When asked what I do best, my immediate answer is an unfortunate habit: Worry. One should pray instead of worry, but since worrying is my very special talent, I must admit that I’ve honed and perfected it for many years.
Day: October 6, 2021
Pray the Rosary
This Thursday, Oct. 7, is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. In my childhood years, my family prayed the Rosary every night after supper, 365 days a year.
Let us respect life in all its stages
We Catholics observe October as Respect Life Month. During October, we are asked to recommit ourselves to cherish, defend, and protect those who are most vulnerable from life’s beginning to its end.
From foster care to adoption: Baraboo couple offers welcoming home to children in need
“Was she in your tummy too?” The words came out of Tammy Johnson’s then-four-year-old daughter as she pointed at a pregnant woman’s toddler inside of Walgreens.
St. Ambrose Academy’s Fall Breakfast Tour welcomes visitors
MADISON — Come see the Ambrose Advantage first-hand. Visitors who encounter St. Ambrose Academy (SAA) often comment on the character of the students, the impressive classroom dynamics, the engaging faculty, and the “something special” they can’t quite put their finger on.
Msgr. Paul J. Swain named Bishop of Diocese of Sioux Falls, S.D., in 2006
On August 31, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Msgr. Paul J. Swain as the eighth Bishop of the Diocese of Sioux Falls, S.D.
Remembering Pat Gorman
There’s a somber mood around the diocesan offices this week. Dr. Patrick Gorman, or Pat Gorman, if you will, longtime director of the diocesan Office of Worship and longtime director of the Madison Diocesan Choir has died.