One of my favorite bishop activities is the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Month: May 2024
‘The first thing on my desk’
Just in time for Easter, the console of Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish’s pipe organ was restored and reinstalled.
Celebrando a la Virgen María y sus advocaciones: Advocaciones en Nicaragua, Ecuador y Costa Rica
Celebrando a la Virgen María y sus advocaciones: Advocaciones en Nicaragua, Ecuador y Costa Rica
Have a heart like St. Thérèse
On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, Pope Francis focused his audience on St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus as another witness of apostolic zeal and passion for evangelization.
An epidemic of jealousy
For those who frequent the Sacrament of Confession fairly “often,” there is probably one sin that could be an automatic one every time — being jealous of others.
Priest appointments, May 2024
Msgr. James Bartylla, Vicar General, announces the following priest appointments made by Most Reverend Donald J. Hying, Bishop of Madison, effective Monday, July 1, 2024, and announced Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19:
Mary Ellen Lewis, FSM, 83, Dies
Sr. Mary Ellen Lewis, a Franciscan Sister of Mary for 68 years, died Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at The Sarah Community in Bridgeton, MO. She was 89.
Three ordained to the transitional diaconate
Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison ordained Deacon Brad Grobbel, Deacon David Jaramillo, and Deacon Ryan Ruhle as transitional deacons on May 10 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona.
Receiving His love
The more I study and meditate on the Scriptures, the more I am convinced that the 14th and 15th chapters of John’s Gospel are the interpretative key to properly understanding the entire New Testament.
Teaching anniversaries celebrated at St. William School
Students and teachers, past and present, of St. William School in Janesville gathered to celebrate the teaching anniversaries of Ms. Rosemary Urbanick, 50 years, and Mrs. Kathleen Brennan, 25 years.