Good Shepherd Parish in Madison recently hosted its annual two-day festival for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
2023 annual St. Thomas Aquinas dinner and lecture
Each year, around the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, Blessed Sacrament Parish in Madison hosts a dinner and lecture on a topic of spiritual interest. This year’s event is Thursday, January 26, at Blessed Sacrament Friary. Ed Futa will be speaking on his work with Rotary International and his own amazing conversion story.
Proposals for cathedral, Traditional Latin Mass
Two pastoral issues that Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison plans to resolve with the Into the Deep strategic planning process include: (1) The question of our diocesan cathedral; and (2) The locations where the Extraordinary Form of the Mass (TLM) will be celebrated.
Power of prayer on campus
If young Catholics begin to form a deeper personal relationship with God during their college years it will continue with them throughout their whole life and impact their future families, jobs, and parishes.
17th annual St. Joseph, Baraboo, men’s retreat coming February 11
St. Joseph’s Parish in Baraboo is hosting their annual Men’s Retreat on Saturday, February 11 at Camp Gray, E10213 Shady Lane Rd., in Reedsburg.
Honoring a beloved music teacher, mentor, and friend: Mr. Thom Heninger 1951-2022
“We are truly legacies of my father’s life of caring and compassion.” — Ben Heninger
An Ecumenical Thanksgiving Prayer Service brings a large crowd
A large number of people from Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox Christian communities in the Madison area gathered together at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Madison for an Ecumenical Thanksgiving Prayer Service on the evening of November 21.
Take time to see and live the Divine Life
The Madison Diocesan Eucharistic Congress (September 29, 2023, to October 1, 2023, at St. John the Baptist Parish in Waunakee) will take time to help expose a truth that staggers the mind and melts the soul.
Christmas: More than December 25
For us Catholics, Christmas is a glorious season, not just a day. As the secular world throws out the Christmas trees on December 26 and Christmas music goes off the air at 12 midnight, we believers are just beginning to celebrate the Octave of Christmas and the days beyond.
The hidden side of the holidays
Right now, many of us are focused on the most joyous and magical time of the year. We’re buying presents, grocery shopping for holiday parties, scheduling time off from work and looking forward to time with family and friends.