Green Bay Packers’ elite running back, Aaron Jones. Jones lost a medallion containing some of his father’s ashes when it came loose from a chain he was wearing around his neck during a September 20 game against the Detroit Lions.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
From foster care to adoption: Baraboo couple offers welcoming home to children in need
“Was she in your tummy too?” The words came out of Tammy Johnson’s then-four-year-old daughter as she pointed at a pregnant woman’s toddler inside of Walgreens.
St. Ambrose Academy’s Fall Breakfast Tour welcomes visitors
MADISON — Come see the Ambrose Advantage first-hand. Visitors who encounter St. Ambrose Academy (SAA) often comment on the character of the students, the impressive classroom dynamics, the engaging faculty, and the “something special” they can’t quite put their finger on.
Longtime worship, choir director Pat Gorman dies
Dr. Patrick Gorman, who served as the director of the Madison Diocesan Choir and the Office of Worship for the Diocese of Madison, both for more than two decades, has died at the age of 58.
Bishop praises first responders for Christ-like compassion at annual Blue Mass
“Be consoled in those moments of exhaustion,” Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison told the first responders attending the fourth annual Blue Mass in Madison on September 17. “Those moments of perhaps desperation, those moments where you may want to give up and think this isn’t worth it or no one appreciates this. In those moments, think of how profoundly that you are like Christ.”
Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish in Madison asks people to ‘ignite’ their faith
MADISON — As Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish (QP) “Returns Strong,” their goal of re-connecting with the community and re-energizing parishioners, kicks off this October with IGNITE-A Festival of Discovery.
Camp Gray thanks Knights for years of support
BARABOO — They are known for hosting pancake breakfasts and for handing out Tootsie Rolls.
75 years: A good start
This week, the Catholic Herald recognizes the Diocese of Madison’s 75th anniversary.
Joyful crowd gathers for St. Margaret event
MADISON — It was going on two years since the Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities-Diocese of Madison was able to host a large event and a prevailing mood among all those who were in attendance on September 12 was that it was good to see people again.
Saving lives praying on the sidewalk with 40 Days for Life
It was pretty clear that Mary didn’t really want to go into the Planned Parenthood abortion facility that day in June 2021. But, Mary’s sister had already dropped Mary off and sped away. What would she do now?