My six-year-old daughter clutched her daddy’s hand as they walked side by side through the woods one day.
Suddenly, a black and yellow snake slithered across their path, startling my daughter. She gasped in fear and squeezed her daddy’s hand.
Her daddy, my husband, patted her hand gently and said, “Don’t worry. Garter snakes won’t bite you. They’re just looking for crickets to eat.”
LANCASTER — During the 2015-2016 school year, almost 150 students were identified as experiencing homelessness in Grant County. This does not take into account children who are not in school, so the numbers could be higher.
A national organization that helps families who experience homelessness recently arrived in Grant County in an attempt to “Shelter the Homeless.”
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Recently, while working at my computer in Santa Barbara, I encountered a confounding problem and decided to call Brandon Vogt, who is not only the excellent content director at Word on Fire, but also a trained engineer and tech whiz.
After trying in vain to talk me through the problem, Brandon said, “Look, let me just take over your screen.” And with that, he pressed some buttons in Atlanta, where he was attending a conference, and then commenced to move my cursor around the screen, click on all the right settings, and resolve the difficulty.
Though I had seen him do this before, I was, once again, impressed by this long-distance maneuver. Displaying my utter lack of scientific expertise, I asked, “Now Brandon, is this being done through the phone lines or is outer space involved?”
The Diocese of Madison issued the following statement on October 4:
Earlier today, Circuit Court Judge Rhonda Lanford released her decision that the St. Raphael Cathedral site does not meet religious exemption qualifications — ruling in favor of the City of Madison and leaving the Cathedral Parish having paid nearly $100,000 per year in taxes since 2012.
GREEN LAKE — As part of the third annual national Public Square Rosary Rally for the country, the Rosary will be prayed in Green Lake at Deacon Mills Park, corner of Mill and South Sts., on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 12 noon.
In 1917, Our Lady appeared to three children in Fatima, Portugal. Her message was one of prayer and penance.
MADISON — The 40 Days for Life UNITED tour bus will be coming to Madison for a statewide rally on Thursday, Oct. 13.
The rally will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. outside the Planned Parenthood facility at 3706 Orin Rd.
MT. HOREB — On Friday, Oct. 21, Fr. Carlos Martins of the Companions of the Cross will present “Treasures of the Church: an Exposition of Sacred Relics” at St. Michael the Archangel Parish (St. Ignatius Church), 109 S. 6th St.
The evening will begin at 7 p.m. with a presentation in the church by Father Martins. After the presentation, the relics will be available for veneration from 8 p.m. until close.
Mercy will be the focus at the fall meetings of the West Dane, Sauk, and Columbia North Vicariate Councils of Catholic Women (CCW).
Affiliated with the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (MDCCW), the regional councils provide an opportunity for prayer, service, and fellowship. MDCCW Co-Presidents Sue Koch and Ellen Martin will participate in the meetings. All women are invited to attend.
MADISON — John Joy recently started in the position of marriage and family coordinator in the Diocese of Madison’s Office of Evangelization and Catechesis.
Joy comes to Madison from northwestern Indiana where he had been teaching ethics at a high school.
Prior to that, he studied graduate level theology at the International Theological Institute in Austria for five years.
Sr. Catherine Harrington, OP, died October 9, 2016, at St. Dominic Villa. Her religious name was Sr. Martinelle. The funeral Mass was held in the Gathering Place chapel at Sinsinawa October 12, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
