In the lands where Jesus walked, for centuries the Christians in and around Bethlehem have earned a living by carving unique religious statues and images from olive wood and selling it to visiting pilgrims.
Year: 2019
Running to stand still: the futility of sin
Following is a homily given by Msgr. James Bartylla, diocesan administrator, for the third Sunday of Lent.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus moves us from the “news of the Jerusalem Gazette” to the “Jerusalem Farmers’ Almanac” in the short span of one Gospel passage.
Still time to get out of our ruts this Lent
Every day as a means of spurring family discussion around the supper table, my husband and I ask each of our children to talk about his or her “rose” and “thorn” of the day.
Recently this was a conversation I had with my six-year-old son:
“What was your thorn of the day?”
“My bottom got wet when I went down the slide at recess.”
Sex education led to sex trafficking
In response to the article on “Sex trafficking in Madison is a sobering reality” by Vicky Franchino, sex trafficking was a predictable outcome of sex education in our grade schools, high schools, and colleges for the last 60 years.
Programs to help disabled children should not be cut
If we’re concerned about respecting the lives of children both before and after birth, we should oppose proposed cuts to federal programs helping disabled children.
The Trump administration’s budget proposal is seeking to cut $7 billion in the 2020 education budget.
The high-priced spread (university style), revisited
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Readers of a certain vintage (say, over 60) will remember the Imperial Margarine TV ad that dismissed butter as “the high-priced spread.”
That image came to mind rather unexpectedly when I was addressing the parents’ associations of two prestigious Catholic prep schools several years ago.
Parents favor ‘elite’ secular universities
No, no one threw a margarine-smeared dinner roll at me during my talk. The Q&A, however, was full of contention when I said that a first-class liberal arts education at a college or university with a strong Catholic identity would prepare their sons and daughters for anything.
Spring Fling to be held for Our Lady of the Assumption School in Beloit
BELOIT — It’s a fundraiser to benefit Our Lady of the Assumption Grade School (OLA) as people support its faith-based education But, it also promises to be so much more, according to Aron Bussan, chairperson for the event.
The sixth annual Spring Fling takes place Saturday, April 13, from 5:30 to 10:00 p.m. at La Casa Grande Banquet Hall, 818 Fourth St., in Beloit.
Besides parishioners and school parents, the public is invited and welcome to enjoy an evening featuring a potpourri of entertainment, according to Bussan, who is an alumnus of the school.
Daughters of Isabella to hold open house in Baraboo
BARABOO — The Daughters of Isabella Our Lady of Fatima Circle 834 will hold an open house for Catholic women ages 16 and up on Monday, April 15, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Parish in the Martha and Mary Hall (church basement). An elevator is available.
The Daughters of Isabella is accepting new members. With over 25,000 members in the United States and Canada, the Daughters of Isabella is a spiritual and charitable organization whose members are devoted to assisting churches and charities through volunteer services and contributions.‘Our Faith Stories’ at St. Ann Parish
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Parish renewal at St. Thomas Aquinas
MADISON — “ABLAZE: Passionately Pursuing Christ and a Life of Purpose,” a parish renewal with Deacon Keith Strom, will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on April 29, 30, and May 1 at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, 602 Everglade Dr., Madison.
We were created for an eternal life filled with peace, joy, freedom, and communion with God and each other. How can we respond to this gift? What holds us back?