News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
MADISON — The Cathedral Parish at St. Patrick Church, Madison, will present the acclaimed, multi-media documentary series, Catholicism, in 11 sessions between October, 2011, and February, 2012.
Catholicism features 10 hours of stunning, high-definition cinematography, filmed at 50 locations and in 15 countries. A study guide supplements the film and acts as a catalyst for group discussion.
The peaceful pro-life prayer vigil 40 Days for Life will begin anew in Madison on Wednesday, Sept. 28, and run through Sunday, Nov. 6, on the sidewalk in front of the Planned Parenthood building on Orin Rd. on Madison’s east side.
MONROE — The parishioners of St. Clare of Assisi, Monroe, gathered on September 11 under a canopy of doves to pray for the families and victims of 9/11.
Mark Miller is looking forward to being ordained to the transitional diaconate on October 6 in Rome.
For many years, the Catholic Church on campus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has drawn a very large crowd of young adults for a night of catechesis, prayer, and community on Thursday nights.
Duane Opperman has witnessed many changes at St. Clare Meadows Care Center in the 38 years he has worked there, but the Meadows’ recent construction project has been the biggest.
The leaders of Wisconsin’s five Roman Catholic dioceses have written the Obama administration to express opposition to the mandated full coverage of sterilization, contraception, and related counseling services by private health plans as required under new federal health care reform regulations.
A pilgrimage, in its most basic sense, is a journey. But it is far more than that — often undertaken as a form of penance or as a way to spiritually strengthen oneself, a pilgrimage is a test of one’s faith, endurance, and dedication to God.
MADISON — Fr. James McEnery, a pastor emeritus in the Diocese of Madison, has written a Mass setting for the new translation of the Roman Missal.
CHAMPION — This is the story about a miracle that took place in what is now Champion, Wis., in 1859. The Council of Catholic Women (CCW) of St. Joseph Parish in Fort Atkinson is planning a pilgrimage there on Sunday, Oct. 16.
The miracle received full Church approbation by Bishop David L. Ricken of Green Bay on December 8, 2010, after a long and rigorous study by a special diocesan commission.
