As another week of stay-at-home learning under Wisconsin’s “Safer at Home” directive draws to a close, some families might be feeling anxious and discouraged as they grapple with a mode of education they did not freely choose.
Month: April 2020
Edgewood College announces new president
MADISON — The Board of Trustees of Edgewood College announced that Dr. Andrew Manion will serve as the ninth president of Edgewood College.
Dr. Manion most recently served as president of Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wis.
He will replace Sr. Mary Ellen Gevelinger, OP, Ed. D, who has served in the role of interim president since September 1, 2019.Edgewood student relief fund
MADISON — Sr. Mary Ellen Gevelinger, interim president of Edgewood College, announced the Presidential Relief Fund on April 8.
“Today, at my request, the Board of Trustees approved a $500,000 student relief fund,” Sister Mary Ellen said.
“This provides immediate cash relief for students. So many service industries that our students rely on for employment are affected. We are fortunate to be able to offer a program that will provide some support for our students to help with basic needs like groceries, rent, and unexpected expenses.”Sinsinawa Mound further suspends programming, visits
SINSINAWA — All programming at and visits to Sinsinawa Mound, the Motherhouse for the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, are further suspended until Monday, June 15, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This includes visits to Sinsinawa Book & Gift Gallery and attendance at religious services.
Programs that are rescheduled can be found on the Sinsinawa Mound Center website, www.sinsinawa.org/moundcenter
Sinsinawa Bakery remains open for online ordering at www.sinsinawa.org/bakery and Sinsinawa Book & Gift Gallery is available for online purchases at www.sinsinawa.org/giftgalleryStatement of the Catholic bishops of Wisconsin on the COVID-19 pandemic
Dearly Beloved,
The celebration of Christ’s resurrection and the promise of salvation is a special source of joy and hope during these challenging times.
As we approach Easter and our celebration of the Holy Triduum, we write to express our profound admiration for the many ways that you are witnessing to Christ in the current pandemic.Letter to priests from Bishop Hying
Dear Brothers,
As we approach the Sacred Triduum, I write to you, seeking to express my gratitude, prayer, esteem, and love for you in the Lord. This is my first Holy Week with you and what a strange one it is. None of us could have imagined the current situation we are in.
Health care workers deserve our gratitude
On March 16, I was taken unconscious to University Hospital in Madison, suffering from heart, kidney, and lung failure.
I still don’t remember my first two days in the hospital. When I regained consciousness, I was shocked to find myself in the ICU with tubes connecting me with life-support systems.
Sr. Rita Claire Dorner, OP, dies
SINSINAWA — Sr. […]
St. Vincent de Paul serving during pandemic
MADISON — Adapting how it serves, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Madison continues to help thousands of Dane County neighbors in need each week, even in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic.
At the Society’s Madison service center, the large and busy St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Wisconsin’s only free pharmacy have both adapted to observe guidelines to help protect the health of all involved while assisting large numbers of people coping with poverty.On Easter, the victory is ours!
This Easter will be one like no other with the restrictions on public Masses and gatherings.
We will not be at church on Easter morning, we will not receive Holy Communion, and we will not be visiting friends and relatives.
It will feel strange and incomplete, but Easter will arrive, just the same.