The Lenten penitence and sorrow of Holy Week have given way to Easter joy! Not only during Lent but frequently throughout the year, we are reminded of our call to take up our cross and to unite our suffering with Christ.
Month: April 2022
Rural Life Mass and Listening Sessions planned
Mark your calendar for Sunday, May 15, and join Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison for a Mass and Blessing for Rural Life and the upcoming planting season throughout the Diocese of Madison.
Visiting the elderly is an amazing grace
On August 9, 2016, in Rome, Italy, four policemen were called to the home of Michele, a 94-year-old man, and Jole, his 89-year-old wife.
East side Madison area parishes gather for parish mission with Bishop Hying
“I think that it was an incredible experience and one that no one is going to forget any time soon,” said Rebekah Scaperlanda about the parish mission held at Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Parish in Monona earlier this month.
¿Cuál es la relación del conejo y el huevo de Pascua con el catolicismo?
Al finalizar la Semana Santa aparece la tradición del conejo y los huevos de Pascua, y muchos católicos se preguntan si estos símbolos tienen alguna relación con la fe. Esta duda podría deberse al proceso de secularización que ha ido quitando el carácter cristiano a estos elementos.
Letter to the Editor (4/28/22)
Appearance and substance in the Eucharist
Back to reality
Today is the day after Divine Mercy Sunday and the day after the Octave of Easter and I’m a little bummed.
Be strong, keep going
Every time I pray the Stations of the Cross, I linger at the seventh one, “Jesus Falls the Second Time.” Not one of the more dramatic moments on the cruel path up to Calvary, this second fall, nevertheless, is a crucial point in the unfolding of salvation history.
‘Our Faith Stories’ in Stoughton
St. Ann Parish in Stoughton will present another “Our Faith Stories” on Sunday, May 1, at 6:30 p.m. in Healy Hall at the church, 323 N. Van Buren St.
Sr. Mary Jane Herlik, OP, dies
Sr. Mary Jane Herlik, OP, died April 4, 2022, at Bayfront Health, St. Petersburg, Fla. Her religious name was Sister Querin. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, April 29, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.