On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bishop Robert Morlino was undergoing planned medical tests and had a cardiac event.
Year: 2018
Catholic Charities holds Faith in Action Celebration
MIDDLETON — Catholic Charities (CC) in the Diocese of Madison held its 23rd annual Faith in Action Celebration November 8 at the Madison Marriott West in Middleton.
Jackson Fonder, president and CEO of Catholic Charities, welcomed the guests, noting that this marks 23 years of recognizing community leaders and sharing stories of Catholic Charities’ clients and volunteers.
He thanked the Edgewood High School Jazz Band for providing music during the cocktail time and thanked the Edgewood High School Honor Society students for helping check coats and the volunteer greeters from St. Ambrose Academy.
Viva Cristo Rey! Long live Christ the King!
Pope Pius XI established the feast of Christ, the King, as a worldwide feast in 1925.
Pope Pius added this feast to the Church year to respond to growing secularism and to the waning faith in Christ the King by Catholics and others. Pope Pius XI hoped this feast would motivate Catholics and others to reject godless ways and accept Christ as king and savior.
William Van Wagner to be ordained
MADISON — William Van Wagner, a Diocese of Madison seminarian, will be ordained as a transitional deacon on Friday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul University Catholic Parish in Madison.
The son of Peggy and Chris Van Wagner of Madison, he is a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish. He attended Our Lady Queen of Peace Grade School and Edgewood High School in Madison; Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary, Winona, Minn., where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in philosophy; and Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, where he is in his fourth year of theology studies.
Creed of the People of God, Part 7
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Picking up where we left off last time, the next lines of Pope Paul VI’s Creed of the People of God profess our faith in the necessity of the Church:
“We believe that the Church is necessary for salvation, because Christ, who is the sole mediator and way of salvation, renders Himself present for us in His body which is the Church. But the divine design of salvation embraces all men; and those who without fault on their part do not know the Gospel of Christ and His Church, but seek God sincerely, and under the influence of grace endeavor to do His will as recognized through the promptings of their conscience, they, in a number known only to God, can obtain salvation.”
Diocesan priest finishes his 23rd New York City Marathon
This was my 23rd New York City Marathon, but it is the one I will remember forever. After picking up my race number on Friday and dropping off my handcycle at the Achilles Track Club for its transportation to the starting line, I took the Brooklyn Literary Pub Crawl.
The walking tour takes in the homes of many of the early writers and poets of an earlier era, i.e., Dylan Thomas, e.e. cummings, O. Henry, and Jack Kerouac.
Farewell to materialism and determinism
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This is the final article of a three-part series based on Brandon Vogt’s discussion of text from the book, Modern Physics and Ancient Faith (University of Notre Dame Press, 2003) by physics professor Stephen M. Barr.
Twist #4 — The mind as more than machine
If only matter exists, as the materialist thinks, then the human mind must be a machine. The invention and popularization of computers has made this idea even more plausible. Many people believe it is only a matter of time before computers become intelligent in ways that rival our own intelligence.
My former teacher could be a future saint
It was quite exciting for me to hear that the Catholic bishops of the United States gave their assent to the canonization effort launched for Sr. Thea Bowman, FSPA, during their recent meeting in Baltimore.
Woman’s Club opens hearts to children in need
MADISON — The Madison Catholic Woman’s Club (MCWC) opens their hearts to children at their annual Christmas luncheon by bringing gifts of toys and clothing to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Little Drummer program.
This year’s luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 11, will be held at Nakoma Golf Club, 4145 Country Club Rd., at 12 noon.St. Cecilia Parish celebrates Advent with new Three Kings Christmas Market, tree lighting, and concert
St. Cecilia Parish in Wisconsin Dells will celebrate the start of the Advent season with a two-day event, featuring its second annual tree lighting and concert followed by a newly created old-world holiday market, Three Kings Christmas Market, the first weekend of December.