MADISON — Visitors to Wisconsin are often surprised and complimentary at how wonderful a place Wisconsin is to live. They take note of the strong sense of culture and history here, the natural beauty, and all that there is to do — both in winter and, especially, in summer.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Exploring the root causes of homelessness
MADISON — Lent is a time to consider what we do “for the least of our brothers.” Almsgiving is one of the traditional ways we act on our faith during Lent.
Update: Food, funds are reaching orphanage in Haiti
Following is an update of a story that ran in the January 28 issue of the Catholic Herald about Pam Charles, a Beloit nurse and volunteer for Health Ministries for Haiti. She was at an orphanage in Haiti when the January 12 earthquake occurred.
BELOIT — According to recent information from the orphanage at Croix Des Bouquets, Beloit nurse Pam Charles said, school classes are still not in session due to the damage from the earthquake. She said some of the wooden pieces, used for school desks, were burned to use for firewood for cooking purposes.
Jack Rogan named Irish Person of the Year
John (Jack) Rogan has been selected as the Irish Person of the Year by the Dane County Shamrock Club.
Couple to Couple League to hold convention in Green Lake
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GREEN LAKE — “Happy Marriages, Happy Families” is the theme of the Couple to Couple League (CCL) international convention to be held at the Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake August 8 to 12, 2010.
The CCL is an international, Catholic, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and teaching Natural Family Planning (NFP) to married and engaged couples. Services are provided by professionally-trained volunteers who are supported by a relatively small staff at the international headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio.
CCL convention
CCL hosts a convention every two years. It is a popular event among CCL volunteers and members. It has always been a family-centered gathering, with a full schedule of age-appropriate activities for children alongside a solid lineup of main talks and workshops for the adults.
It’s a challenge to be fashionable and modest
MADISON — With “role models” like Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, girls today may think they have to dress and act provocatively to be popular. It’s a challenge to be both fashionable and modest in today’s world, but two Wisconsin women are rising to the challenge.
Surprises for ‘Sister Joyselda’
It’s not often that Sr. Joselda Kuhle, pastoral associate at St. Jude Parish in Beloit, is at a loss for words.
Called to become Catholic
WAUNAKEE — For the catechumens and candidates who came to St. John the Baptist Church on February 21, the journey to becoming Catholic has already been a long process.
Discovering the meaning of sexuality
MADISON — Sex has almost become a religion, said Christopher West at a talk on “Your Call to Greatness: God, Sex, and the Meaning of Life.”
Fr. Paul Arinze becomes U.S. citizen
After 15 years of living in the United States, Fr. Paul Ugo Arinze is now a citizen of this country.