowledge these communities, extoll their virtues, and invite others to join us as members of these communities that educate children in faith and knowledge that they might serve others and by so doing, serve God.

Issues in 2015 call us to witness to Catholic principles

Advocating for the Catholic Conference requires us to articulate the principles of Catholic social teaching in what a lawyer-friend of mine likes to call the “jury English” of everyday conversation.

Relating the Principle of Solidarity to current policy issues is one example of this.

All in this together

The Principle of Solidarity flows from the truth that human beings created in the image of a Triune God are social by nature. As a result, “we are all in this together.”

On January 21, 2015February 15, 2022

Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

Catholic schools are changing lives

• I’m a student, not a number.

• They really care about me.

• I’m more outgoing, not shy anymore.

• The expectation is excellence. We set high standards in reading and writing.

• Academics are rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

• We preach the Good News.

• When you come out of a Catholic school, you know what service is.

These are just some of the comments made by students and teachers at Catholic schools in a YouTube video called “Catholic Schools/Now More Than Ever” produced by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

It is obvious that the students and teachers on the video believe in what they’re saying. They speak with a lot of enthusiasm about their experiences at their school.

Winter market and brunch

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