A joint resolution of both houses of the Wisconsin State Legislature recently declared May 1 of every year as St. Joseph the Worker Day, a moment to recognize and appreciate the dignity of all working people in Wisconsin.
Month: May 2025
Local Catholic wins Barry Scholarship
Felicity Klingele, a recent graduate of UW-Madison, was awarded last month the John and Daria Barry Scholarship, an award that was inaugurated in 2019.
Diez cosas importantes sobre el Papa León XIV
Cuando la Iglesia Católica le da la bienvenida a su primer Papa estadounidense, aquí hay 10 cosas que hay que saber sobre el Papa León XIV, anteriormente cardenal Robert F. Prevost.
Vocations are everyone’s business
Our diocesan vocations office reports that at least five young men have applied to enter the seminary this fall and that several young women are in the process of entering Religious Life or seeking to become consecrated virgins.
‘I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it. . . (You can’t have it!)’
My beloved and I recently watched a documentary on TV that, in part, described the emergence of the mall pretzel — the things I put her through.
Sr. Mary Therese O’Malley, OP, dies
Sr. Mary Therese O’Malley, OP, died May 7, 2025, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her Remembering Service and Funeral Mass will take place 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, at St. Dominic Villa. Casey-McNett Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Welcoming the new pope
Habemus Papam! We have a pope! The world heard those joyful and ancient words from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica last week, as Pope Leo XIV emerged on the balcony for the first time and gave his first blessing to the city of Rome and to the world.
First responders honored at Blue Mass
The Blue Mass was celebrated on the evening of May 8, and was held in the St. Bernard Parish Center in Madison, while the cathedral undergoes construction.
Dándole la bienvenida al nuevo Papa
Habemus Papam! ¡Tenemos un Papa!! El mundo escuchó esas palabras alegres y antiguas desde la logia de la Basílica de San Pedro la semana pasada, cuando el Papa León XIV salió al balcón por primera vez y dio su primera bendición a la ciudad de Roma y al mundo.
Living out the Holy Habits through a personal plan of life
Several years ago, Bishop Donald J. Hying did something similar when he introduced the “four Holy Habits” to help foster an awareness of God’s presence and encourage us to strive for holiness.