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Good Friday Stations of Cross in Madison
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Knights of Columbus, Relevant Radio to host Mallard’s charity event
MADISON — Knights of Columbus (KofC) insurance agents Dennis O’Connell and Luke Meinholz, in conjunction with Relevant Radio 1240 AM, are hosting a charity Mallard’s game to support the work of the Women’s Care Center (WCC) in Madison.
The game will be on Sunday, July 27, at 5:05 p.m. The Madison Mallards will be playing the Green Bay Bullfrogs.
Blessed Trinity Catholic School to hold gala featuring dinner, music, and live auction
DANE — Blessed Trinity Catholic School (formally known as St. Michael Catholic School) will host a gala in memory of Roseanne Mills on Sunday, May 3, beginning at 6 p.m.
The first annual gala will feature an evening of music, fine dining, and a live auction and a memorial tribute to Roseanne.
St. Ambrose Academy offers three pro-life scholarships
MADISON — Three pro-life volunteers in need of financial assistance will be awarded partial scholarships to study at St. Ambrose Academy this fall, the school announced.
In his first encyclical, Evangelli Gaudium, Pope Francis observed that the “defense of unborn life is closely linked to the defense of each and every other human right. It involves the conviction that a human being is always sacred and inviolable, in any situation and at every stage of development.”
St. Dennis student to dance in world championships in London
MADISON — On Friday, April 11, 13-year-old Bridget Thompson and her family will be leaving for London as the seventh grader from St. Dennis School in Madison gets ready to take part in the World Championships of Irish Dance.
Bridget earned her spot in the championships at the 2013 Mid-America Oireachtas (pronounced “oh-rock-toose”) competition in Grand Rapids, Mich., this past December. She placed 15th out of more than 130 girls.
Estar “con el Señor”
“Con el Señor hay misericordia y plenitud de redención (Salmo 130:7)”, nos recordaba el salmo responsorial del domingo pasado y estos son los pensamientos a los que debemos volcar nuestras mentes y corazones mientras llegamos a la Semana Santa, Pascua y a la celebración de Su Divina Misericordia.
Pregnancy Helpline volunteer loves helping Hispanic community
MADISON — I have been with Pregnancy Helpline since 2011. When I joined, I had been a member of St. Maria Goretti’s Saint Vincent de Paul (SVDP) chapter for a few years.
Part of that ministry includes home visits, which is a chance to share and offer SVDP clients information about the different services that the county offers for those in need.
Finding hope and light in the darkness
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| This column is the bishop’s communication with the faithful of the Diocese of Madison. Any wider circulation reaches beyond the intention of the bishop. |
Dear Friends,
“Night is coming, when no one can work,” we heard in the Gospel reading of this past Sunday (Jn 9:4).
Jesus told his disciples: do the works of God while it is still day, “night is coming when no one can work.”
No one can work and, I might add, no-thing can work. And I would suggest that night has come.
Even as we’ve just marked the Sunday that we call “Rejoice Sunday,” we acknowledge that we have to rejoice in the truth. God gives us the grace to rejoice in the truth. And the truth is that the night has come and so no one and nothing can work — but the splendid Light of the Resurrection will make that night as bright as day!
The story of the man born blind, which we encountered in the Gospel reading, is in many ways an allegory for our very own culture and our very own society. It is a culture and a society of death. A culture upon which night has descended, so nothing works.
Discrimination and human genital sexuality
*Caution to parents: the following article uses frank and honest language to discuss the serious and complicated subject of human sexuality. Care should be used when determining if your children are old enough to read and discuss the contents of this article.*
Discrimination is often understood as acting out of prejudice against persons who differ from us and do not share our views, traits, values, or lifestyles.
The word “discrimination,” however, has an older meaning as well, namely, to draw a clear distinction between proper and improper, good and evil, to differentiate and recognize as different.