MADISON — Their goal was 600 miles in six days. Today’s [July 10] goal was 141 miles from Green Bay to Madison.
Year: 2023
‘Drinkable sandwiches’: Learning to let go of imperfections
Grabbing a quick lunch and then heading out to go hiking or kayaking is not an uncommon occurrence in our household, especially in the final precious days of golden summer.
Congreso Eucarístico Diocesano:Alimenta el alma hambrienta con la belleza
En 1938, un teólogo católico, Anscar Vonier, escribió para nuestros tiempos. Habló de la belleza: “Nuestra fe debe ser hermosa para sostener las almas . . . [La gente] tiene hambre y sed de las bellezas de su fe . . . ”Él creía que, sin la experiencia de la belleza de la fe, las almas se apartarían.
Fr. Roger Nilles dies
Fr. Roger Gabriel Nilles died on August 4, 2023, at the age of 90 at St. John’s on the Lake in Milwaukee.
‘Perfect!’
Dear Readers,
There I was in my favorite diner telling the waitress I wanted a tuna salad sandwich on gluten-free toast.
Love Begins Here marks 15 years of service
This summer marks the 15th year of Love Begins Here (LBH) in the Diocese of Madison.
Bishop blesses new Babies and Beyond facility and offers support
“We weren’t planning to move,” said Brenda Collins, executive director of Babies and Beyond of Wisconsin. “The space became available, so we figured ‘Let’s jump on it now while we have this opportunity.’”
Young adults partake in summer sports league
Catholic young adults in the Diocese of Madison rejoice at the coming of summer for many reasons.
The Church’s ‘ultimate trial’
An intriguing paragraph in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which I have often pondered, is #675: “The Church’s ultimate trial. Before Christ’s second coming, the Church must pass through a final trial that will shake the faith of many believers. The persecution which accompanies her pilgrimage on earth will unveil ‘the mystery of iniquity’ in the form of a religious deception offering men an apparent solution to their problems at the price of apostasy from the truth. The supreme religious deception is that of the Antichrist, a pseudo-messianism by which man glorifies himself in place of God and of his Messiah come in the flesh.”
Recognizing evangelization road blocks
For six years, I “taught Confirmation” to high school sophomores. Congratulate me, I took six years off of my time in Purgatory.