MADISON — The Catholic Medical Guild of the Diocese of Madison will present the annual White Mass with Bishop Robert C. Morlino on Sunday, March 18, at St. Patrick Church, 404 E. Main St.
The White Mass honors physicians, nurses, and healthcare workers. The Mass will be at 11 a.m.
A brunch and speaker will follow the Mass. Vicki Braun, MS, CGP, will speak on “The Female Cycle as the Fifth Vital Sign — Fertility awareness based methods and their role in women’s health issues.”
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, March 9, for Fr. William Joseph Seipp, 80, who died on Tuesday, March 6, 2018.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at on Monday, March 5, for Fr. Philip John Krogman, 83, who died on March 1, 2018.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Portage on March 3, for Fr. Lawrence Richard Heitke, 77, who died on February 28, 2018.
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| Catechumen Jessica Beilharz from St. Mary Parish in Milton signs the Book of the Elect while her sponsor looks on during the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion on February 18. The annual rites took place at St. John the Baptist Church in Waunakee. Also pictured is Msgr. James Gunn, far left, pastor of St. John the Baptist. (Catholic Herald photo/Kevin Wondrash) |
WAUNAKEE — On February 18, more than 90 people from the Diocese of Madison stood and gave their promises to continue their journey to fully enter the Catholic Church.
The annual Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion was held at St. John the Baptist Church in Waunakee.
More than 20 catechumens, those that are not yet baptized, and nearly 70 candidates, those who are baptized Christians and now seeking the Sacraments of Confirmation and the Eucharist in the Catholic Church, took part in the rites.
Erica Wand, from St. Clare of Assisi Parish in Monroe, is one of those candidates.
“I feel like it’s a calling,” said Wand. “I’ve been wanting to do this to help my kids grow in the Catholic Church.”
“It’s been a wonderful journey,” said Wand’s sponsor and sister-in-law Gina Bacher. “I’m glad she’s doing it for her family.”
“Welcome to this wonderful moment,” Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison said at the start of the event.
“It’s a joy and an honor to be with you this afternoon. I want you always to be welcome, to feel welcome in the Church, and the way we do that is by carrying out our mission as true disciples of Jesus Christ.”
Later, in his homily, Bishop Morlino reflected on Mark’s Gospel reading that said, “The spirit drove Jesus out into the desert to be tempted by the devil.”
Bishop Morlino said Jesus being tempted was part of his mission and that for everyone, “Temptations are practice in the game of life.”
“Mom, what is my talent?” My son’s eyes were wide, searching, and sincere, accompanying a question that came out of the blue.
He listed his siblings’ talents that included creativity and musical ability, friends’ talents that included a knack for sports.
MADISON — Since 1972, the Catholic bishhops in the United States have held an Encuentro every five to eight years to give Hispanic/Latino Catholics an opportunity to express their needs, aspirations, and contributions to the Church.
In 2018, the fifth Encuentro — V Encuentro — is being held throughout the country. Its theme is “Missionary Disciples: Witnesses of God’s Love.” The main goal of the V Encuentro is to discern ways in which the Church in the United States can better respond to the Hispanic/Latino presence, and to strengthen the ways in which Hispanics/Latinos respond to the call to the New Evangelization as missionary disciples serving the entire Church.
MADISON — Desde el 1972, los obispos Católicos en los Estados Unidos han tenido un Encuentro cada cinco a ocho años para dar a los Católicos Hispanos/Latinos una oportunidad de expresar sus necesidades, aspiraciones y contribuciones a la Iglesia.
En 2018, el quinto Encuentro — V Encuentro — se está celebrando en todo nuestro país. Su tema es “Discípulos Misioneros: Testigos del Amor de Dios.” La meta principal del V Encuentro es discernir maneras en que la Iglesia de los Estados Unidos puede responder mejor a la presencia Hispana/Latina, y cómo fortalecer las maneras en que los Hispanos/Latinos responden al llamado de la Nueva Evangelización como discípulos misioneros sirviendo a toda la Iglesia.
En la Diócesis de Madison, el proceso del Encuentro comenzó en el verano del 2017. Un entrenamiento ocurrió el 7 de julio, 2017, para los miembros diocesanos y parroquiales. A finales de verano e inicio de otoño, 12 parroquias involucradas con el ministerio Hispano comenzaron el proceso del Encuentro. Cada parroquia tuvo sesiones enfocadas en temas como la oración, la misión y la evangelización.
El domingo, 11 de marzo, delegados de estas parroquias se reunirán para un V Encuentro Diocesano que se llevará a cabo en la Parroquia Santa Maria Goretti comenzando a las 8:30 a.m. y concluyendo con una Misa en español a las 5 p.m. El Reverendísimo Alberto Rojas, Obispo Auxiliar de la Arquidiócesis de Chicago y Obispo Líder del V Encuentro para la Región VII, celebrará la Misa. El Reverendísimo Robert C. Morlino, Obispo de Madison, concelebrará la Misa.
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On March 7, the Church commemorates the martyrs Perpetua and Felicity, along with their companions. These Christians were killed in the Roman Provinces of North Africa in the early third century A.D.
They were not alone, but shared the company of many Christians who were persecuted and killed during the early years of the Church’s life. The Church has persistently recalled the memory of the earliest martyrs.
MADISON — As pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Madison, which has hosted St. Ambrose Academy (SAA) since 2004, Fr. Bart Timmerman goes above and beyond to support our school whenever he can.
In addition to making the sacraments of Holy Communion and Confession regularly available to our students, he’s also a guest faculty member, teaching religion each week in a different class.
