INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Catholic Herald, Diocese of Madison, was presented with three high-achievement awards from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada during the Catholic Media Convention June 22 in Indianapolis.
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Our Lady of Hope Clinic partners with St. Mary’s Hospital
MADISON — Our Lady of Hope Clinic, Dane County’s only full-time free primary medical care clinic for the uninsured, has partnered with St. Mary’s Hospital to expand the scope of medical care the clinic is able to provide.
Lord Teach Me to Pray facilitator training to be offered in Diocese of Madison
MADISON — The Diocese of Madison Office of Evangelization and Catechesis (OEC) will offer facilitator training for the “Lord Teach Me to Pray” (LTMTP) series.
Libertad para entregarnos a Dios
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Queridos amigos:
La semana pasada, el viernes, tuvimos una liturgia muy concurrida y me gustaría recordar las tres áreas que cubrimos, porque cada una está ligada a la otra y cada una es digna de atención para ustedes.
Antes que nada, celebramos la gran fiesta de los Santos Pedro y San Pablo, una importante celebración de la Iglesia y luego tuvimos la alegre ordenación de dos grandes y jóvenes hombres, un momento de tremenda felicidad para nuestra diócesis, y finalmente, tuvimos las actividades de la “Quincena por la Libertad” en la que rezamos por la preservación de la libertad religiosa y la libertad en general, con la ayuda de Dios.
Primeramente me he referido a la fiesta de los Santos Pedro y Pablo. El Papa Benedicto XVI resaltó en su homilía de ese día que la fraternidad de Pedro y Pablo era algo verdaderamente notable. Era interesante ver lo bien que se relacionaban las lecturas de esa fiesta mientras celebrábamos la Quincena por la Libertad, dado que las primeras dos lecturas tenían afirmaciones sobre la libertad de estos dos grandes apóstoles. La primera lectura (Hechos 12:1-11) se refería a cómo Pedro fue liberado para su ministerio apostólico por la directa intervención del ángel del Señor. En la segunda lectura (2 Tim 4, 6-8; 17-18) Pablo agradece a Dios porque se le ha dado la libertad para “pelear la buena pelea” y porque “el Señor lo rescató de la boca del león”.
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Two men to be ordained June 29
MADISON — With praise and thanksgiving to God, our Father, the Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, announces with joy the ordination to the priesthood of Jesus Christ of Rev. Mr. David Gabriel Johannes and Rev. Mr. Mark William Miller.
The ordination will take place on Friday, June 29, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison.
St. Maria Goretti Church is wheelchair accessible. There will be assistive-listening devices for the hard-of-hearing and a sign language interpreter for the deaf. Large-print leaflets will be available.
State bishops reiterate opposition to mandate
MADISON — Wisconsin’s bishops reaffirmed their opposition to a federal mandate that all health insurance plans provide coverage at no cost for contraceptive and sterilization services.
Judges on board deserve our thanks
It is difficult to think of a scandal as a good thing. But the scandal triggered by violations of election and lobby laws 10 years ago, that led to reforming state regulation of both activities, had a positive effect.
One such reform merged the State Elections Board and the State Ethics Board into a new Government Accountability Board (GAB) with different membership. This has proven to be a very good thing.
Most members of the former Elections Board were designees of partisan leadership in the legislature. Board members did their best, but they had limited powers and were often expected to represent the interests of partisan leaders who appointed them.
The Almighty has done great things for us
On behalf of Bishop Robert C. Morlino and all our seminarians, I would like to congratulate Deacons David Johannes and Mark Miller on their upcoming ordinations to the priesthood.
The entire Diocese of Madison rejoices because the Lord has shown us great favor in calling these two men to be numbered amongst the Levites. I also want to extend our congratulations to Deacons Vince Brewer and Garrett Kau who were ordained to the transitional diaconate in May. We wish you all fruitful ministry in the Lord’s vineyard.
God works in our midst
Ordination of men to the priesthood is a good reminder to us of how God continues to work in our midst. The Holy Spirit working through the bishop, by his imposition of hands and prayer of ordination, raises these men to become in effect “Alter Christus.”