The last of the four holy habits that Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison has encouraged the faithful to practice as part of the Go Make Disciples evangelization initiative is to embrace some form of penance on Fridays as an act of thanksgiving for the saving death of Christ.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Priests support cathedral altar
Last month, priests of the Diocese of Madison were asked to participate in the cathedral renovations of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church on Atwood Ave. in Madison in an important way.
New parish merger
The Diocese of Madison has announced the merger of a new parish — St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish — as of October 1.
Our merciful Father
In Baptism, we were washed of our sins and became children of the Father. And from that adoption flows our life of discipleship. This is our true identity.
Fr. Enan Zelinski is back in school
As students flooded back into town for the fall semester at UW-Madison, they were not the only ones.
Priest appointments (10-6-2024)
Very Rev. Tait Schroeder, Vicar General, announces the following priest appointments, effective Tuesday, October 1, 2024.
Looking ahead to liturgies at the cathedral
As St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church undergoes extensive construction on the corner of Atwood Ave. and Corry St. in Madison, many eagerly await its completion and elevation to the cathedral of the Diocese of Madison in late 2025.
Lay Dominicans inducted in Madison
Last month, two third-order Dominicans gave their life promises, fully joining the lay Blessed Sacrament Fraternity during a Sunday Mass held at Blessed Sacrament Church in Madison.
Catholic Charities accepting applications for Youth Faith In Action Scholarship
Catholic Charities Diocese of Madison is seeking applications for the Mary Jeanne Kennedy Anderson Youth Faith in Action Scholarship.
Time in God’s plan and keeping holy the Sabbath
God gives us time in which to grow in knowledge and love of Him…Christians have always kept Sunday as a day holy to the Lord in remembrance of the new creation accomplished by Christ and our liberation from Satan who held the human race in bondage because of sin.