MADISON — Msgr. Joseph Patrick Higgins died on Sunday, June 3, 2012, at his home.
Year: 2012
Fortnight for Freedom events in Diocese of Madison
MADISON — As promised in last week’s Catholic Herald, here is a more complete timeline for the upcoming “Fortnight for Freedom” being observed throughout our nation from June 21 to July 4. This will serve as a time of prayer, education, and action in support of, and witness to, religious freedom.
Blessed Pope John Paul II: Influence continues today
A ripple effect is taking place from the many important documents and contributions made by Blessed Pope John Paul II in his lifetime, according to Professor Douglas Bushman , who gave an engaging talk about the life and works of John Paul the Great as part of a special diocesan event in his honor held at St. Maria Goretti Church on May 20.
Protecting the highest form of freedom
Dear Friends,
As we celebrated Memorial Day this week, I know that our thoughts and prayers were, and are, very much with our men and women who serve so generously and courageously in the armed forces and those who have gone to see the face of Christ, especially those who have made the supreme sacrifice.
Summer seminarian assignments
Following are the 2012 summer assignments of Diocese of Madison seminarians for all or part of the summer:
Theology on Tap focuses on Jesus in popular culture
The next Theology on Tap will be Thursday, May 31, 2012, at 7 p.m. at The Brink Lounge. Shawn Willox will present “Pop-Christology: Engaging the Jesus of Popular Culture.”
Quote Scripture correctly on issue of homosexuality
To the editor:
Satan sometimes speaks to man by the misapplication of Scripture. We saw this happen when President Obama applied the Golden Rule to support his position on gay marriage.
Christ showed us the way to respond is to quote Scripture correctly (Luke 4). For God’s view on gay activity refer to Deuteronomy 22:5, Leviticus 18:22, 20:13. If we are to apply the Golden Rule to the sin of homosexuality, then what about bestiality, cannibalism, and pedophilia? (Leviticus 18:23, 20:15-16). I hope all would say, “ NO.”
A man for all seasons: We need St. Thomas More’s example today
Back when I was in high school, I first saw the movie A Man for All Seasons about the controversy between King Henry VIII and Sir Thomas More.
Sir Thomas was lord chancellor of England at that time and a loyal member of the Catholic Church. When the king wanted Sir Thomas to approve his marriage to Anne Boleyn after he divorced the queen, Sir Thomas refused.
Es de valientes seguir a Cristo como sacerdotes
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El domingo pasado se llama con frecuencia “·Domingo del Buen Pastor”. La palabra que usan las Escrituras no ha sido realmente bien traducida al inglés, ya que simplemente se dice “bueno”. La palabra en realidad significa “honorable, valioso, noble” o “tan excelente en todo sentido que su bondad es en sí misma hermosa”.
Y, en particular, nuestro Evangelio del domingo (Jn 10:11-18) señala que el pastor está dispuesto a dar la vida por sus ovejas, él es honorable, valioso y noble en su valor, hasta llegar al punto de dar la vida por sus ovejas. Y hacia el final de ese pasaje del Evangelio, Jesús dice: “nadie me ha quitado la vida, entrego mi vida y la vuelvo a tener nuevamente”.
El pastor es realmente un pastor valiente. Y de esa forma, de muchas maneras mientras los años avanzan, espero que podamos llegar a llamar este día el “Domingo del Pastor Valiente”, en honor a la valentía del pastor que es una de las virtudes claves en las que se enfoca lo que nos hace llamarlo “bueno”.
Deacons to be ordained
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MADISON — Two new transitional deacons will be ordained for the Diocese of Madison on Friday, May 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel of the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center in Madison.
Bishop Robert C. Morlino will ordain Vince Brewer and Garrett Kau as transitional deacons. God willing, they will be ordained to the priesthood in 2013.
Vince Brewer
Brewer is in his third year of theology studies at Blessed John XXIII National Seminary in Weston, Mass.
A native of Richland Center, Brewer served in the Navy for six years during the Iran-Iraq War. After that he attended the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, earning a bachelor’s degree in communications management.
He worked for a radio station in Dubuque, Iowa, and then worked for TDS in Madison.
The call to the priesthood came off and on during his life and emerged again after he finished a year of duty for the U.S. Central Command in Qatar.