Following an excellent first year of educational service in the Diocese of Madison, the Seat of Wisdom Diocesan Institute will kick off its second year beginning Tuesday, Sept. 7, at the Cathedral Parish of St. Raphael.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Bishops share resources on faithful citizenship
The Wisconsin Catholic Conference (WCC), the public policy voice of Wisconsin’s bishops, is distributing several resources to help Catholics reflect on their duties as faithful citizens. The state primary election will be held on September 14.
Bishop Morlino to celebrate Mass in extraordinary form
Bishop Robert C. Morlino is scheduled to preside and preach at a Mass in the Extraordinary Form at St. Patrick Church, 404 E. Main St., on Sunday, September 5, at 9 a.m.
Bible classes offered at St. Bernard, Madison
St. Bernard Parish in Madison will be offering several Bible studies and a course on the history of the Church this fall.
First dinner auction for All Saints School
All Saints School is putting the final touches on its first annual dinner auction, “Monopolize the Night.”
Catholic schools: Great gift to Church, society
One of the greatest gifts my parents gave me as a child was a Catholic school education. They recognized that a Catholic education would provide me with a foundation in faith, discipline, and knowledge that would serve me well not just through college, but for a lifetime.
Bishop Bullock marks anniversary as bishop
MADISON — It was a tribute to the priesthood and the episcopacy, but it was also a day to focus on one particular priest and bishop: Bishop William H. Bullock.
Lumen Christi Society gathers to build hope
The Lumen Christi Society gathered in support of the Annual Catholic Appeal August 4 at the Bishop O’Connor Center, with about 120 society members, seminarians, priests, and Bishop Robert C. Morlino present.
New dates set for ordinations to the priesthood
Bishop Robert C. Morlino has announced new dates for the ordinations to the priesthood of Diocese of Madison seminarians Chad Droessler and John Putzer and transitional deacons Jorge Miramontes and Tim Renz.
Rally defends truth of one man, one woman
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| A protester silently holds a sign defending marriage during a rally July 27 in front of the State Capitol in Madison as counter-protesters marched loudly up State Street. (Catholic Herald photo/Kat Wagner) Click here for more photos of the rally. |
MADISON — In terms of sheer numbers, if not volume, the counter-protestors won.
Hundreds marched up State St. towards the State Capitol where no more than 30 people stood waiting for the “One Man, One Woman” rally to begin at noon July 27. Standing on the Capitol steps, it was impossible not to hear them coming, shouting slogans as they went.
An overheard comment on the steps of the Capitol between two members of the media likened the scene to that in Lord of the Rings as the horde marches to battle, suggesting cutting shots of the protesters with shots from the movie.
But through it all, even when the crowd reached the Capitol and began shouting from the other side of the thin barrier of police tape, those people within the yellow-taped area stood firmly, silently. Some held signs; others held rosaries or children.
“Thank you to those with the courage to stand up for marriage,” Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), said to the crowd, which some estimates put at 50 rally supporters. “It takes courage to stand in the public square and say it takes a man and a woman to make marriage.”