For the past decade and a half, the eighth day of the Easter Octave has become a time of celebration in its own right.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Caring together as one community
On Monday, April 6, students from St. Bernard and St. Henry Schools came together to celebrate Mass as the new Watertown Catholic School.
Philharmonic Chorus of Madison concerts
MADISON — The Philharmonic Chorus of Madison will perform free concerts on Wednesday, April 29, 7 p.m., at Oakwood West; Friday, May 1, 7:30 p.m., at Monona United Methodist Church; and Sunday, May 3, 2 p.m., at Bethany United Methodist Church.
The chorus, under the direction of Patrick Gorman, will perform Aaron Copland’s In the Beginning with soloist Shannon O’Brien-Kaszuba.
Considered the Dean of American Music, Copland composed the choral work in 1947, setting 38 verses from the Book of Genesis.
Talk on Catholic response to global warming
MADISON — Pope Francis’ universal prayer intention for the month of April this year is “That people may learn to respect creation and care for it as a gift of God.”
This summer the pope is expected to issue an encyclical on ecology.
In synch with the pope’s prayer intention and in anticipation of his encyclical, Steve Coleman, a parishioner of St. Dennis Parish in Madison and a retired mechanical engineer, will present “A Catholic Response to Global Warming” on Thursday, April 16, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 602 Everglade Dr.
Catholic women schedule spring vicariate meetings
Women of the diocese are invited to spring vicariate meetings scheduled at St. John the Baptist Church, Princeton, April 22; Holy Ghost Church, Dickeyville, April 23; and St. Joseph Church, Baraboo, April 25.
Rosa Ropers, president of the Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (MDCCW), encourages women to attend a gathering to pray, socialize, and learn with other Catholic women in their area.
At Chrism Mass, Bishop blesses oils
It was an hour before Mass and the parking lot at St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison was already filling up.
It was a familiar sight that both spring and Holy Week have arrived.
Our Lady of Hope Clinic and Women’s Care Center partner for ‘A Celebration of Life’
MADISON — Our Lady of Hope Clinic and the Women’s Care Center are partnering in “A Celebration of Life” benefit dinner for both organizations to be held on Saturday, April 25, at the Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way.
St. Paul’s Wine Fest: Supporting hope of the future
MADISON — Even as St. Paul University Catholic Center has been a fixture of the Madison-area Catholic community for over 100 years, there’s always something new being added to offer the life of the faith and the Catholic presence to students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Edgewood College presents Family Science Night on April 13
MADISON — The Sonderegger Science Center on the campus of Edgewood College, 1000 Edgewood College Dr., will be filled with opportunities to explore science through hands-on activities for learners of all ages at Family Science Night, Monday, April 13, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
This annual event features numerous science exploration stations that allow students of all ages to investigate science phenomena and the nature of scientific discovery.
Infertility support group
VERONA — Hannah’s […]