Family members, friends, and the prayerful laity from around the diocese came to St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison, part of Divine Mercy Parish, in force the night of May 30.
Day: June 4, 2025
Welcoming the Holy Spirit
As we approach Pentecost and the conclusion of the Easter season, we rejoice in the sending of the Holy Spirit upon the Church and upon us. The Third Person of the Blessed Trinity anoints us with the very power and grace of God.
Be Christ to others at work
Henry Keefe tries to live in the present.
“The duty of the present moment, it’s pretty clear,” he said.
“Whether it’s sending that email or having a conversation at dinner, I aim to sanctify the ordinary moments in my day.”
Parish merger announced
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Appointments 5-31-25
Very Rev. Tait Schroeder, Vicar General, announces the following clergy appointments, effective Saturday, May 31, 2025, and announced the same day, based on the merger of Christ the King Parish in McFarland, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Monona, and Saint Patrick Parish in Cottage Grove to become Stella Maris Parish, as decreed by Most Rev. Donald Hying, Bishop of Madison:
Building sandcastles of our hearts: Stay close to Our Lord’s ocean of love, mercy
When I was a little girl, my family sometimes went to the beach on Lake Michigan.
I remember sitting at the water’s edge, building sandcastles.
Las vocaciones nos conciernen a todos
Antes de su fallecimiento, una de las últimas declaraciones oficiales del Papa Francisco fue su mensaje para la Jornada Mundial de Oración por las Vocaciones del 2025.
En este mensaje, con la intención de coincidir con el Domingo del Buen Pastor, el Santo Padre recordó a los fieles cristianos: “El descubrimiento de nuestra vocación surge como resultado de un camino de discernimiento. Ese camino nunca es solitario, sino que se desarrolla dentro de una comunidad cristiana y como parte de ella”.
Election of new pope offers opportunity to exercise missionary discipleship
The recent election of Pope Leo XVI has certainly caused a stir within the Church and throughout the world.
Elected to the papacy as the 267th successor of St. Peter on May 8, this Augustinian Friar originally from Chicago, became the first pope from the United States in history.
Go fish, gone fishin’, etc . . .
Fishing has been around forever. Ever since people got hungry and lived by water, they went fishing.
The Gospels talk about fishing a lot. It wasn’t the “rod and reel” style that we commonly associate with fishing today, nor was it the sportiness of expensive bass boats with competitions shown live on TV but people still went fishing.