As part of its mission to support the Bishop and priests of the diocese, the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (MDCCW) has sponsored and hosted the ordination reception at St. Maria Goretti Church for over ten years. This year’s event was for the ordination of Fr. Matthew Pearson.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Sinsinawa Property Transitioning to Better Serve the Community
The Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa are working with the real estate brokerage team Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke to transition ownership of some of their buildings at Sinsinawa Mound. The goal is to reuse the existing buildings in ways that align with the ongoing mission of the Dominican Sisters.
Fr. Matthew Pearson ordained to the priesthood
As the early evening’s sunlight shone into St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison on May 27, the Diocese of Madison was graced with its latest blessing — a new priest.
The Great Mercy Match is back!
Last year, four priests battled it out baking some delicious breads and desserts in the Catholic Diocese of Madison Foundation’s (CDMF) Great Mercy Match to raise money for works of mercy.
Janesville Corpus Christi procession embodies Go Make Disciples and Eucharistic Revival
Like the apostles on Pentecost, we too are propelled by the Holy Spirit to bring Jesus to our families, to our workplaces and social activities, and even into the public square.
Corpus Christi Eucharistic Processions in the Diocese of Madison
Listings of Eucharistic processions taking place throughout the Diocese of Madison.
Annual Catholic Appeal — Your gift in action: Love Begins Here
Love Begins Here (LBH) provides middle and high school youth with an opportunity to encounter Jesus Christ in a life-changing way through week-long local mission trips, where students work in Catholic community and continue His work on earth.
Two churches dedicate prayer spaces to St. Monica
“I love St. Monica,” said Meg Aspinwall, the director of faith formation at St. Luke Parish in Plain and St. John the Evangelist Parish in Spring Green. “And I love her story. We all have family members who have either fallen away from the faith or who have chosen other directions or never found the faith, so I always ask for her prayers.”
Day at the Duck Pond on July 13
What better way to spend a summer afternoon than at the ballpark!
Bishop honors sacrifices of first responders at annual Blue Mass
“Tonight, we gather not only to honor our first responders, but to remember those who answered the call and made the ultimate sacrifice,” said UW-Madison Chief of Police Kristen Roman at the fifth annual Blue Mass.