The third chapter of Genesis details the cosmic tragedy of original sin. Adam and Eve lived in a primordial innocence, in complete spiritual harmony with God, each other, and within themselves. Life was perfect!
Category: Bishop
Statement from Bishop Hying regarding the arson attack on the Wisconsin Family Action offices
“The destruction of Wisconsin Family Action headquarters in Madison over the weekend is a brazen act of violence which all citizens should condemn, as an attack on the respect and concern we owe to each other in seeking the common good.”
Priest Appointments, May 8, 2022
Msgr. James Bartylla, Vicar General, announces the following priest appointments made by Most Reverend Donald J. Hying, Bishop of Madison, effective Saturday, July 16, 2022, unless otherwise stated, and announced at weekend Masses of Saturday and Sunday, May 7 and May 8, 2022.
‘Into the Deep’
Bishop Hying’s letter announcing a diocesan strategic planning initiative
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
The Lord is risen! Alleluia! In the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ we receive the forgiveness of our sins, the grace to enter into a loving relationship with God, and the hope of eternal life. In the Scriptures, the sacraments, and the entire life of the Church, we are able to grow in the glory of the risen Lord Jesus, as beloved children of the Father, by the power of the Holy Spirit!
Growing our relationship with the Eucharist
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is launching a three-year National Eucharistic Revival with a mission “to renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Eucharist” and a vision of “a movement of Catholics across the United States, healed, converted, formed, and unified by an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist — and sent out in mission for the life of the world.”
Be strong, keep going
Every time I pray the Stations of the Cross, I linger at the seventh one, “Jesus Falls the Second Time.” Not one of the more dramatic moments on the cruel path up to Calvary, this second fall, nevertheless, is a crucial point in the unfolding of salvation history.
‘On the third day, he rose again’
Studying history gives us a sense of inevitability regarding the outcomes of particular events.
Looking at today’s Church in the diocese
Currently, every vicariate in the diocese is meeting with me to give an update on the Go Make Disciples initiative in the parishes.
Looking ahead to the diocese’s future
Currently, every vicariate in the diocese is meeting with me to give an update on the Go Make Disciples initiative in the parishes.
Praying for Mary’s intercession
This Friday, March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Pope Francis will consecrate both Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary; he has asked all of the bishops in the entire world to do so in tandem with him, ideally at the same hour.