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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Diocese marks 50th anniversary of Humanae vitae

MADISON — On July 25, 1968, Blessed Pope Paul VI promulgated his encyclical Humanae vitae.

The document reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s teaching about the duty of married couples to collaborate freely and responsibly with God the Creator in the creation of new human life, and therefore, the rejection of artificial contraception.

Nearly 50 years later, on the evening of July 21, 2018, the Diocese of Madison marked the anniversary with a Mass of Thanksgiving, celebrated by Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison, and a talk by Dr. Janet Smith, noted writer and speaker on Humanae vitae and related topics.

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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Dominican Rite Mass at Blessed Sacrament on July 29

MADISON — On Sunday, July 29, at 3 p.m., massgoers at Blessed Sacrament Church in Madison will not only fulfill their Sunday obligation to attend Mass, they will also experience some of the rich history and liturgical tradition of the parish and the Dominican Order.

The Mass will be a Traditional Latin Mass in what is called the “Dominican Rite”.

It will be celebrated by Fr. James Dominic Rooney, OP, who is in residence at the parish this summer while working on his doctorate from Saint Louis University.

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Kevin Wondrash

Catholic Medical Guild plans annual family picnic

SUN PRAIRIE — The Catholic Medical Guild of the Diocese of Madison will hold its annual family picnic on Sunday, Aug. 12, at Sheehan Park, 1351 Linnerud Dr., Sun Prairie (east shelter across from the Sun Prairie pool).

People can arrive any time after 1 p.m. The guild will provide meat to grill burgers, brats, and hotdogs, and will provide beverages. Those coming are asked to bring a salad, side dish, or dessert to pass.

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Lorianne Aubut, For the Catholic Herald

Delegates from Diocese of Madison participate in Regional V Encuentro

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Lorianne Aubut, delegate from the Diocese of Madison, reports at one of the plenary sessions at the Region VII V Encuentro held recently at the University of Notre Dame. (Photo provided by Lorianne Aubut)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — On Friday, June 8, 10 Hispanic diocesan delegates from nine different parishes, accompanied by the Vicar General Msgr. Jim Bartylla, the Encuentro diocesan Chairperson Edgar Martínez and his son Juan Pablo Martínez, departed for the University of Notre Dame in Indiana to attend the weekend long Regional V Encuentro.

Region VII consists of the dioceses in the states of Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin, with 13 of the 16 dioceses represented at the Encuentro.

Encuentro process

Back in March, the Diocese of Madison held its Diocesan V Encuentro, where close to 100 parish delegates came together to discuss and provide strategies and recommendations to Region VII with the purpose of creating more Hispanic leaders in the Church.

The Region VII V Encuentro is part of the National V Encuentro process, which has as a goal to have a continual pastoral conversation that allows the Church to respond with more fidelity and enthusiasm to the Hispanic/Latino presence in parishes and dioceses, and for the Church to empower the Hispanic/Latino people to live their vocation more fully as joyful missionaries.

This Regional V Encuentro, attended by nearly 200 delegates and guests, began on Friday, June 8, with an opening Spanish liturgy celebrated by Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend.

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Kevin Wondrash

Catholic Herald wins press awards

GREEN BAY — The Catholic Herald-Diocese of Madison won three awards in the 2018 Catholic Press Awards announced June 15 at the annual Catholic Media Conference held in Green Bay.

This year, the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada established an Excellence Awards division. In the Newspaper of the Year category, the Catholic Herald-Diocese of Madison received an Honorable Mention, putting it among the top five papers in its circulation category.

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