Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the Holy Land has helped shine the spotlight on the situation of Christians in the homeland of Christ. The number of Christians has been steadily decreasing. Those remaining must often deal with conflict and economic challenges.
Day: May 21, 2009
Catholic women to hold diocesan convention
MADISON — “We Are Women of Faith, Women of Hope, Women of Action” is the theme of the 55th annual Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (MDCCW) convention to be held June 16 to 17 at the Bishop O’Connor Center here.
Registration is from 7:15 to 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, Convention Day. A continental breakfast will be served at that time. The annual meeting will be convened at 9 a.m.
Catholic vs. Catholic: Why are we fighting? Is it worth it?
Catholics are attacking our apostles and priests. Bishops, priests, and faithful lay people are challenging colleges, universities, hospitals, and other Catholic institutions to be just that — Catholic.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is formally assessing the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, on very important issues. Bishops have defined that Catholic institutions cannot perform new-age-energy-healing rituals.
And bishops, priests, and lay faithful are increasingly challenging prominent Catholic politicians, like the vice president, the speaker of the house, numerous governors and officials, at every level throughout the country, to be Catholic.
Travel the Holy Land free and easy
Haven’t you always wanted to visit the Holy Land? To see for yourself where Jesus was born and died? And Cana where he turned water into wine? And the upper room where the apostles received the Holy Spirit in fiery tongues? And the Jordan where Jesus was baptized? And all of those places from Scripture?
Well, yes, you say, BUT: I am not wealthy enough to afford a trip like that, and, besides, I am too old and crippled up now to do all that walking.
Well, guess what! I am doing it now . . . every day!
Sister Carol Artery (Amandus), OP, dies
Dominican Sister Carol Artery (Amandus) died May 21, 2009, at the Dominican Motherhouse, Sinsinawa. The Mass of Resurrection was held in Queen of the Rosary Chapel at Sinsinawa May 25, 2009, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Stem-cell reversal shows culture’s devaluing of life
To the editor:
I am writing in response to the article, “Leaders criticize reversal of stem-cell policy,” in the March 19 issue of the Catholic Herald. I am in agreement that President Obama should not be supporting federal funding of research for embryonic stem-cells.
Let’s take action on Lacey’s Law
A mother was returning from an ice-skating competition with her 14-year-old daughter in their car. As a mother of a former figure skating (who’s now a coach), I can imagine the two of them chatting about the competition: how well the skaters did, whether they should have placed better, what they could improve on the next time.
Second Sight Campaign in parishes
Parishes are invited to contact the Office of Justice and Pastoral Outreach to engage their parish in the Second Sight Campaign. This easy project collects unused glasses, sunglasses, and hearing aids, cleans and sorts them, and sends them on to missions.
Young adults sought for retreat team
Camp Gray, a year-round Catholic retreat center and summer camp, is seeking faith-filled young adults to be part of its volunteer retreat team for the 2009 to 2010 school year.
Area residents get help to earn nursing degree
Dean Health System and St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital have stepped forward to offer financial support for a program that would allow Janesville-area residents to earn a bachelor’s degree in the nursing field without having to leave Rock County.