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St. Ambrose lecture comes to Stoughton

STOUGHTON — The St. Ambrose Academy Faculty Lecture Series will be held on Monday, Oct. 21, from 7 to 8 p.m. at St. Ann Parish in Stoughton.

The newest faculty member at St. Ambrose, Michael Kwas, will share his research on “Conspiracy! Catholics, Anti-Catholicism, and Political Corruption in Civil War Era Wisconsin.”

During its first 15 years of statehood, Wisconsin witnessed a proliferation of real and imagined cases of corruption and conspiracy so extreme that the New York Tribune claimed, “Wisconsin is lost to honor; the home of corrupt politicians, and the home of a degraded people.” Anti-Catholic prejudice was often at the center of these cases.

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George Weigel to speak at UW-Madison

MADISON — The UW-Madison student organization Badger Catholic invites all students and their friends to attend the organization’s first Speaker Event, “Breaking Boundaries,” featuring George Weigel.

Weigel, distinguished senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, in Washington, D.C., will speak on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m., in the Gordon Dining and Event Center.

During the presentation, students will have the opportunity to learn more about the topic of “Evangelical Catholicism” as the Church begins to embrace the culture of the 21st century.

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McFarland parish plans chili cook-off, pie bake-off

MCFARLAND — The King Fest “Soup’er Chili Cook-Off and Pie Bake-Off” will be held at Christ the King Parish, 5306 Main St., on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Attendees will be able to sample many different soup and chili creations and all varieties of pies, and then vote for the favorites.

Complimentary hot dogs and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches will also be available.

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St. Mary of the Lake to hold Country Fair

WESTPORT — St. Mary of the Lake Parish, 5460 Mary Lake Rd., off Hwy. M, will hold its 52nd annual Country Fair on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A roast beef dinner starts at 11 a.m., and a “Holiday Shopper’s Delight” features the kick-off sale of St. Mary’s famous fruitcakes.

There will also be arts and crafts, resale gifts, raffle baskets, and a silent auction, along with a bake sale and other refreshments. Attendees will also be able to enjoy autumn in the pumpkin patch and outdoor flea market.

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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Men unite as ‘medics for Christ’ statewide

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Fr. Michael Gaitley

MADISON — Men’s apostolates from across the state have joined together to consecrate themselves to Jesus through Mary. It is also their way of becoming “medics” for the Church after a recent interview with Pope Francis where he called the Church a “field hospital after battle.”

Groups such as the Knights of Divine Mercy in the Madison area, Esto Vir in Green Bay, Men of Christ in Milwaukee, and others are joining together and going through a “revision” of St. Louis de Montfort’s Preparation for Total Consecration.

The work the men are using is Fr. Michael Gaitley’s 33 Days to Morning Glory: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Marian Consecration. The 2011 book revises and simplifies St. Louis de Montfort’s consecration, which is ideal for “busy people,” according to Fr. Rick Heilman, founder of the Knights of Divine Mercy and pastor of St. Mary Parish in Pine Bluff and St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Mt. Horeb and Perry.

They are using a parish program, based on the book, in the form of a six-week retreat.

Father Gaitley’s book uses the writings of St. Louis de Montfort, as well as St. Maximilian Kolbe, Blessed Mother Teresa, and Blessed Pope John Paul II.

All of them “had a great love for the Blessed Mother,” said Tim Virnig, national director of the Knights of Divine Mercy, who is participating in the retreat.

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