On a camping trip up north earlier this summer, I was cooking pancakes over the fire my husband built for our family of six.
Day: August 11, 2021
Fennimore parish celebrates 25 years of Perpetual Adoration
FENNIMORE — Queen of All Saints Parish in Fennimore will celebrate its 25th Anniversary of Perpetual Adoration on Sunday, Aug. 15.
The home of Bethany
Throughout the liturgical year of the Church, the feasts and memorials celebrating the saints provide opportunities to learn from their witness and ask for their intercessory prayers.
Rural listening sessions to start August 31
MADISON — Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison and the diocesan Office of Rural Life will host listening sessions beginning Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, in Monroe.
‘Ordinary’ people, extraordinary examples
There are 300,000 Catholics in the Diocese of Madison. 300,000 souls. 300,000 stories.
Outdoor Rosary in Dodgeville
DODGEVILLE — The Knights of Columbus Council 4871 will be hosting an outdoor Rosary at the Kramer Shrine outside of Dodgeville.
Contemplating eternity
One of my favorite newly-discovered places in our diocese is Natural Bridge State Park in Sauk County. I often take visitors there because of the beautiful drive, the opportunity to take a short hike in the woods, and to explore the wonder of the natural bridge carved from centuries of wind and rain.
Former seminary is renovated for use as diocesan pastoral center
After the Diocese of Madison closed Holy Name Seminary in Madison in 1995, a year of transition in 1996 was spent studying plans for use of the renamed Holy Name Catholic Center.
‘Quitting’ IS courageous when you’re the ‘GOAT’
More people than ever probably know who Simone Biles is. To many, she’s either the successful Olympic and world champion gymnast who needed to step away from recent competition in Tokyo due to some issues she was dealing with, or she’s the overhyped gymnast who quit on her team when things got tough.