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During the course of pregnancy, receiving an adverse prenatal diagnosis can be a tremendously jolting experience for parents. In severe cases, physicians may tell them that their unborn child has a condition that is “incompatible with life.”
Author: Kevin Wondrash
The welcome outreach of perinatal hospice
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During the course of pregnancy, receiving an adverse prenatal diagnosis can be a tremendously jolting experience for parents. In severe cases, physicians may tell them that their unborn child has a condition that is “incompatible with life.”
Bonnie Engstrom to share story of son’s miraculous healing
PINE BLUFF — The Ladies of Divine Mercy will host Bonnie Engstrom at St. Mary of Pine Bluff Church on Friday, March 15, at 7 p.m.
Engstrom is a writer, baker, speaker, blogger, and homemaker. She is a cradle Catholic born and raised in Central Illinois. Bonnie and her husband have seven children.
In her presentation, “The Longest Hour — The Story of My Son, a Soon-To-Be Saint, and a Miracle,” she will share her son’s miraculous healing through the intercession of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen.Bonnie Engstrom to share story of son’s miraculous healing
PINE BLUFF — The Ladies of Divine Mercy will host Bonnie Engstrom at St. Mary of Pine Bluff Church on Friday, March 15, at 7 p.m.
Engstrom is a writer, baker, speaker, blogger, and homemaker. She is a cradle Catholic born and raised in Central Illinois. Bonnie and her husband have seven children.
In her presentation, “The Longest Hour — The Story of My Son, a Soon-To-Be Saint, and a Miracle,” she will share her son’s miraculous healing through the intercession of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen.A special invitation to all people with disabilities, shut-ins, the elderly, and their caregivers
PORTAGE — St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish, Portage, will be celebrating a Mass in remembrance of Blessed Margaret of Costello for the cognitive and physically disabled and their parents, caregivers, and guardians.
The celebration will be on Saturday, April 27, at the 4 p.m. Mass. People of all faiths are invited and welcome. There will be a delicious dinner to follow in the school cafeteria.
A special invitation to all people with disabilities, shut-ins, the elderly, and their caregivers
PORTAGE — St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish, Portage, will be celebrating a Mass in remembrance of Blessed Margaret of Costello for the cognitive and physically disabled and their parents, caregivers, and guardians.
The celebration will be on Saturday, April 27, at the 4 p.m. Mass. People of all faiths are invited and welcome. There will be a delicious dinner to follow in the school cafeteria.
Public Square Rosary Rally to be held in Princeton
PRINCETON — To honor traditional marriage and the family, a Public Square Rosary Crusade, organized by America Needs Fatima, will take place across America on Saturday, March 23, at 12 noon, local time.
Locally, the Council of Catholic Women of Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Green Lake, together with St. John the Baptist Parish in Princeton, will hold a Public Square Rosary Rally on Saturday, March 23, at 12 noon in front of St. John the Baptist Church on Hwy. 73 in Princeton.Diocesan Choir to perform with Ripon College singers
MADISON — The Madison Diocesan Choir will join the Ripon College Chamber Singers on Tuesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m., in the Bishop O’Donnell Holy Name Memorial Chapel at Holy Name Heights, 702 S. High Point Rd.
The choir, directed by John C. Hughes, will conclude its annual tour and be joined by the Diocesan Choir for the first selection on the program.
The Chamber Singers will then perform a variety of unaccompanied choral works.Vigil for Life expands hours during Lent in Madison
MADISON — Vigil […]
‘Exceptions’ and undermining moral law
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Whenever we make small exceptions to universal moral rules, we shouldn’t be surprised that the rules themselves can be quickly undermined.
Establishing an “exception” in one case makes people think they’re due an exemption for their case as well. Certain norms of moral behavior, however, do not admit of any exceptions, and we risk undermining morality altogether if we don’t recognize them. Moral norms governing the protection of human life are one such example.