As part of the Diocese of Madison’s ongoing mission to Go Make Disciples and its Phase III focus on Witnessing to Christ, both in the Church (within the parish) and in the world (beyond the walls of the parish), the team of priests leading the parishes and people of Janesville (Pastorate 13), led by Fr. Eric Nielsen, with the assistance of Fr. Rick Heilman, Fr. Vince Racanelli, and Fr. Matthew Pearson, is reaching out to evangelize and catechize the greater community.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Making a difference for trafficking survivors
Beth Williams knows it doesn’t always take a lot to help someone feel seen and cared about. “Our goal is to let female trafficking survivors know they’re never alone, to help them move from surviving to thriving. “To create the resources to make that possible, she founded Yada Fair Trade & Resale.
Film that warns about the dangers of sex trafficking to be shown in Waunakee
The film It’s Happening Right Here unveils the truth that sex
trafficking can happen in every community.
Diocese welcomes new youth formation coordinator
The Diocese of Madison’s Office of Evangelization and Catechesis welcomed Emily Wallace as its coordinator of youth formation last month.
Cooperation versus control: Surrender to God in the Eucharist
Despite my careful planning, I was still in control of . . . very little.
Suicide, grief, and loss series
The Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities-Diocese of Madison will be sponsoring a four-part series starting in September.
Memorial Mass for Frank Shakespeare
On August 17, a Memorial Mass was celebrated for the repose of the soul of Ambassador Frank Shakespeare at St. Patrick Church in Cottage Grove
Red Mass for lawyers and public servants on October 4
MADISON — The St. Thomas More Society of Madison invites all attorneys, public servants, and other legal professionals and their families to join Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison for the Red Mass on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 5:30 p.m. at St. Paul University Catholic Center at 723 State St. in Madison.
Local reflections from World Youth Day
World Youth Day was exhausting, hot, and loud. It was also hopeful, encouraging, and joy-filled. The metro and streets were filled with chanting and the repeated cry “Ésta es la juventud del Papa” or roughly, “These are the Pope’s youth.”
Relic of St. Jude to come to Madison for Veneration
The Office of Hispanic Ministry for the Diocese of Madison will be hosting the visit and veneration of the arm of Saint Jude the Apostle on Thursday, Sept. 14, at St. Maria Goretti Church, 5313 Flad Ave., Madison.