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Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Fr. Jacques Philippe gives St. Thérèse Lecture
MADISON — For the people of the Diocese of Madison who have read the books Searching For and Maintaining Peace, Interior Freedom, and Time for God, the night of March 20 was something they had been waiting for.
The author of those works, their spiritual guide while making their way through the pages, spoke to them, personally.
Jason Studnicka continues a family and Holy Week tradition
Many families have Holy Week and Easter traditions.
Some of them have been passed down from generation to generation.
Such is the case for Jason Studnicka of Muscoda.
Edgewood High School plans expansion
MADISON — Edgewood High School (EHS) of the Sacred Heart has announced a planned multimillion-dollar expansion that will enhance the performing arts and improve accessibility at the Madison school.
Current and past parents, alumni, and faculty heard about the project at a “State of the School” event held on March 14 at the Dominican school located on Monroe St.
Divine Mercy Sunday to be observed April 8
This year, Divine Mercy Sunday will be observed on April 8.
In the Great Jubilee Year 2000, St. John Paul II declared that throughout the Catholic Church, the Sunday after Easter will be known as Divine Mercy Sunday.
Instructions from St. Faustina
St. John Paul II referred to the many instructions that Jesus gave to St. Faustina. Her diary records 14 occasions when Jesus requested that a Feast of Divine Mercy (Divine Mercy Sunday) be observed.
Our Lady of Hope Clinic and Women’s Care Center partnering for fifth annual ‘Celebration of Life’
MADISON — Our Lady of Hope Clinic and the Women’s Care Center are partnering in a “Celebration of Life” with the event to benefit both organizations on Friday, April 20, at the Madison Concourse Hotel, 1 W. Dayton St.
The benefit, now in its fifth year, will begin with cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and will feature Steve “Homer” True, from ESPN radio, as the emcee of an evening of Luxury Bingo, with bingo, auction, and raffle prizes ranging from fine dining at some of the area’s best restaurants, to a round of golf for four at the historic Maple Bluff Country Club, and a week stay at a four bedroom mountain home in Estes Park.
St. Peter Parish, School to hold first benefit dinner
ASHTON — St. Peter Parish and School will hold its inaugural Planting Seeds for Our Future Benefit Dinner. It will be an evening of festivities, fun, and fellowship and an opportunity to remember lifelong parishioner and friend, Al Ripp.
The dinner will be held on Saturday, April 28, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Dorf Haus Supper Club, 8931 Cty. Hwy. Y, Sauk City (Roxbury).
V Encuentro held in Madison
“Missionary Disciples: Witnesses of God’s Love” was the theme of the V Encuentro (“Fifth Encounter”) for the Diocese of Madison held on March 11 at St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison.
Holy Land pilgrimage: Walking on holy ground
Editor’s note: Three members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre from the Diocese of Madison went on a recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
Catholic women contribute to The Beacon
MIDDLETON — At its quarterly board meeting at St. Bernard Church here this month, the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (MDCCW) honored the late Fr. Lorin “Larry” Bowens, who had served as its priest co-moderator with Msgr. Duane Moellenberndt, Sun Prairie, for over 20 years until his death on December 30, 2015.
Father Larry, as he was known, died unexpectedly after a short illness at the age of 68, while serving as pastor of Holy Family Parish, La Valle; St. Boniface, Lime Ridge; and St. Patrick, Loreto.