MADISON — Good Shepherd Parish in Madison and Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison will host an evening of reflection on the U.S. bishops’ pastoral letter against racism entitled Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love at St. James Church on Wednesday, June 23 at 7 p.m.
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Celebrating Black History Month
During my time at Aquinas High School in La Crosse, I was privileged to have a young Sr. Thea Bowman, FSPA, as a teacher during my sophomore year.
I have written previously about Sister Thea, who was the first Black Sister in the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration whose motherhouse is in La Crosse. She was the first African American person I knew.