ASHTON — After a few-weeks’ delay due to this winter’s record snow and cold, St. Peter School in Ashton held its Catholic trivia bee on March 1, as part of the school’s belated Catholic Schools Week activities.
Students in grades 3K to five were divided up into their four spirit groups, each with their own saint and color: St. Clare — violet, St. Francis — green, St. Peter — red, and St. Paul — white.Author: Kevin Wondrash
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
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‘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.
Priest and Religious Recognition Day
MADISON — The Madison Catholic Woman’s Club will hold its annual Priest and Religious Recognition Day on Tuesday, March 12, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 2121 Rowley Ave., Madison.
All women of the Diocese of Madison are invited to attend and encouraged to bring their pastor, pastoral associate, religious education director, and/or other staff members who enrich the spiritual life of the parish.Grief support series at St. Dennis Parish
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A State of the Union for the poor and vulnerable
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My fellow Americans and fellow citizens of the world, the greatness of a nation is not measured by its military or economic power, but to the degree it is willing to help the poor and vulnerable.
Tragically, however, to a very significant extent the United States continues to ignore the poor and vulnerable.
Sr. Lauretana Gorman, OP, retires after life of service and pastoral ministry
After more than six decades in active Religious Life and almost a quarter century in pastoral ministry at St. John Vianney (SJV) Parish in Janesville, Sr. Lauretana Gorman, OP, has retired, and is moving on to the next chapter in her life.
Relics of popes available for veneration at Valley of Our Lady Monastery
Simon Peter holds the first place in the college of the [apostles]. . . . Because of the faith he confessed, Peter will remain the unshakeable rock of the Church. His mission will be to keep this faith from every lapse and to strengthen his brothers in it. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 552)
The Pope, Bishop of Rome and Peter’s successor, “is the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity both of the bishops and of the whole company of the faithful.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 882; quotation from LG 23)
PRAIRIE DU SAC — During these difficult days in the Church, perhaps our friends the saints can help us and provide a guiding light. We celebrate the feast of the Chair of St. Peter on February 22, so it seems fitting to highlight the role of the papacy and the many popes who have been canonized.
Night of Worship at St. Peter Parish
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