Central Standard Time and Sunday morning recently had one of their twice yearly encounters.
Remembering to set the clock back and getting to Mass on time is always a pleasant accomplishment in spite of now having to turn the lights on a little earlier.
The Steering Committee (for Comprehensive Schools Planning) met for a second time on October 14 and assembled in four teams, each of which will lead one of the four areas of our study and planning.
To the editor:
This is in response to the “letter of protest” recently published in the Wisconsin State Journal. This letter was written by priests, religious, and laity who openly challenged the judgment and authority of Bishop Morlino.
To the editor:
I was very pleased to read the article in the Madison Catholic Herald about Bishop Robert C. Morlino addressing the Knights and Ladies of the North Central Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem at the recent annual meeting of the Order held in Milwaukee on “Knights and Ladies as Moral Force in Society” (October 23, 2008, issue).
At least one baby in Madison — and 441 other unborn babies — were reported to be saved from abortion as a result of the 40 Days for Life vigil held in more than 175 communities around the country from September 24 to November 2.
To the editor:
A mid-October poll by the Pew Research Center shows that, nationally, 55 percent of Catholics are supporting Obama compared to 35 percent for John McCain. One would guess that the proportion in Madison is the same or even somewhat higher, given the moderate to progressive politics of most Catholics in the diocese.
Editor’s note: This column is based on Bishop Morlino’s homily at the Red Mass on October 26.
Dear Friends,
It is most interesting that, when asked which commandments are the greatest, Jesus doesn’t offer something new. When Our Lord is asked which commandments are the greatest, Jesus doesn’t say we need “change” — which is, of course, the watchword of both our political parties today. Instead, Jesus goes back to the Old Testament, basically to the Book of Exodus, and Jesus offers the summary that was very common in the early Jewish community about what we now call the natural law. Jesus points to those two great commandments: “love God above all things, and love your neighbor as yourself.” And in so doing Jesus is a teacher of the natural law that was written in the hearts of the people of His time, just as it was written in the hearts of the earlier Jewish community, just as it is written in every human heart.
Priests, parish staff, and parish leaders gathered October 21 for the annual Diocesan Leadership Day, which this year bore the theme “Forgiveness and Reconciliation in the Church and in the World.”
In the United States, only about half of those who were eligible to vote actually cast ballots during the last national election.
I admit I have not always voted in the past. When I am tempted not to vote, however, I think back to a story I once heard about a certain Aunt Katherine who died a few years ago. She was blind during the last months of her life, but she had her daughter read the ballot to her and fill it out on her behalf. She was careful to sign the ballot and make sure it was mailed.
My wife and I live in a small village with a small Catholic parish and no Catholic school. Our children, however, all attend Catholic schools.
Of course, this means a lot of driving, which is a cost in both gas and hours spent in the car each week. Everyone else in our parish attends the local public school, which is within walking distance or not more than a five minute drive for most.
