If we think the year 2012 has brought us unusual weather conditions, we are correct. In fact, reports indicate that the United States experienced its warmest and most extreme weather on record through April, and those conditions seem to be continuing.
Year: 2012
Sr. Marie Rita Waldron, OP, dies
Sr. Marie Rita Waldron, OP, died June 2, 2012, at St. Dominic Villa.
Sr. Mary Herman Duttlinger, OP, dies
Sister Mary Herman Duttlinger, OP, died June 5, 2012, at Finley Hospital, Dubuque, Iowa.
Fr. Bernard Deitelhoff dies
Fr. Bernard Deitelhoff, a pastor emeritus of the Diocese of Madison, died June 19, 2012 at the age of 80 at his residence in Madison.
Two men to be ordained June 29
With praise and thanksgiving to God, our Father, the Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, announces with joy the ordination to the priesthood of Jesus Christ of Rev. Mr. David Gabriel Johannes and Rev. Mr. Mark William Miller.
State bishops reiterate opposition to mandate
MADISON — Wisconsin’s bishops reaffirmed their opposition to a federal mandate that all health insurance plans provide coverage at no cost for contraceptive and sterilization services.
Nation rallies for religious freedom
Rallies for religious freedom were held in 158 cities across the United States June 8, drawing more than 60,000 participants in protest against the U.S. government’s intrusion into religious freedom through a recent federal Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate.
Pardeeville parish hosts Mobile Food Pantry
St. Mary of the Most Holy Rosary Parish, 318 S. Main, will host the Mobile Food Pantry the fourth Monday of each month, beginning Monday, June 25, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
First Fun Run to be held in Dane
DANE — When the Fire Department of the Village of Dane was looking for another event to add to their annual festival in June, they didn’t have far to look.
Funerals: Not a time for remorse but celebration
When I was a kid back in the 30s and 40s, Grandma often came for a visit, always dressed in black, and usually it was a funeral that brought her to town.
I thought that was so weird. Did she enjoy funerals? Was that the only thing on her social calendar?
Well, guess what? I’ve arrived at that age when I open the paper first to the obituary page. First I check out to see if there’s someone I know. Then, I average the ages to see how I’m doing.
On a good day I’m younger than any of them. On a bad day I’m older. Too often, it seems, I find a friend has passed and I feel a stab of pain for the spouse and I want to express my sympathy and attend the funeral.
Final salvation at last
When I recently attended the funeral of my dear friend Betty, it occurred to me that funerals are really good for us seniors. They remind us of our own mortality, of course.