MADISON — Bishop Robert C. Morlino is happy to announce the Holy See’s appointment of Fr. John D. Putzer, 27, pastoral associate at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish in Sun Prairie, to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy — a school dedicated to training priests to serve in the diplomatic corps of the Holy See.
Month: May 2012
For Greater Glory movie recommended viewing
For Greater Glory (opening Friday, June 1) is a timely historical film about the fight for religious freedom.
Set in the increasingly-secular, increasingly-socialist, and increasingly-power-hungry political atmosphere of 1920s Mexico, For Greater Glory tells the true story of anti-Catholic and anti-clerical oppression by the Mexican Government, led by President Plutarco Elías Calles.
Appreciates CCHD help to fight rural poverty
To the editor:
This month, we have an opportunity to contribute to some very worthwhile causes through the National Combined Collection, which you have heard about in recent weeks.
One of the groups assisted through this collection is the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), which has a diocesan board that is effectively helping people in the Madison Diocese.
Protecting our first freedom
Many of the early settlers to our land came to America in order to practice their faith freely.
It was so important that the very First Amendment to the United States Constitution says: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
Threats to religious liberty
However, what Pope Benedict XVI has called the “most cherished of American freedoms” — our religious liberty — is being threatened in many ways. We have heard much discussion about the Health and Human Services mandate requiring insurance coverage of contraception, sterilization, and abortion. But that is not the only way freedom of religion and conscience is being threatened today.
St. Ambrose welcomes future students
MONONA — Nearly 150 alumni, students, and prospective students of Madison’s St. Ambrose Academy gathered on May 12 on the campus of Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Monona for Mass, games, activities, and refreshments, marking the Academy’s third All-Class Reunion, and celebrating Catholic education’s important part in the lives of families.
The day began with Mass offered by Fr. Bart Timmerman, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish. Eight altar servers assisted at Mass, including St. Ambrose class of 2009 alumnus and diocesan seminarian Andy Teeter, as well as a current student and prospective students from the parish.
Pentecost reminds us to use gifts of Holy Spirit received at Confirmation
I was confirmed in seventh grade. In religion class, I learned that in the Sacrament of Confirmation we receive the Holy Spirit who strengthens us to be Christian witnesses. I worried whether I could witness to Christ by dying for him as a martyr. I took Confirmation seriously.
The Church received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. To prepare to receive the Spirit, for nine days key followers of Jesus gathered in the Upper Room in Jerusalem. These included the apostles, together with Mary, some other women, and disciples. They were united in intense prayer.
In Acts 2:2-4, it says, “Suddenly there came from the sky, a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Tongues as of fire appeared to them, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.”
Bringing children in Baraboo and Cuba together
“Only the human person, created in the image and likeness of God, is capable of raising a hymn of praise and thanksgiving to the Creator. The earth, with all its creatures, and the entire universe call on man to be their voice.”
Pope John Paul II — Homily, San Antonio, Texas 1987
BARABOO — This year, the fourth and fifth grade students at St. Joseph School in Baraboo became that voice talked about by Pope John Paul II and so much more — through their participation in Children Are The Hope (CATH), a project that aims to connect Wisconsin children to Cuban children through environmental and cultural education.
Children Are The Hope is an organization based in Wisconsin, partnering with the Empresa Nacional para la Proteccion de la Flora y Fauna and University of Havana in Cuba, along with nearly 20 primary and elementary schools from the north-central region of Cuba and the southern half of Wisconsin.
Celestizando nuestra libertad
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Queridos amigos:
El domingo pasado celebramos la Fiesta de la Ascensión cuando, nos dice el Evangelio, Jesús tomó su lugar a la derecha del Padre. Tomó su lugar como el Eterno y Sumo Sacerdote. Esto significa algo muy poderoso y muy real para nosotros hoy en día, porque Jesús asciende y convierte en el Eterno y Sumo Sacerdote que lleva a la creación en la Eterna y Divina Liturgia de adoración de Dios Padre, en comunión con el Espíritu Santo.
En nuestro Evangelio de la Ascensión, escuchamos a Jesús que les dice claramente a los 11 Apóstoles que quedan, lo que significa su partida para ellos. Les dice que van a recibir un poder de lo alto, refiriéndose al Espíritu Santo (y el domingo que viene celebramos la venida del Espíritu Santo en Pentecostés). Jesús les dice a los 11 que van a recibir el Espíritu Santo de lo alto, con el poder, el poder de “manejar serpientes”.
Conocemos, claro está, la imagen de la serpiente por las Escrituras, incluso desde el mismo comienzo –la antigua serpiente que hizo caer a Adán y Eva– y así sabemos que los Apóstoles de Jesús recibieron el poder para “manejar”, en efecto, las fuerzas del mal. Y aún estamos llamados a hacer esto, especialmente cuando se necesita en el rito del Exorcismo. Pero de manera general, incluso hasta nuestros días estamos llamados a manejar esas serpientes mortales, los demonios que buscan arruinar las vidas de las personas para ser testigos en la cultura de muerte
Appointments (May 19, 2012)
Rev. Msgr. James Bartylla, Vicar General, announces the following appointments made by Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, effective Saturday, July 7, 2012, unless otherwise specifically stated, and announced at weekend Masses of Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20, 2012:
Abbot Marcel Rooney founds institute to deepen understanding of sacred liturgy
MADISON — In Latin, “orate” means “pray.” More than just an invitation, it is a command to pray, says Abbot Marcel Rooney, OSB, former abbot primate of the Benedictine Order.