The spirituality and sights of the Easter season were still present at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona as two men — Peter Lee and Grant Thies — were ordained to the transitional diaconate by Bishop Robert C. Morlino on April 18.
Month: April 2017
The ethics of new-age medicine
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Patients who face serious illnesses are sometimes attracted to alternative medicines, also referred to as “holistic” or “new-age” medicines.
These can include treatments like homeopathy, hypnosis, “energy therapies” like Reiki, acupuncture, and herbal remedies, to name just a few.
The ethics of new-age medicine
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Patients who face serious illnesses are sometimes attracted to alternative medicines, also referred to as “holistic” or “new-age” medicines.
These can include treatments like homeopathy, hypnosis, “energy therapies” like Reiki, acupuncture, and herbal remedies, to name just a few.
Patient befriending and advocacy
Third in a series on the recent conference on “Dignity at the End of Life, from Suffering to Hope,” held in Fitchburg.
“Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” St. Teresa of Calcutta
An opportunity presents itself
We are frequently given opportunities to do “small things with great love” for others. Unfortunately, we often pass many of these up due to simple lack of awareness.
Hunkering down with Benedict
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Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation has certainly emerged as the most talked-about religious book of 2017. Within weeks of its publication, dozens of editorials, reviews, op-eds, and panel discussions were dedicated to it. Practically every friend and contact I have sent me something about the book and urged me to comment on it.
The very intensity of the interest in the text in one way proves Dreher’s central point, namely, that there is a widely-felt instinct that something has gone rather deeply wrong with the culture and that classical Christianity, at least in the West, is in a bit of a mess.
Hunkering down with Benedict
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Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation has certainly emerged as the most talked-about religious book of 2017. Within weeks of its publication, dozens of editorials, reviews, op-eds, and panel discussions were dedicated to it. Practically every friend and contact I have sent me something about the book and urged me to comment on it.
The very intensity of the interest in the text in one way proves Dreher’s central point, namely, that there is a widely-felt instinct that something has gone rather deeply wrong with the culture and that classical Christianity, at least in the West, is in a bit of a mess.
Parishioners take action to tell legislators they are pro-life
SAUK CITY — Parishioners, including students of all ages, from Divine Mercy Parish in Sauk City have started a project of writing letters to state and federal law makers to let government officials know they believe abortion is wrong.
Julie Keith, Divine Mercy’s pro-life coordinator, headed up the project last fall and began asking for letters to be written in time for the landmark Roe v. Wade 44th anniversary in January.
Support bipartisan effort addressing climate change
To the editor:
I was excited to see that House Republicans have submitted a resolution to address Climate Change (H. Res 195) and important Catholic voices have expressed their support and gratitude.
For the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Bishop Frank Dewane of Venice, Fla., and Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, N.M., each chairs of USCCB Committees, welcomed the commitment of these legislators to address the challenge of climate change.
Cross Plains parish hosts evening of celebration of Our Lady’s apparitions at Fatima
CROSS PLAINS — On Saturday, May 6, from 7 to 9 p.m., St. Francis Xavier Parish is hosting an evening of celebration for the 100th anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions at Fatima to three peasant children.
Guest speaker Juan Landa from Mater Dei Tours will share his insights on Our Lady’s important message and how it applies to the Church and our lives today.
Support bipartisan effort addressing climate change
To the editor:
I was excited to see that House Republicans have submitted a resolution to address Climate Change (H. Res 195) and important Catholic voices have expressed their support and gratitude.
For the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Bishop Frank Dewane of Venice, Fla., and Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, N.M., each chairs of USCCB Committees, welcomed the commitment of these legislators to address the challenge of climate change.