The Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Madison recognized 15 volunteers for their years of dedicated service to neighbors in need, on the evening of November 14 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Statement regarding the recent arrest of Br. Rajnal Rehmat
The Diocese of Madison offers the following statement regarding the recent arrest of Br. Rajnal Rehmat, a religious brother from Pakistan of the Canons Regular of Jesus the Lord (CJD), an international Religious community.
Parish to host Advent mission and first class relic of St. Jude
Fr. Andy McAlpin, OP, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Madison is inviting all of the faithful to a parish mission with Fr. Michail Ford, OP, director of the Dominican Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus in Chicago.
Blessed Carlo Acutis’ Eucharistic Miracles exhibition travels the Diocese of Madison
The year is 2002. The Church is hurting, and an 11-year-old boy is attending an annual Catholic festival, looking at various exhibits, when he gets an idea. He wants to stage his own exhibition on miracles of the Eucharist recognized by the Church to help affirm people in their faith.
Rediscover the tenacity of love!
God planted an unquenchable desire to know and to love Him within our souls. St. John of the Cross describes it as a desire to go “where the pure water flows”, where divine truths are clear. Desire grows.
John Sittard is new diocesan director of music
The Diocese of Madison has hired a new director of music. John Sittard brings years of experience and a great love for music and liturgy to the diocese. In addition to this role, he has also been hired as the director of sacred music at St. Bernard Parish in Madison.
Advent time is here again
Every Advent, we hear the mighty voice of John the Baptist calling out in the desert, his radical voice urging people toward repentance, conversion, and purification.
Record demand at Dane County food pantries
Some of the largest pantries in Dane County say while demand is up, donations are down.
St. Joseph Parish in Dodgeville hosts Harvest Mass
Pastor Fr. Bill Van Wagner celebrated the Diocesan Harvest Mass of Thanksgiving on the first Sunday in November at St. Joseph Church.
New marriage and family coordinator hopes to strengthen and build enrichment programs
Matt Regner, the new coordinator of marriage and family for the Diocese of Madison, said he hopes to be able to build and strengthen marriage enrichment programs in the diocese.