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| Fr.Gregory Ihm |
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart . . .” (Jer. 1:5).
CHOSEN
Each person is willed by God to be, which is another way of saying that we have been chosen to exist.
Author: Chris Lee
‘iGen’ are perhaps least religious in U.S.
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Jean Twenge’s book iGen is one of the most fascinating — and depressing — texts I’ve read in the past decade. A professor of psychology at San Diego State University, Dr. Twenge has been, for years, studying trends among young Americans, and her most recent book focuses on the generation born between 1995 and 2012.
Since this is the first cohort of young people who have never known a world without iPads and iPhones, and since these devices have remarkably shaped their consciousness and behavior, Dr. Twenge naturally enough has dubbed them the “iGen.”
Clarification on the Issue of Funeral Rites and Those in Homosexual Civil or Notorious Unions
Recently, there has been media attention regarding a private and confidential communication to the priests of the Diocese of Madison regarding funeral rites and those in homosexual civil or otherwise notorious unions. The answers below are an attempt to correct misinterpretations of the communication and provide explanation so there is greater clarity. To all those who try or hope to try to live the challenge of following the natural law and thereby the Church’s teaching while struggling with same-sex attraction and perhaps many times faltering, please know you are loved and respected, and always welcome in the Catholic Church and invited to the truth of the Gospel. Jesus Christ loves you and wants your joy.
Hope shines here!
For the past year, we’ve been anticipating the opening of The Beacon, the new homeless day resource center operated by Catholic Charities.
The day finally happened, and The Beacon shined as a light of hope in the lives of over 200 men, women, and children experiencing homelessness in Dane County.
Brand new St. Paul University Catholic Center dazzles UW’s Library Mall
MADISON — At the heart of the great University of Wisconsin (UW) campus in Madison, an extraordinary new home of encounter with the Risen Christ is ready to welcome students back.
With great joy and thanksgiving, St. Paul University Catholic Center announces that just a few finishing touches remain on the new Church and Student Center as the community prepares to swing its doors wide open to a great new future.
A cemetery is a holy place
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We Catholics believe that a cemetery is holy ground because it is where the body rests until it is reunited with the soul at resurrection.
Caring for a cemetery requires skill and grace. I learned this as a boy and even more as a pastor.
Our Lady of the Rosary and the Battle of Lepanto
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Word on Fire
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In October, the Church commemorates the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, a celebration that has its origin not, as it would seem, in simply a prayer, but in a battle.
On October 7, 1571, a fleet of ships assembled by the combined forces of Naples, Sardinia, Venice, the Papacy, Genoa, Savoy, and the Knights Hospitallers fought an intense battle with the fleet of the Ottoman Empire.
Schoenstatt Movement in Madison opens Father Kentenich Year
MADISON — On September 15, 1968, Fr. Joseph Kentenich, founder of the International Schoenstatt Movement, was called into eternity immediately following Holy Mass in the Trinity Church on Mount Schoenstatt, Germany.
This castle-like church was built as a monument to thank the Mother Thrice Admirable, Queen, and Victress of Schoenstatt, for her protection during the years when Hitler was persecuting the Church in Germany. This was Father Kentenich’s first Holy Mass in this church, and it set a seal on his fruitful life’s work.
Be not afraid — we’re in this together
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| Sr. Constance Veit, LSP |
Each October we observe Respect Life Month in dioceses around the United States.
This year’s theme is “Be Not Afraid,” but of what, or whom, are we supposed to not be afraid?
Pondering this question, I recalled an experience I had while attending the Convocation of Catholic Leaders in Orlando last summer.
Read the Bible for signs of the end of our age
To the editor:
Regarding the article by Tony Magliano, “A world awash with weapons,” October 12 issue.
Very nice thought that we could stop manufacturing weapons and turn that production processing into producing humane products. Unfortunately, according to the Scriptures, that is not the age we live in. That age will come with the Messianic Kingdom when Christ rules (Isaiah 2:1-5, Micah 4:1-5).