El jueves, 14 de septiembre, las reliquias de San Judas Tadeo, uno de los 12 Apóstoles, estarán en la Parroquia Santa María Goretti aquí en Madison (5313 Flad Ave), disponibles para la veneración pública. La iglesia estará abierta de 1:00 p.m. a 10:00 p.m. para rezar con el Señor, buscar la poderosa intercesión de San Judas y venerar sus reliquias. Estaré presidiendo una Misa bilingüe especial a las 7:00 p.m., a la que todos están invitados.
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Venerate the relics of St. Jude on September 14 in Madison
On Thursday, Sept. 14, the relics of St. Jude Thaddeus, one of the 12 Apostles, will be at St. Maria Goretti Parish here in Madison available for public veneration. The church will be open from 1 to 10 p.m. to pray to the Lord, seek the powerful intercession of St. Jude, and venerate his relics. I will be presiding at a special bilingual Mass at 7 p.m., to which everyone is invited.
Lessons learned serving others
“One of the foundational experiences of my life and my priesthood is the years I spent doing mission work in the Dominican Republic.”
A look at Veritatis Splendor, part two
Promulgated on August 6, 1993, by St. John Paul II, Veritatis Splendor is the holy pontiff’s articulation of Catholic moral principles.
A look at Veritatis Splendor, part one
Promulgated on August 6, 1993, by St. John Paul II, Veritatis Splendor is the holy pontiff’s articulation of Catholic moral principles.
¡Buen Camino!
These past two weeks, I was blessed to make a pilgrimage with 53 wonderful people, including Fr. Steve Brunner of our diocese, to Lourdes in France and to walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain.
The Church’s ‘ultimate trial’
An intriguing paragraph in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which I have often pondered, is #675: “The Church’s ultimate trial. Before Christ’s second coming, the Church must pass through a final trial that will shake the faith of many believers. The persecution which accompanies her pilgrimage on earth will unveil ‘the mystery of iniquity’ in the form of a religious deception offering men an apparent solution to their problems at the price of apostasy from the truth. The supreme religious deception is that of the Antichrist, a pseudo-messianism by which man glorifies himself in place of God and of his Messiah come in the flesh.”
We’re all in this together
As our priests continue to unpack in their new homes and begin embracing new faith communities, and our people adjust to new leadership and new Mass times, I am certainly aware of the enormity of these changes as we launch Into the Deep.
Growing in love for the Eucharist
This month of June, we Catholics have celebrated both the Solemnities of the Most Holy Eucharist (Corpus Christi) and the Sacred Heart, two mysteries of our faith intimately linked.
2023 priest appointments
Msgr. James Bartylla, Vicar General, announces the following priest appointments made by Most Reverend Donald J. Hying, Bishop of Madison, effective Saturday, July 1, 2023, and announced Saturday and Sunday, March 4th and 5th: