BARABOO — On Saturday, Jan. 25, St. Joseph Parish in Baraboo will be hosting a one-day men’s retreat entitled, “A Courageous Heart.” This year’s featured speaker is Fr. James Kubicki, S.J., the national director of the Apostleship of Prayer and regular contributor on Relevant Radio.
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Going forward and looking back
MADISON — As the 2013 National Assembly of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul entered its third full scheduled day of events, it was a time to look back on how all the society’s works started.
The year 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
Retreat on Ozanam’s life
A crowded Grand Ballroom at the Concourse Hotel in Madison, filled with members and volunteers from all across the country, spent part of the morning in a retreat, reflecting on Ozanam’s life.
The retreat was led by Ralph Middlecamp, society executive director for the district council of Madison, and by Sr. Kieran Kneaves, Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul since 1958.
Rachel’s Vineyard retreats offer hope, healing after abortion
MADISON — Rachel’s Vineyard will offer a weekend retreat — Friday through Sunday, Oct. 4 through 6 — that will give those who have experienced an abortion an opportunity away from the pressures of everyday living to focus on the pain in their life and to begin healing through a supportive and emotionally safe process.
Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats
MADISON — Anne was a sophomore in college. Naïve about sex, she thought she was in love. But when she learned she was pregnant, there was no talk of a future together. Instead, her boyfriend coerced her into having an abortion and Anne went along with a “choice” that seemed largely out of her control.
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.
Rachel’s Vineyard retreats
MADISON — After her abortion, all Janine* felt was relief. She was unmarried and the pregnancy was unplanned and unwelcome. Janine didn’t want to let her family down, and, after all, wasn’t it just a mass of cells?
Youth deepen relationship with God, Church
The Youth 2000 retreat, held for the third time in the Diocese of Madison, drew a smaller group of youth and young adults than previous years, but the reaction to the weekend of Eucharistic Adoration, Mass, Reconciliation, and talks on the faith remained high.
Series examines Caritas in Veritate
MADISON — The theme for this year’s Diocesan Men’s Retreat (March 4 to 5) is taken from Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical, Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth).
Families gather for prayer, inspiration at Durward’s Glen
At 7:30 a.m. on September 25, the Carillon bells rang at Durward’s Glen Retreat Center in the Baraboo River Valley, greeting pilgrims as they arrived to attend this year’s annual Fall Faith and Family Marian Conference, “Do Whatever He Tells You.”
Youth 2000 canceled for Nov. 2010
The Diocese of Madison has postponed the Youth 2000 Retreat initially scheduled for November.