division – Madison Catholic Herald

It’s January 7, the morning after the latest installment of “I never thought this could happen here”.

Yesterday, January 6, 2021, gave us images of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., being invaded by violent persons who fought with law enforcement, damaged the parts of the building, and even found time to take selfies as they occupied various legislative parts of the facility.

This was all done while U.S. senators and representatives were doing their thing with the electoral votes from the 2020 Presidential Election and later had to be evacuated for their safety

Because of the conflicts, that work was paused until the late evening hours and into the early morning.

I had a hope that yesterday’s breaking point leading to those images and actions would create an immediacy for unity and calm.

I was wrong.

What divides us is more than unites us

To the editor:

In regard to the article, on the Lutheran-Catholic service held in Madison, it’s a disservice to lead people to believe that outside of the sacraments of the Catholic Church we are united. Love and unity comes from the source of the sacraments who “IS” Jesus Christ Himself. For this reason, “what divides us is by far more than what unites us.”

Unity within the Church through the pope

Dear Friends,
As you may or may not know, I was on my annual retreat in recent weeks. I do not take for granted the blessing I have to be able to take time for prayer, and silence, and listening to the Lord.