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The relentless grittiness of Lent

The Catholic Difference by George Weigel

Carolyn Gordon Tate, a major figure in the literary renaissance of the 20th century American South, once wrote Flannery O’Connor of the impact that her conversion to Catholicism had had on her writing.

As Miss O’Connor recalled in a letter, “Mrs. Tate told me that after she became a Catholic she felt she could use her eyes and accept what she saw for the first time, she didn’t have to make a new universe for each book but could take the one she found.”

Catholicism, Carolyn Gordon Tate recognized, was realism. Catholicism means seeing things as they are. Catholicism means finding within the grittiness of reality the path God is taking through history for the salvation of the world. Lent is a good time to be reminded of these truths.

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Recognizing Jesus along the journey

Cutting Edge by Sr. Margie Lavonis

The story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus that we read during the Easter season is one of my favorites. I often wonder if I would have recognized the Lord walking the path with me. Hopefully I would, but, like the disciples, I may have not.

During these Sundays after Easter the Scripture readings tell of several appearances Jesus made to the disciples after his resurrection and how the faith of his followers (like Thomas) was challenged and deepened.

Today the resurrected Jesus is all around us in our daily lives. He is present in the persons we encounter. It is up to us to recognize him.

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Recognizing Jesus along the journey

Cutting Edge by Sr. Margie Lavonis

The story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus that we read during the Easter season is one of my favorites. I often wonder if I would have recognized the Lord walking the path with me. Hopefully I would, but, like the disciples, I may have not.

During these Sundays after Easter the Scripture readings tell of several appearances Jesus made to the disciples after his resurrection and how the faith of his followers (like Thomas) was challenged and deepened.

Today the resurrected Jesus is all around us in our daily lives. He is present in the persons we encounter. It is up to us to recognize him.

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Reflexionar sobre el gozo de la más grande victoria

Bajo el libro del evangelio por Obispo Robert C. Morlino
Esta columna está dirigida a los fieles de la Diócesis de Madison. Cualquier circulación más amplia transgrede la intención del Obispo.

Quiero desearles a todos un Santo Triduo Pascual y una muy feliz Pascua. Que sea un tiempo gozoso y de oración para ustedes, sus familias y que les proporcione una fuerte experiencia del Señor Jesús, resucitado de entre los muertos.

Estamos llamados, todos y cada día, a invitar a las personas a conocer a Jesucristo, resucitado de entre los muertos. De manera muy real, esta es la misión de mi Episcopado aquí: es la misión establecida de mi personal y, por extensión, es verdaderamente la misión de cada uno de nosotros aquí y en los 11 condados de la zona sur-central de Wisconsin.

Para invitar creíblemente a nuestro prójimo a conocer a Jesucristo, resucitado de entre los muertos, tenemos que haberLo conocido. Así que estos días de Semana Santa y Pascua tienen que ser un tiempo especial para cada uno de nosotros, en el que estamos llamados a intensificar ese encuentro al que estamos llamados con Cristo resucitado. La adecuada celebración de la Semana Santa y la Pascua tiene todo que ver con la misión a la que cada uno de nosotros, por la naturaleza de nuestro Bautismo, está llamado.

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A Catholic physician’s perspective on the health care debate

Guest Column

Here are several points to consider from a Catholic family physician regarding the health care debate that I do not hear very often.

Stupak amendment is compromise

First, news, and even Catholic news, venues often refer to the Stupak amendment as something good in prohibiting funding of abortions except in limited circumstances. However, what is often not mentioned is that in those circumstances, which include rape, incest, and threats to the mother’s life, there is an innocent living infant fetus who is murdered.

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UW-Madison campus ministry numbers explode

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Ten of 12 — Pictured are 10 of the dozen recent college graduates who are dedicating at least one year to serve at St. Paul’s University Catholic Center in Madison. (Contributed photo by Carolyn Averill)

MADISON — Since 1909, St. Paul University Catholic Center has been a home for the thousands of Catholic students attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

St. Paul’s exists primarily to serve the students at UW– Madison, offering a wide array of programming to reach a student population of over 42,000, of which over 10,000 were raised Catholic. With an expanding pastoral staff and continued investment in outreach and programming, St. Paul’s is better equipped to reach out to students on campus and help them mature intellectually, spiritually, and morally.

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