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Jefferson Vicariate

JEFFERSON — St. Lawrence Parish, W4875 Hwy. 18, will host the Jefferson Vicariate meeting on Thursday, Oct. 17.

Registration starts at 4:45 p.m., with the Rosary at 5:10 p.m. and Mass at 5:30 p.m. Msgr. Duane Moellenberndt of Sun Prairie, Fr. Tom Coyle of Jefferson, and attending priests will concelebrate the Mass.

Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women President Coreen Marklein will speak followed by the program with Father Coyle focusing on the theme, “Uniting Women of Faith.”

On September 19, 2013February 15, 2023

Kevin Wondrash

Virtual pilgrimage

All area Catholics are invited to encounter Our Lady and St. Bernadette through a “Virtual Pilgrimage of Lourdes” which will take place at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 209 South St., on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m.

On September 12, 2013May 20, 2021

Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

The most prayerful experience of my life

As I follow people on Twitter and help to put together the issue of the Catholic Herald each week, I read about a lot of Catholics taking pilgrimages to the three approved Marian Shines in Wisconsin: the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians at Holy Hill, near Milwaukee; the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, in Champion, near Green Bay; and the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, near La Crosse.

I have been to two of the three sites, the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe being the only one I have yet to visit. I would now like to reflect on the first time I visited one of these shrines.

A chance to go

Back in May of 2012, I went on a one-day bus trip with parishioners from St. Christopher Parish in Verona to the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion (formally known as Robinsonville).

On February 1, 2012

Sr. Constance Carolyn Veit, L.S.P.

Consecrated women bring the love and mercy of God

Each February, the Church celebrates two events of special significance to Little Sisters of the Poor.

On February 5, the Church celebrates the World Day of Consecrated Life, a day important to all men and women religious. On February 11, the World Day of the Sick is observed.

Each of these special days offers an opportunity for us to affirm our vocation as consecrated women devoted to the Church’s mission of compassion through the ministry of healthcare.

On May 5, 2011

Olivia Knier

Growing closer to the Mother of God during May

Our Lady is for us the ultimate example of somebody adhering herself fully to God’s will. She was surely scared and unsure of what might come next, but unknowingly said yes to God’s will, that she would bear His son.

We can use this as a model for our relationship with God, and invoke Mary’s kind whispers in Jesus’ ear to help us through a hard time and grow closer to Jesus.

Devotion through the Rosary

Obviously, a powerful devotion to Our Lady, the Rosary is a great way to strengthen your relationship with God’s mother. While many people my own age think of the Rosary as a chore to pray with family or a boring task, sometimes its true potential is never quite realized.

On February 17, 2011May 20, 2021

Audrey Mettel Fixmer

Living in a changing world

I grew up with clear notions of what kind of “old lady” I wanted to be.

I would have a pleasant relationship with my grandchildren and not always be criticizing them for wearing nail polish. I wouldn’t complain all the time about my arthritis and ulcers and tell them they didn’t need all that education because they “were just going to get married anyway.” I would keep up with the times.