Kevin Wondrash


	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,

“With the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption (Ps 130:7).” We were reminded in the Responsorial Psalm of this past Sunday. And these are precisely the thoughts to which we should turn our minds and hearts as we come upon Holy Week, Easter, and the celebration of His Divine Mercy.

I would like to take a look briefly at the three major ideas in the above verse, “With the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption.”

What does it mean to be ‘with the Lord’?

“With the Lord . . .” What does it mean to be with the Lord?

On April 10, 2014May 20, 2021

Kevin Wondrash

Being reborn after our own ‘Good Fridays’

As we get closer to Holy Week and the Easter Triduum, we enter a time to reflect on Christ’s Paschal Mystery and how we can apply it to our own lives. While on a much smaller scale, sometimes certain events in our life become a microcosm of the Passion.

On April 10, 2014

Kevin Wondrash

Catholic Charities officers and new board members

MADISON — Catholic Charities, Madison, announces new members for the 2014 Board of Directors, serving a three-year term:

Debbie Cray — Analyst, UW Hospital and Clinics, and member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Madison

On April 10, 2014

Kevin Wondrash

‘Mass Mob’ to fill pews in Princeton church

PRINCETON — Have you heard of the phenomena called “Flash Mobs”?

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 1211 W. Main St., is organizing a “Mass Mob” to fill the pews with as many people as possible. It will take place on Palm Sunday, April 13, at the 10:30 a.m. Mass.

On April 10, 2014

Kevin Wondrash

Good Friday Tenebrae service in Baraboo

BARABOO — St. […]

On April 10, 2014

Kevin Wondrash

Good Friday Stations of Cross in Madison

MADISON — Vigil […]

On April 10, 2014

Kevin Wondrash

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.

On April 10, 2014

Kevin Wondrash

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.

On April 10, 2014

Kevin Wondrash

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.”

On April 10, 2014

Kevin Wondrash

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.