ENDEAVOR — In Columbia County in the small town of Endeavor, a small shrine has sat neglected, overgrown, and mostly forgotten for decades.
Author: Angela Curio
Bishop praises first responders for Christ-like compassion at annual Blue Mass
“Be consoled in those moments of exhaustion,” Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison told the first responders attending the fourth annual Blue Mass in Madison on September 17. “Those moments of perhaps desperation, those moments where you may want to give up and think this isn’t worth it or no one appreciates this. In those moments, think of how profoundly that you are like Christ.”
Dead Theologians Society prepares to celebrate 25 years
“Don’t wait until you are too old to start becoming a saint.” That’s a quote from St. Josemaria Escriva, and it is contained in the new book, Wisdom & Inspiration from the Saints in a Sentence, recently released by the Dead Theologians Society (DTS).
Parishioners help build new mosaic
MADISON — Blessed Sacrament Parish in Madison recently added a new piece of artwork to its campus — a beautiful mosaic designed and put together by a team of 12 volunteer parishioners.
Never lose hope for others
I write this as my friend and brother-in-law lies in the hospital with COVID and pneumonia, not knowing if he will survive but hoping nonetheless.
Adults Confirmed on Pentecost Sunday
MADISON — “To be confirmed is not simply a ceremony,” said Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison said to the 26 adults who were confirmed this past Pentecost Sunday, May 23.
New assistant superintendent of Catholic schools ‘blessed’ to be in diocese
“I often tell people this is my dream job,” said Therese Milbrath, the new assistant superintendent of Catholic schools for the Diocese of Madison. “And it kind of is.”
How the Rosary helped me get pregnant
The year we got married was not an easy year. We were newly married during the recession, having decided to move forward with the wedding despite . . . well, everything.
Fostering vocations to the priesthood
“At the end of the day, there is nothing you can do to give a vocation to anybody,” said Fr. John Del Priore, the parochial vicar at St. Augustine University Parish near the UW-Platteville campus. “It is the Holy Spirit who is working.”
A prayerful feast day
On a warm fall day, on the Feast of All Souls, dozens of people gathered together with Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison before a new statue and columbarium now adorning the grounds of Resurrection Cemetery.