Officials with Edgewood College, University of Wisconsin Colleges, and Madison College (MATC) have established Articulation Agreements, making the path from a two-year degree to the completion of a four-year degree a lot smoother.
Year: 2011
St. Mary’s marks 100th anniversary of laying of hospital’s cornerstone
St. Mary’s Hospital’s cornerstone was laid 100 years ago on October 8, 1911.
Poverty in the United States: As it continues to rise, it has serious impact on children and families
As we continue reflections during Respect Life Month, we should reflect on the standard of living in this country and how it impacts children and families.
We all need food, clothing, and shelter to live healthy, happy lives. Yet statistics show that 46.2 million Americans are living below the poverty line. That means that many families have to make hard choices as they face hunger and can’t afford housing or health care for themselves and their children.
World Mission Sunday 2011: Celebrating, sharing faith joyfully in Kenya
The settings couldn’t be more different. One, Mukuru, a slum in the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi, home to some 10,000 living in wood and corrugated metal shacks, crowded together, with no running water, electricity, or sewage systems.
The beauty of our worship in the liturgy
Dear Friends,
Clearly there has been much dialogue recently about our continuing liturgical renewal in the Diocese of Madison — this awareness has even risen to the international level.
October: Month of the Rosary
Servers lead the procession of the statue of Our Lady of the Rosary through the streets of downtown Madison during the 70th annual International Rosary March held at Holy Redeemer Church on October 2, 2011.
Catholic Charities Sunday: October 16, 2011
Dear Friends in Christ,
I am pleased to announce that I am designating Sunday, October 16, 2011 as the 2nd Annual Catholic Charities Sunday for the Diocese of Madison.
On this occasion we will help Catholic Charities celebrate 65 years of service to individuals, families, parishes, and communities throughout the Diocese.
Living the corporal works of mercy: Let’s be our brother’s and sister’s keepers
Respect for all human life certainly begins with the unborn baby, but it should continue by respecting human life at all its stages.
Human beings are not commodities
The cornerstone of Catholic social teaching is that human life is sacred. As such the Catholic Conference evaluates any law, policy, or program in terms of its impact on the life and dignity of the human person.
Teaching on the economy
Catholic teaching on the economy reflects this emphasis on the human person. Pope John Paul II put it quite directly in his 1981 encyclical letter, Laborem exercens. He recalled that the error of early capitalism can be repeated wherever humans are treated as mere instruments or means of production and not as ends in themselves.
Appointments (Oct. 13, 2011 edition)
Rev. Msgr. James Bartylla, Vicar General, announces the following appointments made by Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison: