This year’s Rural Life Day on September 18 was, unlike much of the harvest season that has preceded it, a day of perfect weather: pleasant temperatures, just a touch of rain that passed over the area, and otherwise blue skies.
Month: September 2012
Beauty and the Mass
A reverent silence is difficult for anyone to achieve, but with more than 3,000 students from middle school and high school filling the seats and stands in the vast Alliant Energy Center’s Exhibition Hall in Madison, it was something extraordinary.
Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats
MADISON — Anne was a sophomore in college. Naïve about sex, she thought she was in love. But when she learned she was pregnant, there was no talk of a future together. Instead, her boyfriend coerced her into having an abortion and Anne went along with a “choice” that seemed largely out of her control.
A challenging harvest: Helping farmers face the effects of the drought
This is the time of year when we usually see farmers out in the fields harvesting their crops. It’s usually a time of plenty, with pumpkins, squash, and other produce filling the roadside markets.
However, this year many farmers in Wisconsin and elsewhere in the Midwest are facing tough times due to the effects of the drought. University of Wisconsin Extension officials reported that the corn crop was hit the hardest, while alfalfa is down from an average of five tons a year to just one to two tons an acre. Soybeans seem to have survived better, thanks to August rains.
2012 Madison Diocese seminarians
As the 2012 school year begins anew, the Diocese of Madison recognizes its seminarians and transitional deacons in preparation for ordination to the priesthood.
Bishop blesses new Stations at Cathedral site
On the Feast of the Exaltation (Triumph) of the Cross, September 14, Bishop Robert C. Morlino prayed and blessed the new Way of the Cross at the site of St. Raphael Cathedral, which was destroyed by arson seven years ago.
Diocesan priests gather for annual assembly
WISCONSIN DELLS — Priests of the Diocese of Madison will be gathering for their annual Presbyteral Assembly from Sunday evening, Sept. 23, to Wednesday, Sept. 26, at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells.
Vatican II and the Year of Faith
Pope Benedict has declared a Year of Faith from October 11, 2012, to November 24, 2013, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council.
El triunfo de la Cruz y nuestra salvación
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Queridos amigos:
La semana pasada celebramos la Fiesta de la Exaltación de la Cruz. No hay escasez de cruces en nuestras vidas, y rezamos por los otros y nos ayudamos unos a otros al encontrarnos con esas cruces. Es a través de esas cruces, que algunos de ustedes experimentan ahora mismo, que podemos llegar a la victoria de la Resurrección. Entonces comprométanse en la lucha de abrazar su cruz y no olvidar que el triunfo viene con nuestro seguimiento del Señor.
En la fiesta de la Exaltación de la Cruz, tuve la oportunidad de bendecir un nuevo Via Crucis que ha sido creado en el sitio de nuestra futura catedral. Y mientras esperamos el gran día de la dedicación de nuestra nueva catedral, algunas personas generosas se han adelantado y han creado un jardín para la oración, con bellas plantas y un camino de adoquines que marcan el penoso camino del sufrimiento y la muerte de nuestro Señor. Hemos tenido un bello clima para la bendición en la fiesta de la Exaltación de la Santa Cruz y un hermoso encuentro de gente para rezar juntos. Las estaciones, que han bellamente colocadas, han sido bendecidas y están allí para nuestra oración, y algún día habrá una hermosa catedral allí.
Series celebrates Year of Faith
In connection with the Year of Faith proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI, the parishes of the Fr. Marquette Cluster in Marquette and Green Lake Counties are sponsoring the Fr. Marquette Living Faith Series.