MIDDLETON — Catholic Charities (CC) of the Diocese of Madison had its largest crowd ever for its 15th annual Awards Dinner held on November 9 at the Marriott Hotel.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
OLA Child Care Center receives grant
On October 8, Our Lady of the Assumption Child Care Center received a Community Needs Grant from the Stateline Community Foundation.
Annual Rural Life Day highlights importance of farming community
LORETO — The rural community is faced with many concerns — a threatening economy, climate change, altering weather patterns and the uncertainty of nature, encroaching cities, and merging parishes.
Treasure hunters launch geocoins for World Youth Day
STOUGHTON — When Stoughton student Jennifer Yelk decided to help raise funds for the four St. Ann youth who are planning to go to Madrid, Spain, next summer for World Youth Day, she designed a personalized World Youth Day geocoin, used in a popular treasure hunting game.
Seat of Wisdom courses offered for adults
The Seat of Wisdom Diocesan Institute is offering adult-level courses in Catholic doctrine at regional locations across the Diocese of Madison.
St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital is hiring management team
With much of the new St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital structure now in place, attention is quickly turning to who will work in the new facility.
Deacons ordained for diocese
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| Bishop Robert C. Morlino prays the prayer of ordination over the three candidates for the transitional diaconate — two of whom were seminarians for the Diocese of Madison — during the Mass of Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate at the American College in Louvain, Belgium, October 15. (Photo by Scott Haraldson) |
LOUVAIN, Belgium — Bishop Robert C. Morlino of the Diocese of Madison ordained Chad Droessler and John Putzer from the Diocese of Madison and Kevin Barnekow from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee as transitional deacons on October 15 at the historic Saint Peter’s Church at the American College of the Immaculate Conception in Louvain, Belgium.
Concelebrants at the Mass included Bishop Richard Spencer, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services (seminarians at Louvain have pastoral assignments with the military services in Europe); Msgr. Ross Shecterle, rector of the American College; Fr. Paul Ugo Arinze, director of vocations for the Diocese of Madison; and priest friends and guests of the newly ordained. Msgr. James Bartylla, vicar general of the Diocese of Madison, was one of the masters of ceremonies for the Mass.
A number of priests from the Diocese of Madison attended the ordination, including Msgr. Kevin Holmes, Msgr. Charles Schluter, and Fr. David Carrano, Madison; Fr. David Flanagan, Cuba City; Fr. Monte Robinson, Belmont; Fr. Tait Schroeder and Fr. Greg Ihm, studying in Rome; and Fr. Lance Schneider, Waunakee.
Diocese to host youngest U.S. bishop for lecture
Bishop John Barres of Allentown, Pa., will present the next talk in the St. Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Series on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. at the Bishop O’Connor Center, 702 S. High Point Rd.
Regional meetings for catechetical leaders
In the ongoing National Pastoral Initiative for Marriage, the U.S. Catholic bishops call attention to the meaning and value of married life for the Church and for society.
KCs raise funds for apostolate wheelchairs, walkers
The handicapped and disabled, like many individuals, are experiencing the struggles of the current economic decline. This situation has resulted in the Apostolate to the Handicapped receiving a dramatic increase in requests for wheelchairs and walkers.