The Diocese of Madison’s founding bishop, Bishop William P. O’Connor, was a strong supporter of Catholic schools, and his successors have continued to emphasize the importance of Catholic schools.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Vayan y Hagan Discípulos: Orando con la Escritura
El Concilio Vaticano II llamó a un encuentro renovado con Jesucristo a través de la lectura de la Sagrada Escritura. Cuando leemos las Escrituras, no solo encontramos palabras en una página; nos encontramos con una persona. Como dice Dei Verbum 21: “Porque en los libros sagrados, el Padre que está en los cielos se encuentra con sus hijos con gran amor y habla con ellos; y la fuerza y el poder en la palabra de Dios es tan grande que se erige como sostén y energía de la Iglesia, fuerza de fe para sus hijos, el alimento del alma, la fuente pura y eterna de la vida espiritual. En consecuencia, estas palabras son perfectamente aplicables a la Sagrada Escritura: “Porque la palabra de Dios es viva y activa’ (Heb. 4:12) y ‘tiene poder para sobreedificarle y darle su herencia entre todos los que están santificados’ (Hechos 20:32)”.
St. Augustine launches campaign for new chapel, student center
PLATTEVILLE — St. Augustine University Parish and Pioneer Catholic Newman Center reached a significant fundraising milestone in its historic capital campaign to build a new chapel and student center for the students of UW-Platteville (UWP).
Diocese of Madison considers creating online school
MADISON — In March of 2020, like many schools in the nation faced with COVID lockdowns, the Diocese of Madison quickly pivoted to virtual instruction to meet students’ needs.
Servant leadership at Blessed Sacrament School
MADISON — Blessed Sacrament School in Madison nurtures servant leadership beginning in three-year-old kindergarten all the way through eighth grade.
Walking with Moms in Need to host virtual training sessions
MADISON — The Diocese of Madison’s Walking with Moms in Need (WWMIN) core team will host three virtual training sessions on Wednesday, Feb. 23, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 6, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.; and Thursday, March 24, from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
‘Taco Sunday’ at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Beloit
BELOIT — Sharing their time and talent in appreciation for the Catholic education their children are receiving at Our Lady of the Assumption (OLA) School, 10 Hispanic families work together each month to offer “Taco Sunday.”
Local phase of the Synod on Synodality
Next year’s Synod of Bishops will be meeting in Rome to discuss the theme of synodality for the Church under the headings of communion, participation, and mission.
CDMF coloring contest winner announced
MADISON — St. John Bosco, an Italian Catholic Priest from the 19th century, is known for investing his life in helping youth to receive an education and grow in the Catholic faith.
Centennial Mass at Blessed Sacrament Parish
MADISON — On February 12, 1922, the first Mass of Blessed Sacrament Parish was celebrated at the St. Joseph Chapel on the Edgewood College campus as the Dominican friars awaited approval for the construction of their new church.