Durante el tiempo de Cuaresma cada año, la iglesia nos pide que practiquemos el ayuno y la abstinencia. La práctica del ayuno se remonta a los tiempos bíblicos y por ende lo encontramos en la Biblia, tanto en el Antiguo Testamento como en el Nuevo Testamento. El ayuno aparece primeramente en el libro de Génesis 2:17, cuando Adán y Eva rompen el ayuno proclamado por Dios de no comer del árbol de en medio del jardín, el árbol de conocimiento del bien y del mal. Adán y Eva rechazaron la vida verdadera dependiente de Dios y la cambiaron por una vida que dependía “solo de pan” es decir, de la comida fuera de Dios “serán como dioses” les dijo Satanás. Por eso Nuestro Señor Jesús reitera en Mateo capitulo cuatro, durante sus tentaciones en el desierto, que “No solo de pan vive el hombre” ayudándonos a entender así que nuestra dependencia debe basarse de una manera intencional en Dios y no en las cosas materiales de este mundo.
Month: March 2022
Diocese hosts local synod session
On the afternoon of February 27, close to 200 individuals, well representing the Diocese of Madison regionally, gathered at St. Dennis Parish in Madison, to pray with Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison in offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and then to gather with the opportunity for the bishop to consult with members of the faithful of the diocese.
Retreat for grieving parents to be held in Beloit
Losing a child for any reason or under any circumstance is tragic.
Annual Catholic Appeal: Your gift in action — Hispanic Ministry
The mission of the Office of Hispanic Ministry is to deeply and more faithfully integrate the Hispanic community of the diocese into the life of the Church within the different diocesan and pastoral ministerial areas of vocations, liturgy and sacraments, evangelization, catechesis, family life, Catholic education, and social justice, among others.
A full picture of the Good News
During Lent, I am reading one chapter of Scripture every day, starting with John’s Gospel. Reading one of the Gospels sequentially gives one a full picture of the Good News, the whole story of Jesus Christ, each with a different perspective.
Like it was your last
I have ashes on my forehead today. It’s my yearly reminder that to dust I shall return. I, Kevin, will die someday.
Letter to the editor, March 10, 2022
* Forgotten American history
Rite of Election set for March 6
Facing Summit Ave. in St. Paul, Minn., the University of St. Thomas boasts these magnificent arches in the Collegiate Gothic style.
St. Christopher Parish offers ‘Encounter Nights’, a faith formation experience for all ages
It’s 4 p.m. on a Sunday night. The Sunday morning Masses are over, and yet a couple of hundred people have gathered in the church again. The music team leads the people with some praise and worship music in the front corner of the church. In the pews, some people close their eyes. Some sing along. A couple lift up their hands. It is the beginning of a two-hour “Encounter Night” held at St. Christopher Parish in Verona.
Frassati Fest 2022: ‘Behold’
How to describe Frassati Fest?
Two hundred-plus teens and adults from across the Diocese of Madison coming together for a weekend of fun, prayer, and a giant “Where’s Frassati?” game at the Kalahari resort doesn’t quite seem to cut it.