On an otherwise warm and sunny day, Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Madison was decorated in mournful black. Held five days after his death, more than 500 people prayed virtually and in-person at the church for the peaceful repose of Pope Francis.
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Practicing law is more than a career
“We both decided in law school we wouldn’t do any divorce work; we never took the classes,” said Susanna Herro about her and her husband’s career in law.
Chrism Mass celebrated in diocese
Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison celebrated the Chrism Mass at St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison, part of Divine Mercy Pastorate, the morning of Holy Thursday, April 17.
What it means to be ‘blessed’
I have a sign in my home that reads “Blessed”. I am sure I am not alone. Many of us have this word on a sign somewhere reminding us of how God has blessed us in our lives.
What Doubting Thomas can teach us about discipleship
In the Gospel of Mark, we hear that Jesus “went up the mountain and summoned those whom He wanted and they came to Him. He appointed 12 [whom He also named apostles] that they might be with Him and He might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons” (Mk 3:13-15).
Homeschool drama club presents Love’s Labour’s Lost
At the end of this month, the public is invited to laugh along with a production of Love’s Labour’s Lost, performed by members of Holy Family Homeschoolers’s high school drama club.
Food for Thought: UW students feed the hungry, comfort the sorrowful
What started as a single student’s mission to offer hospitality to the homeless has grown into a student-run organization serving 750 meals and sharing meaningful conversations over the last year.
Mary Magdalene — bearer of hope and bold evangelist
At the heart of this jubilant time is Easter Sunday, a day brimming with the joy of the Risen Lord, which also begins the Easter Octave — eight days of unbroken celebration, each treated as though they are one and the same day.
Madison man visits all six pilgrimage sites in one day
At the beginning of February, six pilgrimage sites spread across the Diocese of Madison were opened to visitors for the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.
Witnesses to Hope: Be hopeful
As we come to the end of our Lenten journey and enter Holy Week, the readings for Palm Sunday center around the suffering and death of Jesus Christ, reminding us of the transformative power of His sacrificial love.