Our communion with the saints is a reality we too often forget. Throughout the history of the Church, the intercession and example of the saints have strengthened and inspired all the faithful, while their relics have been both objects of veneration and sources of miraculous graces.
Day: January 16, 2019
Roe v. Wade and the damage done by abortion
In his speech to Catholic health care professionals and gynecologists on September 20, 2013, Pope Francis said, “Every child who is condemned unjustly to being aborted bears the face of Christ, who even before he was born, and then just after birth, experienced the world’s rejection.
Care Net’s new mobile clinic to bring services directly to women
Imagine this: You’re a young woman who thinks you might be pregnant. You’re scared and alone and not sure where to turn for help.
And then you see it, right in your neighborhood: a mobile medical clinic that offers free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds.
Foiling Spinoza as path to evangelization
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During this Christmas holiday, I’ve been reading Anthony Gottlieb’s breezy and enjoyable history of modern philosophy, entitled The Dream of Enlightenment.
Throughout his treatment of such figures as Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, and Voltaire, Gottlieb reveals his own rather strong bias in favor of the rationalism and anti-supernaturalism advocated by these avatars of modern thought.
Diocesan Prayer for a New Bishop
Even as we are mourning the death of Bishop Robert C. Morlino, all in the Diocese of Madison must now turn toward the Lord and earnestly ask that he send us a successor who will lead us in the faith. Following are some suggestions that were sent in a memo to parishes:
Adult faith study at Monona parish
Adult faith study focusing on “A Biblical Walk Through the Mass” featuring Dr. Edward Sri will be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Monona on Tuesday mornings from 9:15 to 10:45 a.m., Jan. 29, Feb. 5 and 12, in the church meeting room.
Seat of Wisdom Diocesan Institute classes
Seat of Wisdom Diocesan Institute Core Basic classes are being held at Holy Name Heights, 702 S. High Point Rd., with the following dates and topics:
Relic of St. Jean Vianney available for veneration at Holy Hill
HUBERTUS, Wis. — The relic of the Incorruptible Heart of St. Jean (John) Vianney will be available for veneration at the Basilica and National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians at Holy Hill in Hubertus on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 23 and 24.
A six-month tour is taking the holy relic of the saint — popularly known as the Cure d’Ars — across the United States. The heart relic of St. Jean Vianney will visit cathedrals, churches, chapels, and seminaries.
Blessed Sacrament Parish hosts St. Thomas Aquinas Dinner
The 2019 St. Thomas Aquinas Dinner and Lecture will be held on Thursday, Jan. 24, at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Madison.
Abortion is the leading cause of death worldwide in 2018
To the editor:
The Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children is observed on January 22. How appropriate, as on this day 46 years ago, our Supreme Court justices passed Roe v. Wade.
At a National Prayer Breakfast attended by President Bill and Hillary Clinton, Mother Teresa said: “What is taking place in America is a war against the child. If we accept that the mother can kill her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another?”