To open the 2025 Holy Year within his diocese, Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison celebrated Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona, part of Stella Maris Pastorate, on December 29.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
The importance of pilgrimage during the Jubilee Year
During the Jubilee Year of Hope — as with all jubilee years — the lay faithful are encouraged to participate in some sort of pilgrimage.
Hope and the mission of Catholic schools
This year the celebration of Catholic Schools Week takes on a particular enthusiasm and significance because it occurs amid our celebration of the Jubilee Year of Hope.
A school ‘for our rural families’
At the northernmost edge of the Diocese of Madison, All Saints Regional School in Berlin, which educates 3K through eighth grade, is flourishing in its second year after opening a new state-of-the-art facility.
Pastorate to host icon workshop
On the campus of Christ the King Church in McFarland, part of Stella Maris Pastorate, master iconographer Drazen Dupor will lead an iconography workshop in February.
Online learning from the Franciscan University Catechetical Institute now available for everyone in the Diocese of Madison
For the past few years, since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Diocese of Madison has partnered with the Franciscan University Catechetical Institute to offer our Catholic school teachers and parish leaders online coursework that they can access to continue in formation of the faith.
CDMF looks to the future with rebrand
The Catholic Diocese of Madison Foundation (CDMF) provides grants, charitable distributions, and financial support to various parishes, schools, and nonprofits throughout the Diocese of Madison.
Cathedral bells blessed
The bells of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church in Madison will soon be ringing again. Five bells were blessed and rechristened by Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison on January 5, for the future diocesan cathedral, and although it was bitterly cold, a small contingent of parishioners braved the day’s high of 16 degrees Fahrenheit to witness the special dedication.
Discovering the miraculous power of mission-ready friendships
This interview is with Jason Simon, president of Evangelical Catholic, regarding his new book, Mission-Ready Friendship: A Blueprint for Deeper Relationships and Life-Changing Faith (AveMariaPress.com).
Sisters of Charity active throughout diocese
Last month, on a recruiting tour that covered five dioceses in 14 days, two Sisters from the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of the Church (SCMC) visited the Diocese of Madison.