As Wisconsin’s law permitting people to carry concealed weapons takes effect, Wisconsin’s Roman Catholic bishops are urging Catholics to reflect on the meaning of freedom, the Catholic tradition of nonviolence, and to remember that churches are “sacred spaces.”
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Planning your legacy seminar offered
MADISON — In Matthew 25, we hear the parable of three men who are given talents by their master and what each does with the talents that are entrusted to them.
It’s a familiar reading and the lesson is that when we are blessed, it is pleasing to God for us to use our gifts and resources prudently.
40 Days vigil continues prayers to end abortion
In the twilight hours of October 18, more than 80 people gathered on the sidewalks and terrace grass outside the Planned Parenthood Clinic on Madison’s east side to pray at a candlelight midpoint rally for the 40 Days for Life Vigil.
WCC supports bill to restore flexibility, local control to sex ed
The Wisconsin Catholic Conference (WCC) urged support for legislation to provide local districts more flexibility in teaching human growth and development classes, as well as to permit abstinence-based instruction.
Bill may keep abortion from health exchanges
The State Senate gave its approval to legislation to prohibit health insurance providers that participate in future state exchanges from including elective abortions in their coverage.
Working in the community
The morning of September 29, a handful of Edgewood High School (EHS) students were to be found tramping through the mud and rain in a garden outside of Madison, some 10 miles from their desks.
Mark Miller is ordained to transitional diaconate
On October 6, Mark Miller of the Diocese of Madison was one of 35 seminarians of the Pontifical North American College (PNAC) ordained to the transitional diaconate during a Mass at the Altar of the Chair in the Papal Basilica of St. Peter at the Vatican.
Looking closely at aging issues
In the next two decades, the proportion of Americans over 65 years of age is projected to increase to nearly 20 percent of the population — more than seven percent greater than the proportion in the year 2000. This difference represents an estimated increase of 36 million people: the population over 65 in 2030 could be around 71 million.
St. Mary’s marks 100th anniversary of laying of hospital’s cornerstone
St. Mary’s Hospital’s cornerstone was laid 100 years ago on October 8, 1911.
Edgewood College, UW, MATC establish agreements for smoother student transitions
Officials with Edgewood College, University of Wisconsin Colleges, and Madison College (MATC) have established Articulation Agreements, making the path from a two-year degree to the completion of a four-year degree a lot smoother.