The Diocese of Madison, with sorrow, shares the news of the death of Most Reverend Paul J. Swain, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Sioux Falls, ordained a priest of the Diocese of Madison in 1988. Bishop Swain died on Saturday, November 26, at the age of 79, in hospice care after suffering significant medical complications in recent weeks. In recent days, Catholics in the Dioceses of Sioux Falls and Madison were asked to pray for Bishop Swain, as his condition worsened. Funeral arrangements in Sioux Falls are pending.
Month: November 2022
Parish to host Advent mission and first class relic of St. Jude
Fr. Andy McAlpin, OP, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Madison is inviting all of the faithful to a parish mission with Fr. Michail Ford, OP, director of the Dominican Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus in Chicago.
Blessed Carlo Acutis’ Eucharistic Miracles exhibition travels the Diocese of Madison
The year is 2002. The Church is hurting, and an 11-year-old boy is attending an annual Catholic festival, looking at various exhibits, when he gets an idea. He wants to stage his own exhibition on miracles of the Eucharist recognized by the Church to help affirm people in their faith.
Rediscover the tenacity of love!
God planted an unquenchable desire to know and to love Him within our souls. St. John of the Cross describes it as a desire to go “where the pure water flows”, where divine truths are clear. Desire grows.
John Sittard is new diocesan director of music
The Diocese of Madison has hired a new director of music. John Sittard brings years of experience and a great love for music and liturgy to the diocese. In addition to this role, he has also been hired as the director of sacred music at St. Bernard Parish in Madison.
Advent time is here again
Every Advent, we hear the mighty voice of John the Baptist calling out in the desert, his radical voice urging people toward repentance, conversion, and purification.
Serie de Adviento: El Adviento . . . ¿Qué es?
Estamos ya habituados al término “adviento”, sabemos qué significa: pero precisamente por el hecho de estar tan familiarizados con él, quizá no llegamos a captar toda la riqueza que encierra dicho concepto.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Advent
There is a recent product and consumer trend that I am torn about how to feel. Since well before Halloween — when many retailers already put out the Christmas stuff — another kind of seasonal item was filling the shelves — Advent calendars.
Record demand at Dane County food pantries
Some of the largest pantries in Dane County say while demand is up, donations are down.
Let us enjoy a grateful Thanksgiving
The roots of America’s Thanksgiving go back to the pilgrims. After a long hard winter during which more than half of the pilgrims died from scurvy and exposure to the elements, survivors held a feast of thanksgiving during which they shared their blessings with Indian friends.