PLOVER — The Wisconsin Chapter of the Catholic Library Association (WCLA) will hold its annual fall conference on Friday, Oct.18, in Plover.
All elementary, middle, and high school librarians, as well as those from universities, colleges, and public and parish libraries, are welcome. The conference will be held at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Center in Plover from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
To the editor:
Do I/we hear the cry of the poor? Who are the voiceless, the hopeless, the helpless people in our society?
As a family nurse practitioner, I have provided health care in a variety of ways, to the person dying with a terminally ill disease; to Krystal and Adam unable to feed themselves, or walk or talk; to a mom who died in bed with the doctor making an incision to lift her baby son from her womb into my arms. Your life stories could be added.
MADISON — A benefit for Jeremy Meinholz and his family will be held on Sunday, Oct. 13, sponsored by Catholic Financial Life Chapter 280 Ashton/Middleton, along with Jeremy’s family and friends.
Jeremy has a fast-growing, life- threatening melanoma. He and his wife, Cheryl, have three children: Aiden (10), Isabel (seven), and Sawyer (four). Our goal is to raise funds for medical bills and other expenses as Jeremy fights this cancer.
PLATTEVILLE — A new era at St. Augustine University Catholic Parish began on September 8 when Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison blessed the recently-renovated chapel.
The project lasted all summer and “was well worth it,” according to parish development director Carly Hood.
The project came to life from the suggestions of parishioners. Hood met with many of them back in December when she first moved to the area.
MADISON – On Saturday, Sept. 14, groups of pro-life Americans participated in a National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children to honor the gravesites of the unborn who were victims of abortion.
The Day of Remembrance was conducted at 39 different gravesites across the nation, and was held on September 14 to mark the 25th anniversary of the burial of several hundred children in Milwaukee.
SINSINAWA — Sister Dorothy Hughes, OP (Marie Matthew), died Sept. 25, 2013, at the Dominican Motherhouse, Sinsinawa. The funeral Mass was held in Queen of the Rosary Chapel at Sinsinawa Sept. 30, 2013, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sister Dorothy made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican Aug. 5, 1948, and her final profession Aug. 5, 1951. She taught home economics for seven years, served as a dietitian for 15 years, and ministered in adult education for 43 years. Sister Dorothy served in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin.
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Queridos amigos,
Ahora seguramente ya han escuchado las alarmantes (sino chocantes) noticias de la semana pasada: los medios de comunicación, las celebridades, los bloggers e incluso grupos abortistas que han decidido ayudar a la Iglesia en la evangelización de nuestro mundo y ¡predicando a Jesucristo! ¡Gracias a Dios!
Por supuesto, eso no es lo que en realidad ha sucedido, ni siquiera de cerca. Sin embargo tengo mucha esperanza y aquí les digo por qué:
La semana pasada, una publicación católica de noticias publicó una extensa entrevista con nuestro Santo Padre, el Papa Francisco. La entrevista iba desde las pequeñas cosas de Jorge Bergoglio hasta el rol de las mujeres en la Iglesia; y desde los artistas favoritos del Santo Padre hasta nuestra misión mundial. Fue una entrevista muy completa, para decir lo menos.
Lo fundamental de las palabras del Papa, sin embargo, es lo mismo que él ha estado diciendo: la Iglesia tiene que recomenzar para predicar el mensaje de Jesucristo con gran fervor y alegría, tenemos que renovar nuestros esfuerzos para ir a todos los pueblos y naciones, hablándoles del inmenso amor de Dios por ellos e invitándolos, una vez más, a la relación con Él.
Con este fin, el Papa enfatizó que debemos mantenernos concentrados adecuadamente en nuestra misión. Es el mensaje de Cristo y su deseo de que todos se salven, lo que viene primero, afirma el Santo Padre y, además (incluyendo los temas del aborto, la homosexualidad y la anticoncepción) debe fluir solamente desde ese mensaje. Si tratamos de poner las cosas ante Cristo, dijo, la Iglesia seguramente fracasará en su misión.
Es un mensaje hermoso, dado a tiempo: para ser cristiano tenemos que seguir a Jesucristo, tenemos que amar como Él ama, tenemos que pensar como Él piensa.
This year’s 40 Days for Life vigil to end abortion in Madison is set for Wednesday, Sept. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 3, near the Planned Parenthood Clinic on Orin Rd. in Madison.
MADISON — Since its founding by college students in 1833 in Paris, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has grown to serve the poor in 149 countries on five continents.
Its international president is a sign of that worldwide growth. Dr. Michael Thio, a resident of Singapore, is the first non-European to serve as the society’s international president.
MADISON — As the 2013 National Assembly of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul entered its third full scheduled day of events, it was a time to look back on how all the society’s works started.
The year 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
A crowded Grand Ballroom at the Concourse Hotel in Madison, filled with members and volunteers from all across the country, spent part of the morning in a retreat, reflecting on Ozanam’s life.
The retreat was led by Ralph Middlecamp, society executive director for the district council of Madison, and by Sr. Kieran Kneaves, Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul since 1958.
