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News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Divine Mercy Sunday to be celebrated in Sauk City
Divine Mercy Sunday will be celebrated on April 7 at Divine Mercy Parish at St. Aloysius Church, 115 Madison St. in Sauk City. The festivities will begin at 2 p.m.
Volunteers from parishes joining together in Feed My Sheep effort
MADISON — In 2012 several parishes banded together with the Catholic Multicultural Center, Kids Against Hunger, as well as the organization 6:8 Making Service Personal and made a plan.
The plan, called Feed My Sheep, was to invite people from local Catholic parishes to donate toward building 25,000 meals for people in need in the Madison area and throughout the world. Each meal only cost a quarter, yet 25,000 meals sounded like a lot of quarters . . . and it was.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux lecture to focus on Christ in The Hobbit
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MADISON — In a prestigious 1997 British readers’ poll, J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings was voted the greatest book of the 20th century.
In the United States, a 1999 poll of Amazon.com customers selected this same novel as the greatest book not merely of last century, but of the millennium.
No less celebrated is this novel’s charming prequel, The Hobbit, as last year’s new blockbuster motion picture adaptation bears witness.
How did J.R.R. Tolkien’s devout Catholic faith influence his story telling and serve as a guide for communicating beauty, goodness, and truth in The Hobbit? How can this film provide a cultural means for evangelization?
World renowned Catholic author and EWTN television host Joseph Pearce will be exploring these questions and more at the spring St. Thérèse Lecture on Friday, April 5, at the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Center in Madison at 7:30 p.m. His lecture is titled, “The Hobbit and the Beauty of the Christian Life.”
Catholics to gather in Madison
On Wednesday, April 10, Catholics from around the state will meet at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison for “Catholics at the Capitol” 2013.
Fennimore church expected to undergo renewal of splendor
FENNIMORE — The sanctuary of the church, where Jesus resides in the Blessed Sacrament, should be “heaven on earth” — both visually and spiritually, said Rick Statz, national project director at Conrad Schmitt Studios of New Berlin, a firm that specializes in restoration and conservation.
In the latter half of the 20th century, though, in an effort to egalitize and modernize the churches in the post-Second Vatican Council age, many Catholic churches lost the symbolism that reminded worshippers of the extraordinary place they were entering.
Clash between Catholicism and National Socialism lecture
MONONA — St. Ambrose Academy will host a faculty lecture entitled “The Clash between Catholicism and National Socialism” by James Reuter, faculty history teacher, at Immaculate Heart of Mary parish, 5101 Schofield St. on Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m in Marian Hall.
Post-abortion healing available
MADISON — Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats offer healing for those who have been affected by abortion.
Papal Conclave March Madness
MADISON — The sudden abdication from the pontificate by Benedict XVI shocked many around the world, but a number of young adults in the Diocese of Madison decided that the papal resignation and coming conclave were the perfect opportunity to plan a once-in-a-lifetime event.
Several diocesan employees began talking one day at the chancery offices: the new Tribunal staff desired to explain the canon law aspects behind the upcoming conclave, and the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis was excited to bring folks together to showcase the beauty and excitement of the Catholic faith. Soon, the creative sparks began to fly and a fantastic evening was in the works.
Fulfilling the needs of the Church community
MADISON — When the longtime church supply store and Christian retailer Madison Church Supply went out of business in 2011, a void was left in the local community.
Into that breach stepped Kevin Niles, the owner of By The Cross Church Supply and Catholic Gift and Bookstore in Stevens Point. Originally from Texas and a transplant to Wisconsin by virtue of his wife, with whom he has six children, Niles has owned and operated the store in Stevens Point for three years.