Bishop Robert C. Morlino expressed gratitude to women and men in consecrated life at the second annual Valentine’s Sisters’ Appreciation Dinner sponsored by the Serra Club of Madison and hosted by Edgewood College.
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Over 60 Resource Directory released
People age 60 and older in Dane County are about to receive a wealth of knowledge at their fingertips as the Dane County Agency on Aging, along with St. Mary’s Hospital, release their biennial Over 60 Resource Directory.
Lenten regulations
The following are Lenten regulations to be practiced by all Catholics:
Busiest local food pantry moves to new quarters
With the main part of its new home now ready, Dane County’s busiest food pantry moved into its freshly built space and opened there on February 2.
John Philipp named Director of Finance for diocese
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MADISON — Bishop Robert C. Morlino has announced that John Philipp has been named Director of Finance for the Diocese of Madison.
According to the Code of Canon Law in the Catholic Church, the bishop appoints a financial administrator of the diocese after consulting with the College of Consultors and the diocesan Finance Council. The financial administrator is to be an “expert in financial matters and of truly outstanding integrity.”
Our Lady of Hope Clinic secures location
Our Lady of Hope Clinic announced that it has signed a five-year lease for what will become Dane County’s newest and most unique primary care clinic.
Bringing Catholics back home through music
MADISON — In the title song of Aaron Thompson’s most recent album, 10,000 Angels, the refrain’s lyrics speak of returning to God, saying, “You can come back today.”
He had written the song for the Catholics Come Home Campaign, an independent, non-profit charity aimed at welcoming those who have left the Church or anyone interested in becoming Catholic.
“I was at a concert recently in Georgia,” Thompson said, “and I had a guy come up afterwards in tears. He was Jewish, and he wanted to inquire into the RCIA process.
Catholic Charities honors Gerald Ring for 15 years of volunteer leadership
Catholic Charities of Madison has named a roadway “Gerry Ring Way” at the new assisted living section at All Saints Retirement Neighborhood on Madison’s west side to honor Gerald Ring’s 15 years of volunteer leadership.
Primary election for Superintendent of Public Instruction
Update: The winners of the primary election February 17 were Tony Evers, the current deputy superintendent, and Rose Fernandez, Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families president. The spring election will take place April 7. To watch or hear the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidate Debate, tune in Friday, March 20, at 7 p.m. to Wisconsin Public Television (PBS) or Wisconsin Public Radio (970 WHA-AM Madison or 91.3 WHHI Highland). The debate will be co-moderated by WPR’s Shawn Johnson and WPT’s Frederica Freyberg.
MADISON — On Tuesday, Feb. 17, voters in Wisconsin will be going to the polls for a primary election to narrow down the candidates for the position of state Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Five people are running for this non-partisan position. Two will be chosen to face off in the 2009 spring election on April 7.
Surgery center board approves abortion plan
MADISON — Pro-life groups have denounced the unanimous vote by the Madison Surgery Center board of directors on February 6 to begin performing second-trimester abortions at the clinic’s 1 S. Park St. location.