“I ask myself, if I had been raised by a poor single mother, by illegal immigrants living in the shadows, or abused as a child, would I be in prison today?”
Tag: Diocese of Madison
Rite of Election to be held on Sunday, March 10, at St. John the Baptist Church in Waunakee
The Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion will be celebrated as usual in the Diocese of Madison on the First Sunday of Lent, March 10, at 3 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Church in Waunakee. Msgr. James Bartylla, diocesan administrator, will preside.
Pro Labore Dei feeds homeless people
The Madison branch of Pro Labore Dei (for the Labor of God) Apostolate has much to be thankful for.
First, we are thankful to God for keeping us moving forward since we first began here in 2001. With God’s help, we have not missed a Friday feeding homeless people in downtown Madison since we started on Friday, Sept. 26, 2003.
Choir accepting applications for scholarships
The Madison Diocesan Choir is now accepting applications for the 2019 Youth Pastoral Musician Scholarships with hopes of building on the success of the initiative’s inaugural year.
McKenzie’s story: One person’s experience of sex trafficking in Madison
It’s the end of a long week. Her kids have been sick, and work is crazy busy, but McKenzie is committed to making this interview happen.
Continue to make voices heard for unborn babies
To the editor:
Thanks to the Catholic Herald team for your outstanding coverage of the annual pro-life marches in Madison, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Our family was pleased to join hundreds of others from the diocese in participating in these important events, providing a countercultural voice on behalf of the most defenseless in our society. Special thanks to Diocese of Madison for their leadership in making our local march a success!
Weather doesn’t stop those marching for life in Madison
In both years that a march for life has returned to Madison, providing a witness to an end to abortion and respect for life at all stages, weather has been part of the story, but certainly not the full story.
Priest changes in the Diocese of Madison
Msgr. James Bartylla, diocesan administrator, recently announced priest appointments in the Diocese of Madison effective January 28.
Msgr. Charles Schluter, former pastor of St. Peter Parish in Madison …
Celebrating Catholic Schools Week
Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States, including in schools in the Diocese of Madison. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2019 is January 27 to February 2. The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2019 is “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.”
Catholic schools are a gift to our nation
My 12 years of education at Blessed Sacrament Elementary School and Aquinas High School in La Crosse prepared me well for life.
I received an excellent academic education, but more importantly, I learned about my Catholic faith and how to put it into practice in serving others.
Gift to our nation
But while my education was good for me personally, I didn’t realize at the time that our Catholic schools are also a gift to our country.