Hundreds of staunch supporters of Catholic education and St. Ambrose Academy flocked, or rather, skated, to the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center on December 19 after a huge snowstorm for Christmas Dinner With the Bishop, the school’s major fundraiser of the year.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Four parishes sponsor series on St. Paul
Last summer, Pope Benedict XVI announced a year of celebration in honor of St. Paul the Apostle to run from June 28, 2008 (feast day of the Conversion of St. Paul) to June 28, 2009. The Vatican has encouraged Catholics around the world to study St. Paul in Scripture to “revitalize our faith in the light of his teachings and life.”
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The perpetual Eucharistic Adoration program at Holy Redeemer Parish in downtown Madison and the Eucharistic Adoration for Vocations program available weekday mornings at the Bishop O’Connor Center are both in need of regular “scheduled” adorers (a regular hour every week) and substitutes.
Protest scheduled Jan. 8 in response to late-abortion plan
In response to plans by University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics (UWHC) to perform second-trimester abortions, all are invited to a prayer and protest rally outside the Madison Surgery Center, 1 S. Park St., Madison, at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8.
Helping and praying for others in time of need
Though a half hour late, Bishop Robert C. Morlino made it through the snowstorm on December 16 to pray with the people of Janesville and the surrounding community for faith, support, and hope during the current economic and employment turmoil.
St. Thomas Aquinas concludes golden jubilee year
The final event marking St. Thomas Aquinas (STA) Parish’s 50th anniversary was the celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12.
People show support for Bishop Morlino
Recently, it seemed that some in the Diocese of Madison felt that our own Bishop Robert C. Morlino was a bull’s-eye.
Tractors sought for southern farmers
The Diocese of Madison’s Rural Life Office has received a request from Family Farm Defenders President John Kinsman of Holy Family Parish, La Valle, to share the following message for Catholic farm families across the diocese.
Edgerton hospital affiliates with SSM
Edgerton Hospital and Health Services (EHHS) and SSM Health Care of Wisconsin (SSMHC/WI) have signed a limited affiliation agreement. The agreement expands the current relationship and provides the legal framework to allow the two organizations to work together to enhance health care in south-central Wisconsin.
Celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe in Janesville
St. Patrick Church in Janesville was the host site for a Mass in celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 6:45 p.m.