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Tabernacle survives 1871 Peshtigo fire

Notre Dame Sr. Helen Plum, parish director at St. Mary Parish in Peshtigo, stands next to the tabernacle that was rescued from the Great Peshtigo Fire by Fr. John Peter Pernin in 1871. (Rick Evans | For The Compass)

GREEN BAY — This year marks the 140th anniversary of a fire that killed 1,500 to 2,500 people and destroyed 2,400 square miles of forest and farm land in northeast Wisconsin. The fire left behind at least one miraculously spared relic that — if the slightly murky history is correct — can still be seen today.

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On medical decision-making

Each fall, as we observe October, Respect Life Month, we are reminded of our obligation to combat the relentless attacks on all innocent human life.

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Our experience throughout this past spring and summer indicates that in addition to the tragic killing of our preborn brothers and sisters, assaults on vulnerable elderly, sick, and disabled people are definitely on the rise, especially here in Wisconsin.

Providing advice, advocacy

Pro-Life Wisconsin is being enlisted to provide more and more materials, speakers, advice, and direct advocacy regarding end-of-life and medical decisions.

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The elderly are a blessing, not a burden

As the 20th century came to a close, the United Nations celebrated the International Year of Older Persons, heralding the vision of “A Society for All Ages.”

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The first years of the new millennium have been anything but that, with the abandonment of frail seniors during natural disasters from New Orleans to Japan, the legalization of assisted suicide in several U.S. states and foreign countries, and political rhetoric that seems to consider the growing population of seniors merely as a drain on our health care system and the federal budget. Is this the society for all ages we envisioned in 1999?

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Sister Elizabeth Cummings, OP (Sylvester), dies

SINSINAWA — Sister Elizabeth Cummings, OP (Sylvester), died Sept. 27, 2011, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. The funeral Mass was held in Queen of the Rosary Chapel at Sinsinawa Sept. 30, 2011, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.

Sister Elizabeth made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican Aug. 5, 1937, and her final profession Aug. 5, 1940. She taught in the primary grades for 10 years and the middle level grades for 38 years. Sister Elizabeth served as secretary at St. Rose of Lima School, Cuba City, Wis., for eight years and as support staff at the Motherhouse for eight years. She served in the District of Columbia, Illinois, Minnesota, Wyoming, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

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Attacks threaten marriage, church-state relations

New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, told President Barack Obama in a September 20 letter that his administration’s fight against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will undermine marriage and create a serious breach of church-state relations. The law defines marriage as between one man and one woman. The text of his letter was released September 21 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

 

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‘Catholicism: It’s the story of the world. It’s your story.’ … and the Cathedral Parish is telling it

MADISON — The Cathedral Parish at St. Patrick Church, Madison, will present the acclaimed, multi-media documentary series, Catholicism, in 11 sessions between October, 2011, and February, 2012.

Catholicism features 10 hours of stunning, high-definition cinematography, filmed at 50 locations and in 15 countries. A study guide supplements the film and acts as a catalyst for group discussion.

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Contraception mandate: engangers religious liberty, women’s health

Eye on the Capitol by Barbara Sella

In implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) now requires almost all private health plans to cover contraception and sterilization as “preventive services” for women.

It is deeply disturbing that at the very time when scientists and contraception advocates are beginning to acknowledge some of the dangers of artificial contraception, our government has chosen to make contraception coverage mandatory.

Hormonal contraception and STIs

This past July, a new study reported on at the International AIDS Society in Rome found that women in Africa who were taking hormonal contraception (i.e., oral contraception like the Pill and injectables like Depo-Provera) were not only twice as likely to contract the AIDS virus, but were also twice as likely to transmit HIV to their uninfected partners.

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Contraception mandate: engangers religious liberty, women’s health

Eye on the Capitol by Barbara Sella

In implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) now requires almost all private health plans to cover contraception and sterilization as “preventive services” for women.

It is deeply disturbing that at the very time when scientists and contraception advocates are beginning to acknowledge some of the dangers of artificial contraception, our government has chosen to make contraception coverage mandatory.

Hormonal contraception and STIs

This past July, a new study reported on at the International AIDS Society in Rome found that women in Africa who were taking hormonal contraception (i.e., oral contraception like the Pill and injectables like Depo-Provera) were not only twice as likely to contract the AIDS virus, but were also twice as likely to transmit HIV to their uninfected partners.

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Blame deficit on stimulus, bail-outs, health care

To the editor:

In reference to Tony Magliano’s column (September 22 issue), the following failed to be mentioned in the reasons for our “sick” deficit: $5 trillion dollars spent on stimulus, bail-outs, and “Obamacare”.

Three U.S. wars cost us approximately $1 trillion. Military budgets are already again at dangerous lows. Regulations are grossly increased, not decreased. Banks are trying to survive congressional and government interference, their portion of stimulus money doing nothing to improve the economy.

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