The Edgewood Campus School Board of Directors are pleased to welcome Paul Gessner, a highly regarded 26 year educator and Catholic school administrator, as its first President following the separation of this position from the role of principal.
Month: June 2023
Human trafficking documentary showing at St. Peter Parish in Madison
The documentary “It’s happening right here” by Operation Underground Railroad will be showing at 6:30 p.m. at St. Peter Parish in Madison.
Cambridge native elected to leadership role with Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi
The congregation of the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi have elected a new leadership team. The new members were installed on June 11 and include: Sr. Joanne Schatzlein, director; Sr. Charlotte Roost, vicar/associate director; and Sr. Sylvia Anne Sheldon, associate director. They will serve a four-year term.
Fr. Mark Foley and Fr. Simon Tipps ordained to the priesthood
The Diocese of Madison welcomed two new priests on May 26. Fr. Mark Foley and Fr. Simon Tipps were ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison during an Ordination Mass at St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish named shrine of Our Lady of the Green Scapular
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Monona was recently declared a diocesan shrine by Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison.
Dealing with anti-Catholicism
Arthur Schlesinger Jr., a noted United States historian, famously opined decades ago that anti-Catholicism is “the deepest bias in the history of the American people.”
‘Given life back again’
We all love a good conversion story. A subcategory of the conversion story is that of rehabilitation and recovery. A further subcategory of that is stories that involve rehab and recovery from addictions to drugs, alcohol, and the like.
Good fathers leave eternal marks of love
Mrs. Sonora Louise Smart Dodd is generally credited with organizing the first modern Father’s Day. It was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Wash.
Congreso Eucarístico Diocesano: ¡Redescubre la tenacidad del amor!
Dios plantó un deseo insaciable de conocerlo y amarlo dentro de nuestras almas.
Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa accept Tricon proposal to purchase buildings at the Mound
The Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa have accepted Tricon Construction Group’s proposal to take the next steps toward ownership of several buildings at Sinsinawa Mound. Tricon proposes to renovate the space for an active senior living community and event center and to explore partnerships with local community organizations responding to human needs in the area.