For all intents and purposes, the Diocesan Eucharistic Congress looked like a resounding success. But we cannot think of the congress as the goal or culmination of our efforts for the National Eucharistic Revival in our diocese. The congress was just the beginning of our local efforts for the National Eucharistic Revival.
Year: 2023
More notes from the congress
Hi all. In case you missed it, we recently had the Madison Diocesan Eucharistic Congress in Waunakee.
More than one thousand take part in first-ever diocesan Eucharistic Congress
The more than 1,200 people who were on the grounds of St. John the Baptist Parish in Waunakee encountered the Eucharist, prayed before the Eucharist, learned about the Eucharist, talked about the Eucharist, processed with the Eucharist, and received the Eucharist.
Celebrate October saint feast days
This week, we liturgically celebrate some significant saints: St. Francis of Assisi on October 4, St. Faustina Kowalska on October 5, and St. Bruno on October 6.
40 Days for Life underway in Madison
On September 27, 40 Days for Life started its next campaign outside the Planned Parenthood facility on the east side of Madison.
Hold on to what draws you to God, let go of what doesn’t
From the moment our children are born, we are called to endure stages of letting them go: from the moment they take their first step, to riding a bike, to going to school, to making friends, to struggling with making their own choices, to going off to college, to discerning a religious vocation or getting married and having children of their own.
What’s on your bookshelf?
With so many books out there, it’s hard to know where to start and what to get.
The example of St. Thérèse
October 1 is the feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, one of the most popular saints throughout the Church and a personal favorite.
You are ‘called and gifted’
There will be a Called and Gifted workshop by the Catherine of Siena Institute, hosted at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish, 221 Columbus St., Sun Prairie, on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Pro-life community galvanizes in support of women and children
The pro-life community in Wisconsin, and in particular that in the Madison area, is a closely bound group of individuals and organizations always willing and ready to protect, and speak up for, unborn children and walk hand-in-hand with women in crisis pregnancies.