MADISON — As the nation’s bishops continue to scrutinize the distribution of the national portion of the U.S. Church’s annual Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), Bishop Robert C. Morlino has assured the Diocese of Madison that all donations earmarked for local use will only benefit initiatives, groups, and programs consistent with authentic Catholic social teaching, as a matter of justice.
Author: Chris Lee
Top 10 tips for new (and all other) priests
Editor’s note: The following is the homily given by Msgr. James Bartylla, vicar general, at Fr. Gregory Ihm’s Mass of Thanksgiving, St. Clement Church, Lancaster, June 27.
Fr. Greg Ihm, Bishop Morlino, and my brother priests, it’s an honor to give the homily at Father Ihm’s Mass of Thanksgiving at his home parish of St. Clement in Lancaster. Ray and Sherri, you should be very proud of your son who will make an exemplary priest.
It is also a privilege to come back to my adopted home of Grant County where I spent seminarian summers and my first years of priesthood. This includes time in Dickeyville, Lancaster, Kieler, Sinsinawa, Bloomington, and Patch Grove. In fact, I first met Fr. Greg Ihm at the Kieler picnic shortly after he finished a TEC retreat and decided to enter the seminary.
Father Greg spent most of his years in the seminary with me as his vocations director. As you know, Greg, vocations directors are always prone to giving advice to seminarians and maybe even newly ordained priests. I have to say there’s a bit of that still in me as a former vocations director. So today I offer you my top 10 tips on the priesthood as we look forward to your priestly ministry.
Policy making goes on even in ‘off season’
If there is an off-season in state government, summer of an even-numbered year qualifies. The campaign season is beginning and, to the extent they can, politicians will avoid controversial decisions until after the election.
But that doesn’t mean all policy work stops. In both the legislative and executive branches, our leaders are setting the stage for the debates of 2011.
Sister should have been excommunicated
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Two new priests ordained
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| Bishop Robert C. Morlino receives the promises of Deacon David Carrano as Deacon Gregory Ihm, far right, looks on. (Catholic Herald photo by Kat Wagner) Click here for more photos of ordination. |
MADISON — Incense. Trumpets. A procession of priests and bishops. Knights of Columbus in their colorful regalia. Knights and Ladies of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre in their black and white garb.
All these elements added to the solemnity of the ordination Mass celebrated on Friday, June 25, at St. Maria Goretti Church.
Signs of great joy
But while it was a very serious occasion marked by reverence and tradition, the Mass and ordination rite were also filled with signs of great joy as Deacons David A. Carrano and Gregory S. Ihm were ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Madison.
Marriage program: Strengthening Church’s vision of marriage
This past December, the United States bishops published a new pastoral letter on the topic of marriage, entitled “Marriage: Love & Life in the Divine Plan.”
In the document, the bishops celebrate married life and express their conviction that marriage is especially a blessing to the couple, their families, and society overall.
Wine fest supports home for UW Catholics
MADISON — The inaugural St. Paul’s University Catholic Center Wine Tasting was an opportunity to gather together current and former students, as well as others interested in aiding and expanding Catholic campus ministry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Thanks for cards, wishes
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Congratulations on awards
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Reflexiones sobre la ordenación
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| Esta columna está dirigida a los fieles de la Diócesis de Madison. Cualquier circulación más amplia transgrede la intención del Obispo. |
Nota del editor: La siguiente es una reflexión adaptada de la homilía del Obispo Robert C. Morlino el viernes 25 de junio, en la ordenación del P. Gregory Ihm y el P. David Carrano.
El rito pide al Obispo dirigirse a los candidatos al sacerdocio como a mis hijos. Y qué privilegio e increíble don ha sido para mí llamar a Gregory y David, a la luz del lazo del sacerdocio, como mis hijos.
Para que nadie se decepcione, trataré tres puntos que tienen que ver con Roma, porque esta es la primera vez que he tenido que ordenar a dos hombres que vuelven de allá. Y creo que es bueno recordar las cosas que han ganado por esa estadía.
En primer lugar, ¿Qué cosas no han recibido allá? Esto es Madison y todo aquí huele a política y a veces la gente se hace una idea equivocada. Ellos no han ganado la habilidad de moverse en medio de los pesos pesados eclesiásticos del Vaticano. No han aprendido cómo jugar el juego de hacer que el sistema funcione para ellos, en los más altos niveles. A veces, y no sé por qué, la gente cree esto cuando hay alguien que viene de Roma, ya que de todas formas todo es política; pero esto no es lo que han obtenido allá.