The Second Sunday of Lent presents the pivotal experience of the Transfiguration for our prayerful reflection. Serving as a midpoint in the Gospels, this sacred moment on Mount Tabor is an extraordinary revelation of the identity and glory of Jesus Christ as the Beloved Son of the Father.
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‘God is not limited by geographical boundaries’
After residing in the Diocese of Madison for well more than a decade, Fr. Tafadzwa Kushamba said, “I can call Madison my home now.”
A faith-filled learning environment — IHM School helps students with special needs
“The joke used to be that IHM was the best kept secret in Monona, [but] I don’t want it to be a secret,” said Callie Meiller, principal of Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) School in Monona.
Cathedral importance and update shared in press conference
On January 24, Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison hosted a press conference at St. Bernard Church in Madison to officially make public the Holy See’s approval of the church’s elevation to cathedral status.
St. Ambrose Academy is moving to Holy Name Heights in Madison
Aligned with the creative use of resources encouraged by the diocesan “Into the Deep” initiative and in a spirit of Christian collaboration, St. Ambrose Academy (SAA) and the Diocese of Madison recently entered into a long-term lease agreement to bring the independent sixth to 12th grade Catholic school into the Holy Name Heights facility in Madison as an anchor tenant at market rate.
Devoting ourselves fully to Lent
This Lent, the Lord wants to lead you into the wilderness of your own heart, to speak His tender love to you, to heal your wounds and forgive your sins, to renew your identity as a beloved child of the Father, and to reinvigorate your sense of mission and vocation.
We are One Body in Christ
The theme for the 2024 Annual Catholic Appeal is We are One Body in Christ, a reference to the writings of St. Paul, who often preached and wrote about our unity in the Lord, flowing from our communion as brothers and sisters in the Church and our participation in the Eucharist.
From Go Make Disciples to disciplemakers
Following Christ’s model of making disciples, the structure of Go Make Disciples was to have each parish start with a small core group, “The 12,” and then with the help of these disciples, reach a larger group, “The 72”.
The goal is to continue this pattern of forming and sending disciples out to ever-widening groups of people, just as the apostles did in the early Church.
School children show support to young boy in hospital
When the city of Madison received more than a foot of snow this January, the hospital room of 17-month-old Denzel Barnes, Jr., or more affectionately known as “DJ,” was “delivered so many snowflakes; they delivered us a blizzard,” said DJ’s mother.
Setting youth on fire for Christ
Incredible programs are happening right here in the Diocese of Madison to engage youth during the summer and set their hearts on fire for God! Read on to learn about two of these great opportunities that embody the mission to go make disciples among our youth.