I joyously encourage everyone in our diocese to register and participate in our first Diocesan Eucharistic Congress, which will be at St. John the Baptist Parish in Waunakee, beginning on Friday night, Sept. 29, and ending on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 1.
Catholic Charities Sunday is on September 17
Catholic Charities might be the Diocese of Madison’s best-kept secret. Founded in 1946, Catholic Charities is the charitable arm of the diocese.
Bringing our faith into the public square
As part of the Diocese of Madison’s ongoing mission to Go Make Disciples and its Phase III focus on Witnessing to Christ, both in the Church (within the parish) and in the world (beyond the walls of the parish), the team of priests leading the parishes and people of Janesville (Pastorate 13), led by Fr. Eric Nielsen, with the assistance of Fr. Rick Heilman, Fr. Vince Racanelli, and Fr. Matthew Pearson, is reaching out to evangelize and catechize the greater community.
Venere las reliquias de San Judas el 14 de septiembre en Madison
El jueves, 14 de septiembre, las reliquias de San Judas Tadeo, uno de los 12 Apóstoles, estarán en la Parroquia Santa María Goretti aquí en Madison (5313 Flad Ave), disponibles para la veneración pública. La iglesia estará abierta de 1:00 p.m. a 10:00 p.m. para rezar con el Señor, buscar la poderosa intercesión de San Judas y venerar sus reliquias. Estaré presidiendo una Misa bilingüe especial a las 7:00 p.m., a la que todos están invitados.
Venerate the relics of St. Jude on September 14 in Madison
On Thursday, Sept. 14, the relics of St. Jude Thaddeus, one of the 12 Apostles, will be at St. Maria Goretti Parish here in Madison available for public veneration. The church will be open from 1 to 10 p.m. to pray to the Lord, seek the powerful intercession of St. Jude, and venerate his relics. I will be presiding at a special bilingual Mass at 7 p.m., to which everyone is invited.
Diocese welcomes new youth formation coordinator
The Diocese of Madison’s Office of Evangelization and Catechesis welcomed Emily Wallace as its coordinator of youth formation last month.
Suicide, grief, and loss series
The Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities-Diocese of Madison will be sponsoring a four-part series starting in September.
Lessons learned serving others
“One of the foundational experiences of my life and my priesthood is the years I spent doing mission work in the Dominican Republic.”
Memorial Mass for Frank Shakespeare
On August 17, a Memorial Mass was celebrated for the repose of the soul of Ambassador Frank Shakespeare at St. Patrick Church in Cottage Grove
Local reflections from World Youth Day
World Youth Day was exhausting, hot, and loud. It was also hopeful, encouraging, and joy-filled. The metro and streets were filled with chanting and the repeated cry “Ésta es la juventud del Papa” or roughly, “These are the Pope’s youth.”