Month: October 2014

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Kevin Wondrash

Pontifical Requiem Mass for deceased bishops and priests on November 3

MADISON — In the “Church Year,” November is a significant month for considering the Communion of the Saints and the holy souls in Purgatory.

At the start of the month, the Church celebrates All Saints Day, giving thanks to God for all those we believe have achieved their heavenly goal, and then All Souls Day, during which we pray for the souls of all those who have departed but await their entry into heaven. They are moving days, which call to mind not only loved ones and friends who have died, but also the end of our own lives.

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Joseph Fogerty

God is a family of three eternal persons in Trinity

To the editor:

In his article in the October 16 issue, Father Barron writes that unbelieving scientists don’t seem to know what we mean by “God.” He states that a universe of contingent entities requires a non-contingent source.

Some unbelievers assert that our universe and others derived from space time fluctuations that always existed. This debate, which has been raging for several years, is partly our fault because we leave the impression that God is a solitary individual who arbitrarily created the universe from nothing.

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Kevin Wondrash

Serra Club and Worldwide Marriage Encounter join efforts to celebrate priests

MADISON — Worldwide Marriage Encounter in the Diocese of Madison and the Madison Serra Club are joining efforts to celebrate priests on Sunday, Oct. 26, observed as Priesthood Sunday.

In cooperation with the diocesan Office of Vocations, volunteers with Marriage Encounter and the Serra Club are sending cards to all priests in the diocese.

Affirming priests

For 11 years, Worldwide Marriage Encounter has proclaimed a World Priest Day to honor the men who have dedicated their lives to Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church through the Sacrament of Holy Orders.

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Kevin Wondrash

Edgewood College president to be inaugurated

MADISON — Dr. Scott Flanagan officially becomes the seventh president of Edgewood College at the inauguration ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, in the Todd Wehr Edgedome on campus.

The ceremony marks the close of a weeklong celebration of the new president who took over leadership of the college on August 1.

The inauguration features an academic procession of dignitaries representing colleges and universities from Wisconsin and beyond.

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Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

Good timing: Catholic Charities Sunday focuses on strengthening, supporting families

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Talk about good timing: we just watched the conclusion of the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family and this weekend we will observe Catholic Charities Sunday in the Diocese of Madison.

The bishops and Pope Francis — along with a number of married couples and other observers — spent two weeks in Rome discussing pastoral challenges facing the family in the context of evangelization. They talked openly about many issues involving families today.

Final message of bishops

In their final message at the conclusion of the synod, the bishops said that we must remember to practice charity by being near “to those who are last, marginalized, poor, lonely, sick, strangers, and families in crisis.”

They reminded us of the Lord’s words, “It is more blessed to give them to receive” (Acts 20:35). They mentioned that Christians should give gifts of goods, fellowship, love, and mercy and be witnesses “to the truth, to light, and to the meaning of life.”

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Kevin Wondrash

Annual quilt show to be held in Waunakee

WAUNAKEE — St. John’s Piecemakers Quilt Club in Waunakee will host its 14th annual “Quilting through the Ages” quilt show on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. John School gym, 114 E. Third St.

More than 150 quilts will be displayed along with quilts that will be donated to local charities. There will be a silent auction and quilt sale benefitting the Waunakee Food Pantry. Luncheon items will be served by the Ashton Go-Getters 4-H Club.

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Jean Mueller

Are changes in taste normal with aging?

Q My mother has been a very healthy person, and her diet has been what I would call balanced.

She always had fresh fruit and vegetables, limited sugar, and watched her salt.

A short time ago, I noticed that she is eating less and less. She has also started to use quite heavy doses of salt on her foods.

When I ask her, she says things don’t taste the same, and she just gets full quicker.

Is this normal, or is it something to have checked out?

(A daughter in McFarland)

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Kevin Wondrash

Rock County Senior Fair to be held Oct. 24

JANESVILLE — The Rock County Senior Fair will be held Friday, Oct. 24, at Holiday Inn Express, 3100 Wellington Pl., Janesville, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Admission and parking is free for the event that is hosted by the Rock County Community Partnerships for Older Adults Committee.

The theme of this year’s event is “Health and Wellness Under the Big Top.” Baby boomers, seniors, and their families are invited to attend and learn about what products and services are available in the area for an enjoyable, healthy lifestyle.

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Fr. Robert Barron

Have patience for ‘sausage-making’ synod

The midterm report on the deliberations of the Synod on the Family has appeared, and there is a fair amount of hysteria all around.

John Thavis, a veteran Vatican reporter who should know better, has declared this statement “an earthquake, the big one that hit after months of smaller tremors.”

Certain commentators on the right have been wringing their hands and bewailing a deep betrayal of the Church’s teaching. One even opined that this report is the “silliest document ever issued by the Catholic Church,” and some have said that the interim document flaunts the teaching of St. John Paul II.

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