Crews from the Madison Fire Department were called to the church, located on W. Johnson St. in downtown Madison, just before 11:30 a.m. when multiple callers to 911 reported fire in the steeple.
Author: Kevin Wondrash
An epidemic of jealousy
For those who frequent the Sacrament of Confession fairly “often,” there is probably one sin that could be an automatic one every time — being jealous of others.
Mental health is a thing
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I realize not every health issue has its own awareness month, but maybe there are lots of things we are already quite aware of and mental health needs the attention.
What is hate and can we stop it?
If the concept of “relate” is all it takes to understand hate, then the solution is simple, we have to find more ways in which we do relate to each other.
Let’s have a Confession Revival
Our friend, the Catechism of the Catholic Church says that “Anyone who desires to receive Christ in Eucharistic communion must be in the state of grace. Anyone aware of having sinned mortally must not receive communion without having received absolution in the Sacrament of Penance.” (CCC 1415).
Come, Holy Spirit
Let God the Holy Spirit into your life and bring it into your prayer life whether you’re praising God, praying for what you need (want), praying for what others need, or thanking God for all the Trinity has done and blessed you with in your life.
Put no trust in creatures
There are many times God works His wonders through others. These are the “creatures” that are truly there to help us, love us, be with us, and be examples to us on how to live out His mission and call.
The agony (or blessing?) of defeat
We can all “run to win,” but we all can’t win. There has to be a place in this world for the “losers”.
SPOILER ALERT: Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday
SPOILER ALERT: God knows what’s coming next. We might not like it, but He’s with us.
The decline and fall of the written word
What was once something so personal and so human — because it had to be — is going the way of everything else that became industrialized, mass-produced, and heartlessly churned out.