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Cuando migrantes llegan, voluntarios parroquiales proveen transporte a Misa, comidas

ENFIELD, Connecticut (CNS) — Durante el verano el tabaco crece prácticamente como yerba mala bajo mallas blancas y en campos abiertos por todo el valle tabacalero del Connecticut central.

Casi al final de junio, cuando las plantas están aproximadamente a la altura de la rodilla, los trabajadores migratorios que han viajado miles de millas en autobús desde México y más allá, o por aire desde Puerto Rico, comienzan a llegar para empleos de tres meses cultivando la cosecha en granjas de Connecticut. Y con su llegada la parroquia St. Patrick continúa su programa de ministerio hispano de hace mucho tiempo de cultivar la fe de ellos.

Todas las noches de lunes, desde finales de junio hasta fines de agosto, dos autobuses escolares recogen 100 hombres o más en su campamento en Windsor para llevarlos a Misa y a una comida en St. Patrick.

Aunque sus esfuerzos están centrados en proveer transporte en autobús hasta la Misa y comida semanalmente, cada temporada el ministerio ofrece una amplia gama de servicios a su comunidad migratoria temporal. Tal vez el principal de estos es la obra evangelizadora de preparar a muchos de los trabajadores para recibir los sacramentos de iniciación, evento que se ha convertido en una celebración anual en St. Patrick.

 

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Sister Helen O’Neill, OP, dies

SINSINAWA — Sister Helen O’Neill, OP (Patrick Mary), died Aug. 25, 2013, at St. Dominic Villa. The funeral Mass was held in Queen of the Rosary Chapel at Sinsinawa on August 29, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.

Sister Helen made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican on February 3, 1945, and her final profession August 4, 1948. She taught elementary school for 20 years, three while also serving as principal, and ministered at the college level as administrator for two years and teacher for 18 years.

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Women’s Care Center-Madison helps families choose life

MADISON — Since it opened in January of 2012, the Women’s Care Center-Madison (WCCM) has affected the lives of over 435 families, including at least 50 who had a change of heart and chose life for their baby.

WCCM is located at 3711 Orin Rd. on Madison’s east side, right across the street from the Planned Parenthood abortion facility. A dedicated group of volunteers purchased the property for the WCCM, hoping to provide an alternative for those seeking an abortion.

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On really not getting it

The Catholic Difference column by George Weigel

In the wake of late-term abortionist Kermit Gosnell’s homicide convictions this past May, several state legislatures began crafting laws that would protect unborn life at earlier stages of gestation while shutting down horror houses like Gosnell’s Philadelphia “clinic.”

Whether these laws will stand constitutional scrutiny remains to be seen; what is worth noting now is the degree to which deeply-entrenched supporters of the unrestricted abortion license created by the Supreme Court in 1973 still don’t get it — and still continue to muddle the public debate with their confusions.

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Abortion is THE issue; over 50 million lives lost

To the editor:

FINALLY, there is a writer in the Catholic Herald who is angry about legal abortion. After 40 years of hearing so little from priests on the subject, and reading mostly about the acceptance of what we cannot change, one writer in the last issue — George Weigel — seems to be upset.

I didn’t really understand the title “On really not getting it” but it must have made me curious. We’re at the point of taking lives in abortion clinics in filthy conditions, and even killing the children after they have been born and in circumstances where the sex of the baby is not what the parents want and without any affiliation with a doctor or a hospital and on the tax payers’ dime.

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Recognizing depression affecting a senior citizen

Ask Jean column by Jean MuellerQ: Both of my parents are alive, and in their late 80s. They have some physical health issues, nothing major, and I am grateful that they are still mobile and able to live independently.

My issue is with my dad’s emotional health. He sleeps almost all day. He gets up to eat and then returns to bed or to his chair and naps. He has lost interest in gardening, helping around the house, and doesn’t even seem to want to go out or do anything.

My mother feels it is just his age and doesn’t expect him to help with anything. She does not want to force the issue. I say he is depressed but my mom doesn’t want to do anything about it. It is sad to see him sleeping away — should we force him to see a doctor? (From a son in Monona.)

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Planning for ‘40 Days’ in Madison

MADISON — The volunteer meeting for Madison’s 40 Days for Life vigil was highlighted with the news of an abortion clinic ceasing operations in Green Bay. That development is serving as motivation to help the same thing happen here.

The next 40 Days for Life is scheduled to take place Wednesday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, Nov. 3. The effort calls for people to come out and pray near abortion clinics to help end abortion.

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Encouraging a culture of vocations

“We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain” (2 Pt. 1:16-19).

This is my prayer for each of you who are reading this article and especially for each of the seminarians for the Diocese of Madison.

How beautiful it is when we hear the voice of God speak to us personally and we respond by following him, like SS. Peter, James, and John at the Transfiguration.

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Mary’s Assumption gives us hope

Seeing with Jesus' Eyes, a column by Fr. Donald Lange

The Renaissance painter Titian painted an inspiring picture of Mary’s Assumption into Heaven.

Mary is dressed no longer in blue, but in the flaming red of victory. Escorted by angels, she rises majestically in the heavens into the glory of God.

The apostles stand below gazing upward with wonder and joy. The picture is so vivid that it almost appears to be a photograph.

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