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Stop complaining and thank God for all he has given us

To the editor:

I complained that the path of my life was not always smooth, that there were difficulties and obstacles along the way that made the journey through life tough . . . Then I remembered that there are people out there who had no feet and could never even make a journey . . . and I felt ashamed!

I complained that the things that I asked for were not always given to me, that I could not be understood when I spoke, or even heard . . . Then I remembered that there are people out there who were born mute and will never be heard by anyone . . . and I felt ashamed!

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Pope Benedict XVI on Europe’s future

The Catholic Difference by George Weigel

World Youth Day 2011, being held in Madrid from August 16 to 21, will be an important moment in Pope Benedict XVI’s campaign to remind Europe of its Christian roots and to call Europe to a nobler understanding of democracy.

As the Holy Father demonstrated in an address in Zagreb, Croatia, in early June, the two parts of that campaign — the recovery of Christian roots and the deepening of 21st-century Europe’s idea of democracy — go together.

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Fr. Larry Bakke to take on new challenges

Fr. Larry Bakke

MONROE — Fr. Larry Bakke says he is “always excited about new possibilities.”

He definitely has much to be excited about in taking on his new roles as director of the Apostolate to the Handicapped of the Diocese of Madison along with serving as pastor of the newly named St. Clare of Assisi Parish in Monroe.

“I’ve done many new ministries in my 36 years as a priest,” he said in an interview. “This is what God wants to do now.”

Stepping into big shoes

When Bishop Robert C. Morlino asked him to take on the position held for 44 years by Msgr. Thomas Campion, Father Bakke saw it as a “new adventure” in his life as a priest.

He will be stepping into big shoes as director of the apostolate, founded by the late Bishop Cletus F. O’Donnell in 1967.

At that time, Bishop O’Donnell asked then Father Campion to direct the new diocesan outreach program for the disabled and elderly. He held the position until his death in 2010.

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Mary’s Assumption inspires us to follow her example

On November 1, 1950, more than 500,000 joyful people packed St. Peter’s Square to hear Pope Pius XII proclaim the dogma of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven.

In Munificentissimus Deus, Pope Pius XII proclaimed that “the “Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into Heavenly glory.”

In no. 59 of the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium, the Second Vatican Council affirmed this dogma of the Church.

God’s children in need

Pope Pius XII proclaimed the dogma of the Assumption to counter the loss of reverence and respect for the God-given identity of every human being.

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Hacer de tus vacaciones un tiempo santo

Bajo el libro del evangelio por Obispo Robert C. Morlino
Esta columna está dirigida a los fieles de la Diócesis de Madison. Cualquier circulación más amplia transgrede la intención del Obispo.

Queridos amigos:

Espero que esta temporada de verano haya traído algo de reposo y recreo para todos ustedes. Rezo particularmente porque hayan estado a salvo de las serias consecuencias del extremo calor de los días recientes. Recemos en estos días por nuestros hermanos y hermanas para quienes las altas temperaturas son un problema serio.

Sin duda, muchos de ustedes han disfrutado de las bendiciones de unas vacaciones de verano, pero para muchos la oportunidad se hace cada vez más cercana antes de que la mentalidad previa al Día del Trabajo/ de vuelta al colegio se afiance. Y luego están aquellos de nosotros que disfrutamos las vacaciones de invierno, aquellos de nosotros que preferimos estar en el calor que con la nieve y el frío.

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