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Hispanics join in national effort
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| Carlos Hernandez, Hispanic ministry director for the Diocese of Green Bay, stands with Francisco Sanchez from St. John the Baptist Parish in Waunakee and Juan Estrada from Cathedral Parish in Madison during the recent diocesan training session for “V Encuentro” at Holy Name Heights in Madison. (Catholic Herald photo/Kevin Wondrash) |
MADISON — “We are in a very crucial day today,” said Edgar Martinez, positively looking ahead to the start of a training session on July 7 at Holy Name Heights in Madison.
Martinez, member of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Madison, is helping to lead the efforts of the Diocese of Madison’s role in “V Encuentro” — a series of meetings that will take place over the next few years aimed at getting to know Hispanics and producing more involvement in the Catholic Church of its second largest and fastest growing community.
Encuentro is a national effort on behalf of the Catholic Church in the United States to respond to the needs of Hispanic Catholics and to strengthen the ways in which Hispanics respond to the call to the New Evangelization as missionary disciples serving the entire Church.
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Encuentro means “encounter” and this encuentro is the fifth such series of meetings held in the United States since the first in 1972.
According to the V Encuentro website (https://vencuentro.org), there are more than 38,000 Hispanic Catholics in the Diocese of Madison. That is about 15 percent of the total number of Catholics in the diocese.
The training session’s goal was to bring together the Hispanic ministry leaders from the 16 parishes in the Diocese of Madison that have them. The leaders included priests and laity.
Martinez said the first step in the process is “to organize everyone from the base, from the parish to the diocese and so on.”
God is good . . . all the time . . . at Totus Tuus
JANESVILLE — It’s never a dull moment when Totus Tuus comes to your parish.
For the fourth summer in a row, the Diocese of Madison is presenting the summer Catholic youth program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic faith through evangelization, catechesis, Christian witness, and Eucharistic worship.
Two teams of four college-aged leaders each are travelling to a different parish, over a six-week period, to lead programs for grade school-aged and junior high-aged children.
Sisters explore healthcare transfer to SSM Health
MADISON — The Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes (CSA) and SSM Health have signed a letter of intent to transfer sponsorship of Agnesian HealthCare based in Fond du Lac and Monroe Clinic based in Monroe.
The parties will begin a due diligence process with the goal of integrating the hospitals and affiliate organizations within the SSM Health system.
As mission-driven organizations, SSM Health and CSA share a commitment to ensuring the long-term sustainability of Catholic healthcare and providing exceptional healthcare services to meet the needs of the patients and communities they serve across Wisconsin.
Hispanos se unen en un esfuerzo nacional
MADISON — “Hoy es un día muy crucial,” dijo Edgar Martínez, con una visión positiva al inicio de la sesión de entrenamiento el 7 de julio en Holy Name Heights en Madison.
Martínez, miembro de la Parroquia de Santo Tomás de Aquino en Madison, está ayudando a dirigir los esfuerzos de la Diócesis de Madison en el rol para el “V Encuentro”– una serie de reuniones que se llevará a cabo en los próximos años con el fin de conocer más a los Hispanos y crear más participación de su parte dentro de la Iglesia Católica ya que son la segunda comunidad más grande y la comunidad que más rápido está creciendo en la Iglesia.
El Encuentro es un esfuerzo nacional de parte de la Iglesia Católica en los Estados Unidos, el cual busca responder a las necesidades de los Hispanos Católicos y fortalecer las maneras en las cuales los Hispanos responden al llamado a la Nueva Evangelización como discípulos misioneros sirviendo a la Iglesia entera.
Bishop Barron’s comments on Luther found ‘confusing, disturbing’
To the editor:
This letter is in response to Bishop Robert Barron’s article, “Looking at Luther with Fresh Eyes,” in your June 29, 2017 issue.
Bishop Barron’s comments, based on a book he had read on Martin Luther, were confusing and disturbing. In the article’s descriptions of Luther’s “experience of grace,” his “love affair,” and his “ecstatic experience,” the seriousness of Luther’s harmful effect on countless souls was minimized. Bishop Barron even seemed to conclude that both the criticism and the celebration of Luther’s solas could simultaneously be appropriate, thus helping to pave the way for ecumenism.
Sr. Lynn Welsh OP dies
SINSINAWA — Sr. […]
Celebrating persons with disabilities
MADISON — Parishes throughout the Diocese of Madison are taking advantage of a program developed and sponsored by the Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities-Diocese of Madison (Apostolate to the Handicapped).
Recently, nearly 50 people gathered at Blessed Trinity Parish in Lodi to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of parishioners with disabilities as part of a Blessed Margaret Celebration.
Diocesan women challenged to lead
FORT ATKINSON — In an afternoon “shareshop” on leadership at the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (MDCCW) convention held recently at St. Joseph Parish Hall here, members of MDCCW board shared their enthusiasm for the work of CCWs at the parish and vicariate levels.
Technology
Calling each segment an infomercial, Co-President Sue Koch introduced each one, beginning with technology presented by MDCCW Treasurer Kathy Loy, Fennimore, and Jan Block, Grant Vicariate president from Lancaster.
Praise for St. Ambrose graduation speech
To the editor:
This is the first time I have ever responded to an article in the Catholic Herald.
The copy of the words spoken by Justin Hineline, made at his graduation ceremony from St. Ambrose Academy, makes me feel great about the future of our country.