Bishop John Barres of Allentown, Pa., will present the next talk in the St. Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture Series on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. at the Bishop O’Connor Center, 702 S. High Point Rd.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Regional meetings for catechetical leaders
In the ongoing National Pastoral Initiative for Marriage, the U.S. Catholic bishops call attention to the meaning and value of married life for the Church and for society.
KCs raise funds for apostolate wheelchairs, walkers
The handicapped and disabled, like many individuals, are experiencing the struggles of the current economic decline. This situation has resulted in the Apostolate to the Handicapped receiving a dramatic increase in requests for wheelchairs and walkers.
St. Paul Catholic Student Center offers balance
Ground could be broken for the new St. Paul Catholic Student Center and Residential College at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in two to three years, said Fr. Eric Nielsen, pastor of St. Paul’s University Catholic Center, at a press conference held October 25 at the current center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
‘Theology of the Body’ program series offered
“rEVOLution (of Love)” will offer teens in the Diocese of Madison a chance to explore Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body through a series of three panel discussions and question and answer periods at churches in the Madison area.
Celebrating over 100 years and planning for the next
St. Paul’s Catholic Center has been central to the UW-Madison Campus and the State of Wisconsin for over 100 years, has positively affected the lives of countless students, and will continue to do so for many years to come.
About St. Paul Catholic Student Center
St. Paul’s University Catholic Center, a major presence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for more than 100 years, plans to build a modern residential college facility on the UW campus. St. Paul Catholic Student Center and Residential College will enable St. Paul’s to better serve the university and campus community.
Belleville church dedicated
BELLEVILLE — On a glorious fall day, with corn ready to be harvested in a field behind the church and pumpkins and fall flowers in front of the altar, Bishop Robert C. Morlino described St. Francis of Assisi Church as a marvelous place of light as he prepared for the Mass of Dedication with Fr. Mick Moon, pastor, on Sunday, Oct. 10, at the 11 a.m. Mass.
Catholic Multicultural Center celebrates expanding programs, 64 years of service
The Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC) of Madison, now under the leadership of Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, will be having an open house on Sunday, Oct. 24, from 1 to 4 p.m. to celebrate its expanding programs over the last year and 64 years of service.
Ceremony held to bless gardens, bid farewell
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| Sr. Priscilla Weber, far left, and Sr. Mary Ellen Lewis, far right, welcome people into the new Sisters’ Garden at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. They presented each person with a bookmark as they walked through under the arch that once marked the old hospital entrance. (Catholic Herald photo/Kat Wagner) |
MADISON — St. Mary’s Hospital held a blessing and dedication of two new gardens at the hospital campus October 8. The event, held 99 years to the day on which the first cornerstone was laid by the hospital’s founding Sisters, also was a farewell to the last two Franciscan Sisters of Mary to serve at the hospital, Sr. Priscilla Weber and Sr. Mary Ellen Lewis.
The ceremony was held in front of the garden gate, an archway that had once marked the entrance to the hospital. It had been painstakingly dismantled and then reconstructed to honor the 168 Sisters who have served at St. Mary’s Hospital over the past century. Sister Priscilla and Sister Mary Ellen completed the arch by inserting the final stone during the ceremony.
In addition to thanking the Sisters for their dedication and service, Bishop Robert C. Morlino said before blessing the new gardens the real significance of the gift is to honor the work of consecrated women.