Chris Lee

Following is an update of a story that ran in the January 28 issue of the Catholic Herald about Pam Charles, a Beloit nurse and volunteer for Health Ministries for Haiti. She was at an orphanage in Haiti when the January 12 earthquake occurred.

BELOIT — According to recent information from the orphanage at Croix Des Bouquets, Beloit nurse Pam Charles said, school classes are still not in session due to the damage from the earthquake. She said some of the wooden pieces, used for school desks, were burned to use for firewood for cooking purposes.

On March 11, 2010

Chris Lee

Urge representatives to vote against Senate bill

To the editor:

You are urgently needed to contact Representative Ron Kind or Tammy Baldwin and urge them to vote against H.R. 3590, the Senate version of health care reform. This bill contains a huge expansion of abortion by using taxpayer funds to pay for health care premium subsidies and to pay for abortions in Community Health Centers.

In addition, there are no adequate conscience protections for health care professionals and facilities that do not want to participate in abortions.

On March 4, 2010

Chris Lee

Couple to Couple League to hold convention in Green Lake


	Cardinal Ennio Antonelli

GREEN LAKE — “Happy Marriages, Happy Families” is the theme of the Couple to Couple League (CCL) international convention to be held at the Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake August 8 to 12, 2010.

The CCL is an international, Catholic, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and teaching Natural Family Planning (NFP) to married and engaged couples. Services are provided by professionally-trained volunteers who are supported by a relatively small staff at the international headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio.

CCL convention

CCL hosts a convention every two years. It is a popular event among CCL volunteers and members. It has always been a family-centered gathering, with a full schedule of age-appropriate activities for children alongside a solid lineup of main talks and workshops for the adults.

On March 4, 2010

Chris Lee

It’s a challenge to be fashionable and modest

MADISON — With “role models” like Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, girls today may think they have to dress and act provocatively to be popular. It’s a challenge to be both fashionable and modest in today’s world, but two Wisconsin women are rising to the challenge.

On March 4, 2010

Chris Lee

Spouses are united to each other and Jesus in Catholic marriage

A company organized a salvage operation off Ireland’s coast in order to recover treasure from a sunken Spanish treasure ship.

Day after day, diver after diver plunged into the cold waters and came up with nothing much. Then a diver discovered treasure that excited the entire crew. It was a wedding ring that a nobleman gave to his wife. On the ring was a heart accompanied by the words “I have nothing more to give.”

On March 4, 2010

Chris Lee

Lent, a time to take stock

My experience has been that far too much of our lives are often spent running in the fast lane. Many people, myself included, seem to go from one thing to the next without much time for reflection in between. There are times when I actually long for the days when I would complain to my mother that I was “bored.” I had a hard time doing “nothing.”

Although my actions don’t always witness to it, I am convinced that we are not meant to live at such a rapid pace. We need time to reflect on our experiences and on our relationships, especially with God.

On March 4, 2010

Chris Lee

Catholic schools planning in refinement stage

The work of the Catholic schools planning steering committee drew to a close in late January as they met for the final time to review the recommendations resulting from nearly 18 months of meetings, regional gatherings, and the diocesan wide schools planning congress that was held last October.

In November and December, the steering committee met to collate the recommendations resulting from the congress, adding consideration for the input that we received from regional meetings and task-force sessions, which were held throughout the diocese.

On March 4, 2010

Chris Lee

Papal environmentalism: pro-life and pro-marriage

In his January 11 address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI continued to carve out an interesting Catholic position on ecology.

The pope insists that care for creation is a moral obligation that falls on both individuals and governments. His very invocation of “creation,” however, challenges the secular shibboleths that underwrite a lot of contemporary environmental activism.

On March 4, 2010

Chris Lee

Latin was introduced as a vernacular language

To the editor:

In the article “Latin Mass appeal” in the Catholic Herald (February 11, 2010), Kenneth J. Wolfe does not mention that Latin was introduced into the liturgy as a vernacular language for the Romans by Pope Saint Callistus between 217 and 222 AD. He felt sorry for the Romans since they could not understand Greek. Latin was their speaking language.

He does not mention that the language of the first Mass, the Last Supper, was Aramaic.

On February 25, 2010

Chris Lee

Called to become Catholic

WAUNAKEE — For the catechumens and candidates who came to St. John the Baptist Church on February 21, the journey to becoming Catholic has already been a long process.