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	Cardinal Ennio Antonelli

GREEN LAKE — “Happy Marriages, Happy Families” is the theme of the Couple to Couple League (CCL) international convention to be held at the Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake August 8 to 12, 2010.

The CCL is an international, Catholic, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and teaching Natural Family Planning (NFP) to married and engaged couples. Services are provided by professionally-trained volunteers who are supported by a relatively small staff at the international headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio.

CCL convention

CCL hosts a convention every two years. It is a popular event among CCL volunteers and members. It has always been a family-centered gathering, with a full schedule of age-appropriate activities for children alongside a solid lineup of main talks and workshops for the adults.

On March 4, 2010

Mary C. Uhler

It’s a challenge to be fashionable and modest

MADISON — With “role models” like Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, girls today may think they have to dress and act provocatively to be popular. It’s a challenge to be both fashionable and modest in today’s world, but two Wisconsin women are rising to the challenge.

On March 4, 2010September 20, 2023

Pat Casucci, Catholic Herald Correspondent

Surprises for ‘Sister Joyselda’

It’s not often that Sr. Joselda Kuhle, pastoral associate at St. Jude Parish in Beloit, is at a loss for words.

On February 25, 2010

Kat Wagner, Catholic Herald Staff

Called to become Catholic

WAUNAKEE — For the catechumens and candidates who came to St. John the Baptist Church on February 21, the journey to becoming Catholic has already been a long process.

On February 25, 2010

Kat Wagner, Catholic Herald Staff

Discovering the meaning of sexuality

MADISON — Sex has almost become a religion, said Christopher West at a talk on “Your Call to Greatness: God, Sex, and the Meaning of Life.”

On February 25, 2010August 28, 2024

Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

Fr. Paul Arinze becomes U.S. citizen

After 15 years of living in the United States, Fr. Paul Ugo Arinze is now a citizen of this country.

On February 25, 2010

Tom Nelson, For the Catholic Herald

Rural Life Office assists rural pastors, parish, communities

The 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison are rural and the few communities in areas defined as urban are dramatically affected by the success or the failure of farming communities. The diocesan Church seeks to provide some relief from the financial downturn through its partnership with Catholic Charities and its Rural Life Office, which opened on July 1, 2009.

On February 25, 2010August 28, 2024

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Drawing down divine mercy on families

Starting March 3 through Divine Mercy Sunday, April 11, join the Apostolate for Family Consecration, St. Aloysius Parish and St. Mary Parish, and cluster parishes St. Norbert, St. Barnabas, and St. John the Baptist as they pray for the outpouring of Divine Mercy on families and the country.

On February 25, 2010

Carolyn Averill, For the Catholic Herald

Students learn, fast, donate to Haiti relief

MADISON — Each week, St. Paul University Catholic Center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus hosts a dinner to bring together the student community in a fun setting with the comfort of a family-style meal.

The dinner on February 4, however, had an additional intent — to learn a little more about Haitian culture through its cuisine, to understand the current situation in Haiti, and to contribute to the relief efforts there.

On February 18, 2010

Kat Wagner, Catholic Herald Staff

Defend Life Rally held in Madison


	Defend Life Rally goers bear signs outside the Madison Surgery Center at 1 S. Park St. on February 6 following a march from State St. in downtown Madison. The rally and march included peaceful confrontations with screaming pro-abortion advocates at the rally and later at the clinic. (Catholic Herald photo/Kat Wagner) To see more pictures, click here.

MADISON — Close to 500 pro-life advocates from around Wisconsin attended the Defend Life Rally on State Street’s Library Mall in downtown Madison February 6 and marched peacefully to the Madison Surgery Center (MSC) despite screaming pro-abortion advocates at both locations.

The rally, organized by Pro-Life Wisconsin and Vigil for Life of Madison, featured various pro-life speakers and served as both a recognition of successful efforts put forth by local pro-life advocates to prevent abortions at the Madison Surgery Center and as impetus for the 40 Days for Life vigil expected to begin Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, and for other pro-life events in the area.

The first Defend Life Rally in 2009 drew more than 800 people to protest the MSC board’s decision to begin performing abortions. Since that time, pro-life groups and demonstrators have maintained a persistent presence outside the site at 1 S. Park St. The MSC is jointly operated by Meriter Hospital, University Hospitals and Clinics, and the UW Medical Foundation.

“They thought we’d lose interest. They thought we’d forget. They thought we’d go away. My friends — have you lost interest? Have you forgotten? Do you plan on going away?” asked Steve Karlen, co-director of Vigil for Life. He received a resounding “no” from the crowd to each question.