MADISON — In an effort to improve diocesan ministry to divorced Catholics and those in irregular marriage situations, the Diocese of Madison Tribunal has expanded its services to include a Pre-Petition Case Advisor.
A Pre-Petition Case Advisor accompanies an individual through the discernment process following a divorce by explaining the Church’s teaching on marriage, making a personal assessment of any moral and canonical remedies available, and providing assistance in petitioning for a declaration of nullity (commonly referred to as an annulment).Year: 2020
‘Ridiculous’ to remove St. Junípero Serra
I have just received word that, after voting to remove a large statue of St. Junípero Serra that stands in front of their City Hall, the government of Ventura, Calif, (which is in my pastoral region) is now considering removing the image of Padre Serra from the city seal and from the badges of the Ventura police officers.
The Learning Atrium expands its vision
MADISON — Necessity is the mother of invention, and for one mother, the source of a life-changing mission that is impacting children throughout the Diocese of Madison.
When Deb Krebs noticed her youngest son was not faring well with reading, beginning in kindergarten, she searched for extra help.
Discovering the Barton System, designed to address spelling, reading, and writing struggles for students with dyslexia, was a game changer.
Finding what we all can agree on
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I have a problem. Every time I see a potentially controversial Facebook post, tweet, message board posting, online news story, or any other message of the sort, I am immediately drawn to and sucked into the comments section.
For those unfamiliar with the more social media-esque methods of sharing news and information, the comments section allows people who’ve read the article — or just glanced at the headline — to type out and share their thoughts on it for all to see. These comments are often opinionated, emotional, or a reflection of one’s thoughts while reading said article or post.
These comments, even in the online Catholic media, can lead to a lot of back and forth debating — or let’s be honest, arguing — sometimes getting very personal.
Catholic Herald wins additional press awards
The Catholic Herald-Diocese of Madison was awarded with two more awards in the 2020 Catholic Press Awards competition sponsored by the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada (CPA).
Pray the Liturgy of the Hours
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The Liturgy of the Hours is the official prayer of the Church and serves as an enriching compliment to the daily Mass.
A compilation of psalms, Scripture, prayers, and writings of the saints, the Hours are divided into seven daily prayer times with morning and evening prayer as the pillars.
Priests, deacons, most Religious, and many lay faithful pray it on a daily basis and find its rhythm and cycle to be rich spiritual fruit.
Having prayed it myself for almost 40 years, the psalms and readings have become comforting and holy companions on my path to God.Sr. Genevieve Pinion, OP, dies
Sister Genevieve Pinion, OP, died July 16, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa. Her religious name was Sister Mary Gertruda. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, July 21, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
New priests start assignments
Four men — newly ordained priests — have started living out their calls to the priesthood.
They are Fr. Michael Johnson, Fr. Tim Mergen, Fr. Vincent Racanelli, and Fr. Enan Zelinski.
Three permanent deacons to be ordained
MONONA — Three men are set to be ordained to the permanent diaconate later this month.
Jeffrey Bond, Todd Burud, and Roger Scholbrock will be ordained on Sunday, July 26, at 3 p.m., at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona.
This will be a ticketed event and not open to the public.
Keeping strong during difficult times
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These past months have been long and difficult. I pray often for the victims of COVID-19 and those who mourn them, heroic health care workers who give their all, political leaders faced with difficult choices, those suffering economic hardship and unemployment, the elderly and isolated, those who daily die from violence of all kinds, victims of hatred and prejudice, our priests, deacons, Religious, lay leaders, and faithful who all face their own crosses at this time.