November 12, 2008 – Madison Catholic Herald Archive (2001-2025)

Leadership Awards were presented at the recent Catholic Charities Awards Dinner. Pictured from left are: Brian Cain, president, Catholic Charities; Jane Feller, chair of the Catholic Charities Board of Directors; Bishop Robert C. Morlino; Mel Bolser, wife of award recipient Steve Bolser; award recipient Donald Kreul; award recipient Lorraine Grell; and Joe Tisserand, vice chair of the Catholic Charities Board of Directors. (Photos by Michael Mowbray, Beautiful Portraits)

MADISON — “Faith in Action” was the theme of the 13th annual Catholic Charities (CC) Awards Dinner held October 30 at the Marriott Madison West. Proceeds support CC programs for families and aging persons.

Jane Feller, chair of the CC Board of Directors, welcomed the guests, saying the Awards Dinner is an opportunity to highlight Catholic Charities’ mission, hear success stories, and recognize the agency’s work. “We also recognize our clients and volunteers. They are living examples of Catholic social teaching,” said Feller.

Around the Diocese

On November 12, 2008

Kat Wagner, Catholic Herald Staff

St. Dennis Parish burns mortgage, dedicates garden

MADISON — In their new Celebration of Life garden, outside the front doors of the church, parishioners of St. Dennis Parish watched as the papers for their mortgage — fully paid — were burned in a ceremony that is the dream of many a homeowner.

St. Dennis Church was built in the 1980s, a permanent structure to replace the temporary church built when the parish was founded in 1956. It incorporated the temporary church, which formed the sacristy, chapel, and social area, into its larger structure.

Around the Diocese

On November 12, 2008January 10, 2024

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Volunteers needed for long-term recovery flood work

For most of us the floods have come and gone, but there are thousands of our brothers and sisters still coping with its effects.

Editorial

On November 12, 2008February 15, 2022

Mary C. Uhler, editor

Americans are still ‘values’ voters

After almost two years of campaigning, the 2008 presidential election is finally over. A clear majority of voters selected Barack Obama as our 44th president, the first African American to hold our nation’s highest office.

Around the Diocese

On November 12, 2008January 10, 2024

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Children’s books on saints reprinted

A new Catholic book publishing company, Mary’s Books Publishing, has been created as the owners, Mike and Mary Laskowski, saw a need for more children’s books about saints to use as role models for youth today.

Guest column

On November 12, 2008

John Meganck

What about civil rights today?

Months ago I had a conversation with my father that will stick in my memory forever. I told him Barack Obama was a lock to be our next president.

My father who was born in 1940 and raised me to believe all people were created equal regardless of their skin color told me, “I don’t believe the people of the United States will elect an African American in my lifetime.”