To the editor:
I enjoyed Nancy Frazier O’ Brien’s article (October 13 issue) which was based on a recent talk by Msgr. Robert Panke, president of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors.
Monsignor Panke stated, “Prayer is key to happy and healthy priests. A priest who prays at least 30 minutes a day “is less likely to be emotionally exhausted because Christ is feeding him.”
MADISON — The morning of September 29, a handful of Edgewood High School (EHS) students were to be found tramping through the mud and rain in a garden outside of Madison, some 10 miles from their desks.
Far from skipping classes, though, these students were getting experience in the lessons of sacrifice and helping their community.
The students were taking part in an annual school-wide event called Edgewood in the Community Day, in which high school students engage in service projects at locations around the Madison area. The more than 50 non-profit organizations benefit from about 4,000 volunteer hours provided by not only the students, but also faculty, staff, and parents.
SINSINAWA — Sr. […]
To the editor:
One million dollars a day in taxpayer funding! This is the amount that Planned Parenthood receives from the federal coffers. One million dollars a day! The net worth of this “non-profit” organization is reported to be $9.8 million; its CEO’s salary: $248,819!
It is Wisconsin’s largest abortion chain . . . and it is now under federal investigation. Thanks to a recently released 30-page analysis exposing Planned Parenthood’s misuse of federal funds, failure to report child sex abuse, willful disregard for state laws regulating abortion, and a number of other scandalous activities, the House Committee on Oversight and Investigation is calling for an accounting.
To the editor:
Thank you to all who donated to and participated in the Bowling Benefit at Edwin Memorial Lanes on October 1 for Camp Gray Catholic Youth Camp Director Jeff Hoeben, who is battling cancer.
To the editor: […]
Two weeks into the NFL season, ESPN ran a Sunday morning special exploring why the third-string quarterback of the Denver Broncos, Tim Tebow, had become the most polarizing figure in American sports.
He has become more polarizing than trash-talking NBA behemoths; more polarizing than foul-mouthed Serena Williams; more polarizing than NFL all-stars who father numerous children by numerous women, all out of wedlock.
Why does Tebow, and Tebow alone, arouse such passions? Why is Tebow the one whom “comedians” say they would like to shoot?
Q. I am becoming more and more concerned that my mom is not doing well.
She has lost many of her friends and when we speak I think there may be some depression going on.
I live on the West coast and can’t be there to actually see what is happening. What can I do? How do I get mom to accept help? (From daughter in San Francisco, Calif.)
A. Your concerns are very legitimate. Losses can be very hard to deal with especially as we get older and have fewer options to replace the loss.
Q. I have heard people use the term dementia, and then others will say Alzheimer’s disease. What is the difference and how can I tell if my dad is developing either one of them? (From a son in Southern Wisconsin.)
This is a very common question and there is a lot of confusion about this, so I am glad you asked.
Dementia is used as more of a general term that describes some symptoms.
The symptoms included in dementia are forgetfulness, repeating words or statements, and loss of judgment, to name a few.
MADISON — St. Mary’s Hospital’s cornerstone was laid 100 years ago on October 8, 1911.
On Saturday, Oct. 8, the hospital celebrated the laying of that cornerstone by handing out free apples — a cornerstone of good health — throughout Dane County.
