Sister Janette Wicker, OP, died Jan. 29 2023, at St. Elizabeth Manor, Footville, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Juditha. Natural burial took place Feb. 1 in the Motherhouse Cemetery. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Feb. 10.
Day: February 8, 2023
Waunakee KCs host FUNdraiser for family
On Sunday, Feb. 12, the Knights of Columbus and St. John the Baptist Parish in Waunakee will be hosting a Super Bowl Sunday tailgate fundraiser, titled “Fetters Family FUNdraiser”, starting at 4 p.m. The event will be held in the gym of St. John the Baptist School at 114 East 3rd St. and there is a suggested $50 entrance fee donation at the door.
Metanoia retreats: A time to focus on transformation of minds and hearts
So much change has happened in our diocese in the past three years.
Relic of St. Francis of Assisi comes to Camp Gray
More than 50 years ago, a Capuchin priest gave his cousin, Nancy Lietz, a relic of St. Francis of Assisi.
Life is a ‘masterpiece’
In a reflection on Psalm 139, Pope Benedict XVI wrote, “In the second part of the Psalm, God turns his loving gaze upon the human being, whose full and complete beginning is reflected upon. He is still an unformed substance in his mother’s womb: the Hebrew term used has been understood by several biblical experts as referring to an embryo, described in that term as a small, oval, curled-up reality, but on which God has already turned his benevolent and loving eyes . . .”
Be friends with the saints
It’s quite a blessing that we can both read about canonized saints (or even blesseds, venerables, and so on) or read their own words.
Evento de evangelización: Vayan y Hagan Discípulos en Vivo
Esta primavera, durante la época de Pascua, la diócesis ofrecerá una serie de talleres de capacitación o entrenamiento para la evangelización en un evento de tres partes o pasos llamado “Vayan y Hagan Discípulos en Vivo”.