A man thought that he was too busy to visit his mother on Mother’s Day. So, he stopped at a florist shop next to a cemetery to wire her some carnations.
Day: May 4, 2022
‘Into the Deep’
Bishop Hying’s letter announcing a diocesan strategic planning initiative
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
The Lord is risen! Alleluia! In the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ we receive the forgiveness of our sins, the grace to enter into a loving relationship with God, and the hope of eternal life. In the Scriptures, the sacraments, and the entire life of the Church, we are able to grow in the glory of the risen Lord Jesus, as beloved children of the Father, by the power of the Holy Spirit!
Learning to embrace our crosses
“Ohhh,” my teenage son groaned as he clambered like an old man into the car at the end of the school day. “I’m SO tired!”
Deacon Matthew Pearson to be ordained to the priesthood on May 27
Deacon Matthew Pearson will be ordained to the priesthood on Friday, May 27.
Two to be ordained to the transitional diaconate on May 13
Mark Foley and Simon Tipps will be ordained to the transitional diaconate on Friday, May 13.
Celebrando a nuestras madres y a nuestra Santa María en el mes de mayo
El mes de mayo ha llegado y pronto estaremos celebrando el Día de las Madres como lo es celebrado en los Estados Unidos. ¡Feliz Día de las Madres!
Stop gossiping
I’ve written many times before about the need to talk less. There is one specific talk that needs to be way less. That is, of course, the terrible and useless discourse of gossip.
Blue Mass for emergency personnel on May 19
The annual Blue Mass in honor of police, fire, and other first responders will be celebrated on Thursday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Bernard Church in Madison, 2438 Atwood Ave.
Growing our relationship with the Eucharist
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is launching a three-year National Eucharistic Revival with a mission “to renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Eucharist” and a vision of “a movement of Catholics across the United States, healed, converted, formed, and unified by an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist — and sent out in mission for the life of the world.”