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Turning a corner

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As I was turning into my parking spot at work the other day, I happily observed the sight of melting and disappearing snow.

It was an obvious sign that winter was almost over and sights and temperatures would soon be here that do not hurt my face upon impact.

As I was taking the key out of the ignition, I connected two other semi-related thoughts.

One: The pandemic is easing up on us. I’d heard a radio news report about the new CDC guidelines regarding those who are fully vaccinated against the COVID. One of these guidelines being that you can gather indoors with fully vaccinated people without wearing a mask. We are still in a time of pandemic, so some measure of care and cautiousness is still a thing.

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St. Joseph Parish in Baraboo to celebrate a week of St. Joseph

BARABOO — During this Year of St. Joseph, a week dedicated to St. Joseph will be celebrated at St. Joseph Parish in Baraboo concluding with a Holy Hour on Friday, March 19, the feast day of its patron saint.

Following is the schedule for the week:

Friday, March 12 — St. Joseph Pastor Fr. Jay Poster will present and bless a statue of St. Joseph to each of the school classrooms.

Saturday, March 13, and Sunday, March 14 — Steve Angrisano, will be introducing himself as the Lenten parish mission speaker at all the Masses.

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A look back: Bishop O’Connor announces plans to build a seminary during golden jubilee as a priest

Ninth in a series on the 75th anniversary of the Diocese of Madison

In 1949, the Pallottine Fathers opened Queen of Apostles Seminary on Madison’s east side. They made it available to diocesan seminarians.

The growth of the Diocese of Madison was reflected in an increase in vocations.

By 1962, Queen of Apostles Seminary was filled to capacity, and neighboring seminaries were overcrowded.

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Letter to the editor 3-11-2021

Is your cup half empty or half full?

It has often been said that we, as a people, fall into two categories: Pessimists or optimists. Some of us look upon our world and what is happening to it as pessimists and some take an optimistic view of things as they exist.

If you are of the former, you may see things about you as being like a cup that is half empty; if you are of the latter, you see things like a cup that is half full.

A pessimist is likely to see the world as going to hell in a handcart.

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‘How is your comfort level?’

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During my previous career as a TV news producer, I had friendships with many of the on-air “talent”.

A few of them were with meteorologists (who really are good and decent people who do the best they can in spite of all the criticism they face for getting a forecast wrong).

While I don’t think the one I’m about to refer to will be reading this (although his ears might be ringing now!), I still want to mention he had a daily ritual of asking me — with an air of both irony and general concern — “How’s your comfort level?”

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We are made in God’s image

A beautiful, basic tenet of our faith, articulated in the creation account of Genesis, is that every human being is created in the image and likeness of God, the imago Dei.

The Scriptures narrate the words of God Himself: Let us make man in our image and likeness.

This conviction is the bedrock of the Church’s defense of human dignity, proclamation of inherent rights, and responsibilities of each person and a motivation for all of our concern for the poor, the young, the elderly, and the suffering.

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40 Days for Life mid-point prayer vigil on March 7

MADISON — “On March 8, our spring 40 Days for Life campaign will have completed 20 days with 20 days to go of praying and fasting for an end to abortion,” said Gwen Finnegan, co-leader of the Madison campaign.

“It’s time to gather members of our pro-life community at our vigil location, Planned Parenthood, 3706 Orin Rd. in Madison, to thank God for how far we’ve come and to pray for the endurance to finish strong. So far, we know of one baby and mother saved from abortion on the sidewalks outside of Planned Parenthood in Madison from this campaign.”

40-day vigil

40 Days for Life is a peaceful, highly-focused, non-denominational initiative that focuses on 40 days of prayer, fasting, and peaceful witness outside abortion facilities, as well as on grassroots educational outreach.

The 40-day time frame is drawn from examples throughout Biblical history.

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Teens visit Religious communities

MADISON — Getting away for the weekend can often include a fun road trip, a new-to-you destination, and a lot of great memories, but for a local group, a recent weekend included something a bit atypical: Religious Sisters.

Last month, Fr. Greg Ihm, Diocese of Madison vocations director, led a group that included 10 St. Ambrose Academy students, a mother of one of the teens, and four other Madison-area women on a journey of prayer and discernment.

A ‘Nun run’

While Father Ihm’s primary role is supporting men in their discernment of the diocesan priesthood, he also seeks to make other opportunities available, especially for women.

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