Sunday, Feb. 26, saw a crowd gather at St. John the Baptist Church in Waunakee.
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‘Treasures of the Church’ coming to diocese on August 5
You’ll have a chance to venerate more than 150 relics of saints on Thursday, Aug. 5.
A further look at faith and culture
Two weeks ago, I reflected briefly on the fundamental shift in worldview in the West, beginning with the Renaissance and then gaining greater traction with the French Revolution and the Enlightenment.
This movement from a theistic, God-centered vision to a humanistic, this-worldly orientation is complex, long, and multi-faceted, and therefore not easy to fully understand or articulate.
A look at faith and culture over time
When we take a long, hard look at our culture today, it is painfully clear that we are in a profound crisis.
The racial, economic, political divisions in society, exacerbated by COVID, the elections last fall, and the violence in our midst, have become a profound obstacle to unity, peace, compassion, and even truth.
St. Joseph Parish in Baraboo to celebrate a week of St. Joseph
BARABOO — During this Year of St. Joseph, a week dedicated to St. Joseph will be celebrated at St. Joseph Parish in Baraboo concluding with a Holy Hour on Friday, March 19, the feast day of its patron saint.
Following is the schedule for the week:
Friday, March 12 — St. Joseph Pastor Fr. Jay Poster will present and bless a statue of St. Joseph to each of the school classrooms.
Saturday, March 13, and Sunday, March 14 — Steve Angrisano, will be introducing himself as the Lenten parish mission speaker at all the Masses.No pork hock and sauerkraut dinner this year
MADISON — No pork hock and sauerkraut dinner will be held this year in the St. James Church basement.
The annual event that started decades ago with sauerkraut made by former Dane County Sheriff John Haas is taking a year off.
Haas’ son John continued the tradition of making the sauerkraut and offering it to the parish for the dinner usually held in February or March.
The Order of Christian Funerals: vigil
The following article is the next installment in a series that will appear in the Catholic Herald to offer catechesis and formation concerning end of life decisions, dying, death, funerals, and burial of the dead from the Catholic perspective.
Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe
The countries in Central and Eastern Europe have faced a century of hardship. They have been oppressed by radical communism, horrendous crimes against humanity, and revolutionary, civil, and world wars.
Under communism, religion and religious practices were openly persecuted, and atheism was actively propagated and enforced.
Control of every aspect of life was taken over by totalitarian governments and the communist party, and civil society and the economy were deconstructed.
Since the collapse of the former Soviet Union in 1991, Central and Eastern European countries have been working to rebuild their political structures, social welfare, economies, and their religious life.Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Beloit to hold ‘retooled’ Fall Festival
BELOIT — Change seems to be one word often used when dealing with events during pandemic in 2020.
At Our Lady of the Assumption (OLA) Parish, the annual Fall Festival on Sunday, Sept. 27, was retooled by committee members to conform with safety protocols that have been put into practice on the entire church campus.
Preserving prayer and history in Roxbury
ROXBURY — What started as just another leak in a beautiful old church quickly became a mission of love for the faithful at St. Norbert Parish in Roxbury.
Recognized as the oldest parish in Dane County, with a continuous history dating to 1846, the current church saw its cornerstone laid in 1856.
The effects of time and a patchwork of repairs done over many decades were taking their toll.
Wind had caused the damage that led to the leak, and an inspection revealed the church needed a new roof.