“El matrimonio y la familia cristiana edifican la Iglesia. Los hijos son fruto precioso del matrimonio.” (Familiaris Consortio 14, 16) — Santo Papa Juan Pablo II
Month: October 2021
Bishop applauds parishes’ efforts to launch Walking with Moms in Need program
MADISON — Pope Francis has encouraged Catholic churches to become “islands of mercy in the midst of a sea of indifference.”
Harvest Mass at Kieler on October 31
KIELER — Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison will celebrate the diocesan Mass for rural life and harvest at Immaculate Conception Church, 3685 Cty. Rd. HHH in Kieler.
Janesville’s St. Patrick Church steeple to be removed
JANESVILLE — The spire and bell tower of the St. Patrick Church, located at 315 Cherry St., Janesville, is scheduled to be removed on Monday, Nov. 2, weather permitting.
The gift of gratitude
As fall continues and temperatures become cooler, most people begin looking ahead to the holiday season of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s.
Patriotic Rosary in Waunakee
WAUNAKEE — A Patriotic Rosary in honor of Veterans Day will take place in the old Church at St. John the Baptist Parish in Waunakee, on Monday, Nov. 1, beginning at 7 p.m.
Bishop Morlino’s legacies
The Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center (former Holy Name Seminary) in Madison was repurposed into a multi-family housing project while retaining the center for diocesan offices.
Reflections on France pilgrimage
I was blessed to recently lead 40 pilgrims to the churches and shrines of France, a country which is a veritable treasure house of Catholicism.
‘Remembering’ October 1938
I’d like to go back in time a little. I’d like to go back 83 years to October 1938, which should be no surprise because it says so in the headline.
Letter to the editor (10-28-2021)
• Life, truth, and abortion