One of my earliest Christmas memories is waking from a nap one afternoon and walking into the living room to see the Christmas tree for the first time, decorated and lit in all of its glory.
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St. John’s answers call to ‘Go Make Disciples’
JEFFERSON — The parish community of St. Francis of Assisi in Jefferson has joined every parish in our diocese in supporting and participating in the initial stages of Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison’s evangelization initiative of “Go Make Disciples”.
New stained glass window at Cross Plains parish
A new stained glass window will be going in above the reredos wall behind the altar at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Cross Plains.
Men of Christ: ‘I just saw the world change’
If you walked by the entrance of St. Cecilia Parish in Wisconsin Dells on Saturday, Nov. 13, you might have heard it.
Jesus: History and fact
Luke’s Gospel contextualizes Jesus’ birth in its historical moment, mentioning in Chapter 2 that Caesar Augustus initiated the census which brought Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem and that Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Remembering a classmate
Recently the Our Lady Queen of Peace School Class of 2020 in Madison came together in remembrance of one of their classmates who died from cancer last spring.
Annual Catholic Appeal — Your gift in action: Camp Gray
As we prepare for Christmas and are in the midst of the season of Advent, it is hard to think about the warm summer months and kids enjoying their time at summer camp.
First Hispanic regional gathering in Watertown
On November 28 Hispanic Catholics from the communities of Jefferson, Marshall, and Watertown, among other nearby communities, met for the first Hispanic regional gathering.
Fr. Stephen Umhoefer dies
Reverend Father Stephen James Umhoefer entered eternal life on December 2, 2021, at the age of 81, at All Saints Retirement Center in Madison, Wisconsin.
Gender identity lecture in Madison
MADISON — After more than two years, a nearly full oratory of people came out to hear the latest in the Diocese of Madison’s St. Thérèse Lecture Series.