Gleaning, the act of harvesting surplus produce from farms, celebrates the local food economy while increasing access to nutritious food.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Diocese seeks NFP instructors
If Natural Family Planning (NFP) has touched your life or blessed your marriage, you may be called to share the joys of NFP with others.
National president to speak at convention
MADISON — Sandra Hull, Patch Grove, diocesan president, has issued the call to the 56th annual convention of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (MDCCW) to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, June 15 to 16, at the Bishop O’Connor Center here.
Office of Planning: Helping parishes fulfill their mission
The Office of Planning has its strategic mission focused on parish pastoral planning, that is, helping parish leadership, be it pastors, councils, or staff, fulfill their mission of building “a familial and welcoming home” (Christifideles Laici, 26) for each parish community.
As bishop emeritus, Bishop Bullock remains active
MADISON — As he approaches his 30th year as a bishop (he was ordained a bishop on August 12, 1980, in St. Paul, Minn.), Bishop William H. Bullock, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Madison, remains active, especially in teaching and preaching.
Late-term abortion plan at site is dropped, but questions remain
Despite news that the plans were dropped for the Madison Surgery Center (MSC) to begin offering late-term abortions, questions remain after a statement from UW Health was released May 5.
Diocese celebrates priests
A diocesan celebration to mark the close of this Year for Priests will be held Sunday, June 20, at the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, 702 S. High Point Rd., in Madison.
Camp Gray holds its first benefit dinner and auction
MADISON — It was a sight to behold — the Camp Gray staff and volunteers decked out in suits and ties, dresses, and freshly polished dress shoes.
Documentary on Haiti Medical Mission of Wisconsin
On Friday, May 7, at 7 p.m. a documentary will air on some area ABC television affiliates on the Haiti Medical Mission of Wisconsin (HMMW).
Catholic Knights presents matching gift to house build
Representatives of the Catholic Knights Insurance Society, Ashton-Middleton Branch 280, presented a $1,000 gift from the Catholic Knights National Insurance Company.