Year: 2013

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Kevin Wondrash

St. Ann School hosts robot show

STOUGHTON — The seventh grade class of St. Ann School in Stoughton recently hosted their annual Tetrix Robotic Show.

This year’s robots featured the “Back Buddy 5000” back-scratcher, “Macklemore the Mopper 3.0” Swiffer robot, and the “Ralph x2000” spy cam robot.

While making the robots, the students studied the engineering process and were required to complete a number of assignments, including keeping a daily engineering journal and preparing a commercial to market their robot.

In addition, students created a Google Site website which highlighted the building process with photos and videos. Students were required to upload their commercials to the site and design the layout of their website.

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Fr. Tad Pacholczyk

Human sexuality: Considering perversions and purposes

Making Sense out of Bioethics column by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk

Many of us have probably heard single women talking among themselves about men, where one of them ends up saying, “That guy, he’s just a pervert — he’s only interested in sex.”

When women detect that a man’s focus has become the pursuit of pleasure, and that unbridled sex has become an end in itself, they tend instinctively to back away. Women often intuitively understand that sex can’t be reduced to mere pleasure without hurting both individuals involved, and negating other important goods, like love, family, children, and marriage.

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Fr. Donald Lange

Living ideals in the Declaration of Independence

Seeing with Jesus' Eyes, a column by Fr. Donald Lange

Independence Day is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It is also known as the Fourth of July.

It is associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, political speeches, and ceremonies. On Independence Day we also celebrate other events concerning the history, government, and traditions of the United States.

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Kevin Wondrash

New marriage preparation, pro-life coordinator hired

MADISON — Colin Jenkins has been hired as the new full-time Marriage Preparation Coordinator/Pro-Life Coordinator for the Diocese of Madison.

Jenkins will be taking over the majority of marriage preparation activities, and Andy Galvin, marriage and family coordinator for the diocese, will be shifting to marriage enrichment and an expansion of Theology of the Body opportunities in the diocese.

“He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge about marriage and family that will serve the program and the many engaged couples well,” said Galvin. “He will also be a great addition to our team as we look to expand our overall support for marriages and families in the diocese.”

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Chris Lee

Sister Victoire Beausoleil, OP, dies

SINSINAWA — Sister Victoire Beausoleil, OP, died June 28, 2013 at St. Dominic Villa. The funeral Mass was held in Queen of the Rosary Chapel at Sinsinawa July 2, 2013, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.

Sister Victoire made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican March 8, 1935, and her final profession Aug. 5, 1938. She taught for 43 years and served as support staff at various hospitals and convents for 14 years. Sister Victoire served in Illinois, California, Nebraska, South Dakota, Washington, Montana, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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Statement from U.S. Bishops on Supreme Court marriage decisions

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court decisions June 26 striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act and refusing to rule on the merits of a challenge to California’s Proposition 8 mark a “tragic day for marriage and our nation,” said Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, chair of the U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage.

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Kevin Wondrash

Encontrar la belleza en el sacerdocio

Esta columna es la comunicación del Obispo con los fieles de la Diócesis de Madison. Cualquier circulación más amplia va más allá de la intención del Obispo.

Queridos amigos:

“El amor por Cristo nos obliga” (2 Cor 5:14)”, dice la segunda carta a los Corintios. Ese amor, que se ha manifestado en la persona de Cristo, es la cosa más hermosa que podría haber. Es hermosa porque es el amor de Dios. Él es amor y Él es la belleza misma.

Y durante este Año de la Fe hemos estado contemplando desde varias perspectivas la belleza del Señor, como una forma de invitar a la gente a encontrarse con Él de modo que cambie la vida a través de la Nueva Evangelización.

Luego de haber celebrado recientemente la ordenación de tres nuevos y maravillosos sacerdotes, me gustaría decir algunas cosas sobre la belleza del sacerdocio, que compartí con quienes estuvieron presentes esa gran noche. El amor que nos impele y su belleza son puestos de manifiesto de manera especial en el sacramento de las Órdenes Sagradas.

La belleza del rito de ordenación

El sacerdocio es hermoso porque Jesús recrea al sacerdote de una forma nueva de modo que el ser anterior muere. En la ordenación, el sacerdote se postra ante el altar. Está acostado allí como si muriera y se levantase con la resurrección, hacia la novedad de haber sido cambiado en lo más profundo de su alma a imagen de Cristo Sacerdote.

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