MADISON — Our […]
Month: March 2018
Night of worship and praise at St. Peter
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Traditional Marriage Public Square Rosary Crusade in Verona
VERONA — The Holy Rosary will be prayed in front of St. Andrew Catholic Church at 301 N. Main St. on Saturday, March 17, at 12 noon. The banner will read: “God’s Marriage = one man and one woman.”
This Public Square Rosary Rally sponsored by America Needs Fatima will be one of over 3,000 rallies that will take place across the United States that day.
The enduring legacy of St. Patrick
As someone with Irish ancestors, I am proud to claim an Irish background, joining with over 34 million Americans who are apparently descended from Irish roots.
So celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 has a special significance for me and many others in our country. And in fact, we often say that everybody is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day!
However, it seems that with the wearing of the green, eating corned beef and cabbage, and singing Irish songs, many people don’t remember the religious significance of St. Patrick any longer.
Power of Holy Spirit revealed in praise and healing services
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| Fr. Jim Leeser, pastor of St. Mary/St. Paul Parish in Mineral Point, prays with people at a Prayer and Worship Healing Service held at the parish. (Contributed photo) |
MINERAL POINT — I learned and participated in Praise and Worship Healing Services while a seminarian at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Mich.
The Praise and Worship Healing Services were offered on Friday nights as part of St. Paul Evangelization. The attendance at these events was a full room with some standing.
Why? People, from other faiths can participate in the service, many came to be prayed over, and through the power of the Holy Spirit be healed of physical, mental, and emotional situations.
Power of Holy Spirit
The power of the Holy Spirit in prayer healed many people at these services. The Holy Spirit works through the priest and/or the prayer teams in this ministry. Healings sometimes were on the spot, sometimes at a later date, and some not to be.
I witnessed the power of forgiveness between two people whom I know very well. The unforgiveness between the two lasted over a decade.
Sorting through ‘solutions’ to the HIV/AIDS pandemic
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Each year human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infects about 50,000 people in the United States, and more than two million worldwide.
Reducing the number of infections with this virus, which causes AIDS, is a high priority for public health officials. Some strategies to reach this goal, however, raise significant moral concerns.
McFarland parish has begun relationship with sister parish in Tanzania
MCFARLAND — How can we as Catholics in the U.S. become more aware of the economic and social disparities of underdeveloped countries? To what extent can we live out the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy with less-privileged individuals?
In what ways can we share information about our cultural differences, develop and maintain real and personal relationships, and exchange spiritual and materials gifts with our brothers and sisters-in-Christ?
Dr. Billy Graham: remembering a titan of faith
I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Billy Graham preach about 20 years ago in Cincinnati. At the time, Dr. Graham was around 80 years old and clearly in frail health.
Diocesan Choir launches Youth Pastoral Musician Scholarship Award
MADISON — Expanding its music ministry, the Madison Diocesan Choir is launching an initiative likely to benefit parishes throughout the diocese for years to come: student scholarships to help ensure a new generation of liturgical musicians, as members of their church choirs or choir accompanists.
The Youth Pastoral Musician Scholarship Award begins this year with two $500 awards, one to a junior high school student, the other to a senior high school student, allowing them to attend an approved summer music clinic. To be eligible, students must be involved in their parish music programs as regular participants.
Killings grow out of a society which turns its back on God
To the editor:
In regard to school shootings, the use of the nouns “gunman” and “shooter” give too much dignity to killers and may encourage the next killings. Strong taboos against the mention of “values” and mention of killers’ drug abuse have prevented discussion of easy and effective solutions.
Most such killings grow out of drug abuse and a culture of death which is openly hostile to God. How will God judge a society which turns its back on Him and relies on more laws and bigger prisons?