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Chris Lee

Dr. Carolyn Woo to present St. Thérèse Lecture

Dr. Carolyn Woo

MADISON — Inspired by Pope Francis’ emphasis on charity and social justice, the Diocese of Madison’s Office of Evangelization and Catechesis has initiated several activities.

One is the sponsorship of two courses on Catholic Social Doctrine taught by Dr. Constance Nielsen throughout the year in different locations.

Another is a special event welcoming Dr. Carolyn Woo of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to be the guest lecturer at this spring’s St. Thérèse Lecture.

Dr. Woo will address the topic “The One-Handed Gospel: You Did It for Me” (taken from the words of Blessed Mother Teresa)” on Friday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bishop O’Connor Center, 702 S. High Point Rd.

Dr. Woo assumed the position of CEO and president of CRS in January of 2012. CRS was founded in 1943 by the Catholic bishops of the United States to serve World War II survivors in Europe. Since then, it has expanded in size to reach more than 100 million people in nearly 100 countries on five continents.

Representing CRS, Dr. Woo was featured in Foreign Policy (May/June, 2013) as one of the 500 most powerful people on the planet and one of only 33 in the category of “a force for good.”

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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Lumen house seeks residents for fall

MADISON — In August of this year, Lumen House will open its doors to residents in the downtown area near the UW-Madison campus.

The Lumen House project allows Catholic students actively involved in the ministries of St. Paul’s University Catholic Center or the Cathedral Parish to pay rent at a reduced rate. It also offers a $100 a month, per person, rent scholarship to students actively involved with St. Paul’s.

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Kristin Van Spankeren, For the Catholic Herald

Apostolate to Handicapped provides funding for CMC

MADISON — This past fall, the Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC) received a grant from the Apostolate to the Handicapped, Inc., of the Diocese of Madison to implement programs to aid its Latino community with special needs.

Specifically, the $8,940 grant provides funding for a Latino support program called Familias Unidas con Niños con Necesidades Especiales (FUNNE), or Families United with Children with Special Needs.

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Susanna D. Herro, President, St. Thomas More Society of Madison

Catholic lawyers to meet

MADISON — The newspapers and gossip columns are filled with Hollywood stars and their prenuptial agreements. These agreements are not just being used by the super wealthy.

Fr. Tait Schroeder, who did his dissertation on prenuptial agreements, will de-mystify some of the aspects of what prenuptial agreements mean for Catholics approaching marriage. He will delve into how prenuptial agreements impact marital consent.

 

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Kevin Wondrash

Durward’s Glen to begin First Saturdays Devotion

BARABOO — Durward’s Glen, W11876 McLeish Rd., is hosting Holy Mass every first Saturday of the month throughout 2014. The First Saturdays Devotion is a Catholic practice that has been requested by the Virgin Mary in several apparitions, notably Our Lady of Fátima and the subsequent Pontevedra apparitions.

This devotion and the Marian apparitions have been officially embraced by the Roman Catholic Church as worthy private devotions but are not obligatory.

 

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Kevin Wondrash

Durward’s Glen to host gala May 3

BARABOO — The staff and volunteers of Durward’s Glen invite you to join them at the “Gala for The Glen” event from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, at the Baraboo Arts Banquet Hall.

This year’s event will be bigger and better than ever, with fine food and wine, dancing to the Big Band sounds of the Hal Edwards Orchestra, door prizes, and a silent auction.

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Jim Warczak, For the Catholic Herald

Bloomington parish to hold dinner and variety show

BLOOMINGTON — For 25 years, people in Bloomington and the surrounding areas looked forward to forgetting their problems and getting rid of the “winter blues” by attending the St. Mary’s Parish Players’ hilarious comedy productions.

Because of the enormous amount of time involved in producing a play, the Players decided it was time to retire — but not completely.

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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Edgewood College names new president

New Edgewood College President Scott Flanagan
New Edgewood College president Scott Flanagan is introduced to the school on Tuesday, March 25, in the school’s Sr. Nona McGreal Room, named for a past school president. (Catholic Herald photo/Kevin Wondrash)

MADISON — While Scott Flanagan’s job title will soon be changing, his face is familiar to Edgewood College.

On Tuesday, March 25, Flanagan, the college’s current executive vice president, was named the seventh president of the college. Flanagan has also served as Edgewood’s director of admissions, director of athletics, and other roles.

At a press conference in the school’s McGreal Room — named for school president Sr. Nona McGreal, who served in the 1950s and 1960s — Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees Gary Schaefer formally introduced Flanagan.

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Mary Schaller, For the Catholic Herald

Latin American Mission Program celebrates 50th anniversary

MADISON — It has been 50 years since the first volunteers went to Mexico with the Latin American Mission Program (LAMP).

To mark this anniversary, there will be a Mass at 12 noon celebrated by Bishop Robert C. Morlino on Sunday, April 6, at the Bishop O’Connor Center, 702 S. High Point Rd.

A catered dinner will follow the Mass at the Bishop O’Connor Center. All past LAMP volunteers are welcome and encouraged to attend the anniversary celebration.

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