To the editor:
Over the past year the Church has discussed starting the process for sainthood for Popes Pius XII and John Paul II.
Author: Chris Lee
Víctimas verbales de la Dictadura del Relativismo
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Vivimos en un mundo el que mucha, mucha gente se ha convertido a sí misma en “Dios” o han llegado a pensarlo por el engaño de otros. El impacto de esta realidad toca también todo aspecto de nuestras vidas y sacude los cimientos de nuestra sociedad y ciertamente de nuestra Iglesia.
Nuestro Santo Padre ha hablado varias veces sobre lo que ha llamado “Dictadura del Relativismo” es decir, sobre el hecho de que no hay verdad objetiva. Decir eso es decir que no hay Dios. Ambas afirmaciones son lo mismo, porque cuando uno dice que no hay verdad objetiva, en efecto está diciendo “Yo soy Dios” y por lo tanto “creo el mundo en el que vivo”. Si no hay verdad objetiva o una manera objetiva para las cosas, entonces las cosas son del modo en que uno piensa que son. Eso permite que uno diga “Creo mi propio mundo, mi propia burbuja, que es distinta a la burbuja de todos los demás”.
Pope encourges us to help our neighbors
The devastating earthquake in Haiti has focused our attention on that country and the living conditions of its poor. Hunger, disease, and illiteracy can be found in other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
This region provides a good background for reflecting on Pope Benedict’s latest encyclical, Caritas in Veritate, which addresses the development of peoples.
Is God your GPS?
In the past year a family set out to get to a place in a mountainous area using a new GPS system. While the system could tell them which roads would be the shortest, it could not tell which roads were the safest to travel in difficult conditions.
In our spiritual journey, we have a divinely inspired life direction system which tells us in advance of hazardous conditions as well as the best way to go, each and every day.
God provides us direction so we will be faithful in our everyday duties: “Be still and know” — God is working even when we question if, how, and why/what God is working.
Sacerdotes: Elegidos por el Espíritu Santo, trabajando con Cristo
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Queridos amigos:
Pese a la continua concentración en los horrendos crímenes de relativamente pocos sacerdotes dentro de la Iglesia, seguimos avanzando, un pueblo de fe, conocedor del hecho de que nuestra Iglesia está compuesta por pecadores –nuestros sacerdotes y obispos incluidos–, pero cada uno de nosotros tiene fe en que Jesucristo mismo fundó esta Iglesia, para nuestra salvación, y que Él ha enviado al Espíritu Santo para protegerla de las “puertas del infierno”.
Sin importar los pecados de sus miembros, incluso los terribles pecados de algunos de sus ministros, el Espíritu Santo sigue con la Novia de Cristo para cuidarla, para reconciliar a todos sus miembros con Cristo, y darnos la vida eterna.
Divine Mercy Sunday in Sauk City uplifts hearts and touches souls
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SAUK CITY — Divine Mercy Sunday was celebrated on April 11 at St. Aloysius Church in Sauk City and may be best portrayed by the results that followed.
Joyous families, couples, and individuals with uplifted hearts and bright smiles left Sauk City and drove back to their homes as far away as Milwaukee or Janesville with memories of an afternoon that had touched their souls and left them changed.
Hundreds of people poured into St. Aloysius Church to receive the benefits offered by Jesus on Divine Mercy Sunday.
Pope John Paul II declared in the Great Jubilee Year 2000 that the Sunday after Easter would from then on be known as Divine Mercy Sunday in reference to the many revelations received by St. Faustina. Jesus told St. Faustina in 1931 that the feast of Divine Mercy would be a very special day when “all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened.” Jesus promised that, “The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain the complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.”
College Connection Program keeps students connected to their faith
MADISON — When high school graduates go off to college, their faith and moral life are often tested in this new environment.
Earth Day invites us to respect God’s creation
On April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. senator from Wisconsin. On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans crowded streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Earth Day’s time had come.
Earth Day offers us Catholics opportunities to reflect upon statements by recent popes and bishops regarding our moral responsibility towards creation. In his address on the World Day of Peace 2010, Pope Benedict XVI focused upon the theme “If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation.”
Camp Gray: Summer camp and year-round retreat center
It all started with a dream.
Msgr. Francis X. Gray, pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Baraboo, sought to provide a place for youth to have fun and grow in their faith — a place where they could escape from the struggles of everyday life. The year? 1953.
Wonderful celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday at St. Aloysius, Sauk City
To the editor:
My family attended Divine Mercy Sunday activities at St. Aloysius Church in Sauk City. It was incredible. I want to thank the priests and the organizers of the events for their dedication and commitment to leading others to Christ.