JEFFERSON — St. Coletta of Wisconsin announces that they have finalized all details in the sale of its historic 38-acre Tax Incremental District (TID) school campus to Todd Schultz, developer of Sanctuary Ridge, LLC.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Ashton parish holds sesquicentennial of faith in St. Peter’s Church
St. Peter Parish is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year and held a Mass and dinner November 5 to mark the occasion.
Catholic Charities holds Faith in Action Awards Dinner
MIDDLETON — “If it wasn’t for Catholic Charities, I wouldn’t be alive today,” Kelly Livingston told those attending the 16th annual Catholic Charities (CC) Awards Dinner held on November 10 at the Marriott Hotel here.
Is women’s ordination still a question?
MADISON — In a full hour-long talk, with questions following, Sr. Sara Butler addressed attendees of the St. Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture November 8 on the topic of women’s ordination.
Public Invited to Human Rights Presentation Nov. 21
As the Dominican Order celebrates 500 years of preaching in the Americas, the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters invite people to commemorate this important anniversary with them at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, at Sinsinawa Mound.
Parish issues statement regarding ongoing legal matter
COLUMBUS — St. Jerome Parish in Columbus has been asked by representatives of the Columbus Police Department to reserve its comments regarding a recent arrest and ongoing legal investigation, to the following:
Youth deepen relationship with God, Church
The Youth 2000 retreat, held for the third time in the Diocese of Madison, drew a smaller group of youth and young adults than previous years, but the reaction to the weekend of Eucharistic Adoration, Mass, Reconciliation, and talks on the faith remained high.
A 12-day Catholic pilgrimage to Italy February 12 to 23
MADISON — People in the Diocese of Madison are invited to consider making a special 12-day Catholic pilgrimage to Italy from February 12 to 23, 2012.
Rural Life Day recognizes the fruits of labor and faith
For the past five years, the Diocese of Madison has set aside a day to recognize the importance of the rural community to our society.
Bishops offer guidance on concealed carry
As Wisconsin’s law permitting people to carry concealed weapons takes effect, Wisconsin’s Roman Catholic bishops are urging Catholics to reflect on the meaning of freedom, the Catholic tradition of nonviolence, and to remember that churches are “sacred spaces.”