BERLIN — The Council of Catholic Women of All Saints Parish extends an invitation to all Catholics near Berlin to attend a talk by Peggy Hamill, state director of Pro-Life Wisconsin.
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2012 Madison Diocese seminarians
As the 2012 school year begins anew, the Diocese of Madison recognizes its seminarians and transitional deacons in preparation for ordination to the priesthood.
Bishop blesses new Stations at Cathedral site
On the Feast of the Exaltation (Triumph) of the Cross, September 14, Bishop Robert C. Morlino prayed and blessed the new Way of the Cross at the site of St. Raphael Cathedral, which was destroyed by arson seven years ago.
Diocesan priests gather for annual assembly
WISCONSIN DELLS — Priests of the Diocese of Madison will be gathering for their annual Presbyteral Assembly from Sunday evening, Sept. 23, to Wednesday, Sept. 26, at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells.
Vatican II and the Year of Faith
MADISON — Pope Benedict has declared a Year of Faith from October 11, 2012, to November 24, 2013, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council.
Series celebrates Year of Faith
MONTELLO — In connection with the Year of Faith proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI, the parishes of the Fr. Marquette Cluster in Marquette and Green Lake Counties are sponsoring the Fr. Marquette Living Faith Series.
Year focuses on faith renewal
MADISON — Last October, Pope Benedict XVI released his apostolic letter Porta Fidei (“The Door of Faith”) announcing a Year of Faith to begin for the Universal Church this October 11, 2012, concluding on the Feast of Christ the King, November 24, 2013.
The primary aim Pope Benedict has for this special year is “to arouse in every believer the aspiration to profess the faith in fullness and with renewed conviction, with confidence and hope.”
Importance of the Catechism
To facilitate such a renewal, the Holy Father invited the faithful to make “a concerted effort to rediscover and study the fundamental content of the faith that receives its systematic and organic synthesis in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.”
Echoing Blessed John Paul II, Pope Benedict called the Catechism “one of the most important fruits” of the Second Vatican Council which “will make a very important contribution to that work of renewing the whole life of the Church.”
Encountering Christ
Within it, he tells us, “we find that what is presented here is no theory, but an encounter with a Person (Jesus Christ) who lives within the Church.”
Jesus Christ, true God and true man, who entered human history, is the fullness of revelation.
Parish Mobile Food Pantry reaches hundreds of clients
By 3 p.m., as the first Parish Mobile Food Pantry held at St. Mary of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Pardeeville began, the queue of people holding their empty bags and boxes already snaked around the parking lot.
Packers walking tour connects faith and football
St. Willebrord Church in downtown Green Bay, is known to many as the church where legendary football coach Vince Lombardi attended daily morning Mass. It is one of the sites on the Green Bay Packers Heritage Trail. Above is pictured the plaque as seen outside the church. (Compass photo/Sam Lucero) |
GREEN BAY — Green Bay Packers fans who check out the new Packers Heritage Trail will discover a number of Catholic sites that have ties to the team’s history.
The trail, designed as a self-guided walking tour, features 22 commemorative plaques located within a two-mile radius of downtown Green Bay. Seventeen plaques are part of a city walk. Five others are a part of self-guided bike tours.
St. Willebrord Church
One of the city’s sites is St. Willebrord Church, known to many as the church where former Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi attended Mass.
Cliff Christl, a Green Bay native and longtime sportswriter who developed the idea for the tour, said St. Willebrord was an easy choice for the trail but he didn’t know if placing a plaque on church property would be possible.
Norbertine Father Andy Cribben, pastor at St. Willebrord, said he was initially skeptical of the plaque but the text, which connects faith with the history of the Packers, convinced him it was worth it.
Learn more about the sacraments
MADISON — Catholics all over the world are preparing for the Year of Faith proclaimed by our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, which is to begin this October.
In his recent document on the year of faith, Porte Fide, the Holy Father states, “Ever since the start of my ministry as the Successor of Peter, I have spoken of the need to rediscover the journey of faith so as to shed ever clearer light on the joy and renewed enthusiasm of the encounter with Christ.” The Holy Father goes on to explain that he wants to arouse a desire in the hearts of the faithful to make a profession of faith that is sincere, hopeful, and full of conviction.