On February 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the newly merged Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish celebrated the installation of Fr. Drew Olson as pastor.
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New parish mergers
The Diocese of Madison has announced the mergers of two new parishes — Holy Cross Parish and Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Parish — effective February 1.
Catholic Schools Week volleyball game students versus staff in Beloit
For Catholic Schools Week, which was celebrated this year during the last full week of January, there was “a buzz” among students at Our Lady of the Assumption (OLA) School in Beloit, part of Queen of Martyrs Pastorate.
The call and duty to ‘Intentional Christian Grandparenting’
In this Jubilee Year of Hope, let us encourage all grandparents to assist their grandchildren to “set their hope in God” (Ps 78:7) in intentional and loving ways.
Appointments 2-1-2025
Very Rev. Tait Schroeder, Vicar General, announces the following priest appointments, effective Saturday, February 1, 2025.
Students enjoy ‘Bingo with the Bishop’
Students at St. Luke School in Plain kicked off Catholic Schools Week with ‘Bingo with the Bishop.’ The afternoon began with Bishop Donald J. Hying celebrating Mass at 12:30 p.m. During his homily, Bishop Hying spoke about the beauty of St. Luke’s church, which was built by the ancestors of some of the school students.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter celebrates married couple
In December, Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME), an international Catholic marriage enrichment organization, honored the marriage of Jerome and Mary Gorski during its regional Christmas party at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church in Sun Prairie, part of Epiphany of the Lord Parish.
‘Influencing culture’ at UW-Madison
After spending more than a decade in Catholic religious education, parish work, and pastoral ministry, Susan Swanke has brought her expertise to the UW-Madison campus.
New faces to do the work of evangelization for marriage and family
The work of the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis is to support parishes and the faithful in the handing on of our faith to all people at all times in all aspects of our lives.
Jubilee sites in the Diocese of Madison
The Diocese of Madison has named six sites for pilgrimage during the Jubilee Year of Hope. The sites are: Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona, St. Cecilia Church in Wisconsin Dells, St. Bernard Church in Watertown, Nativity of Mary Church in Janesville, St. Mary Church in Fennimore, and the Schoenstatt Shrine in Madison.