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Day: October 26, 2017
Rwanda genocide witness to speak
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It’s important to affirm life at the time of death
As we approach the end of October observed as Respect Life Month and All Souls’ Day on November 2, our thoughts turn towards the end of life.
I think our society today avoids issues of suffering and death. Some say we live in a “death-defying and death-denying” society.
Denying death
As Jeffery A. Johnson says in an article called “Denial: The American Way of Death” (www.OrthodoxyToday.org), modern Americans seems to be “preoccupied with the preservation of youth and beauty.” He says that “society seems content to cling to the illusion that youth — and life — can last forever.”
Portage school hosts Trivia Night
PORTAGE — St. Mary School in Portage is hosting a Trivia Night on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the school, 315 W. Cook St. Doors open at 6 p.m. with trivia starting at 7 p.m.
Teams of up to eight people work together to answer 100 trivia questions across topics and genres. Register as individuals at the door, or reserve a table at www.eventbrite.com to create your own teams.
Catholic and Lutheran bishops to hold service commemorating Reformation anniversary
MILWAUKEE — On Tuesday, Oct. 31, the Roman Catholic bishops of Wisconsin will join with the bishops of Wisconsin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at a service commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. The joint service will be one of reconciliation and witness, focusing on 50 years of sustained and fruitful Lutheran-Catholic dialogue.
Archbishop Jerome Listecki of Milwaukee, Bishops Robert Morlino of Madison, David Ricken of Green Bay, William Callahan of La Crosse, and Auxiliary Bishops Jeffrey Haines, James Schuerman, and Emeritus Richard Sklba, all of Milwaukee, and the Very Reverend James Tobloski, representing Bishop James Powers of Superior, will lead the service.