Using stones from the burned St. Raphael Cathedral in Madison, local residents from Baraboo, Portage, and Merrimac desired to bring something sacred out of the ashes of the former cathedral.
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Young adults gather for Adoration
Young adults will be gathering every Wednesday from 8 to 9 p.m. to pray before the Blessed Sacrament as a community.
Benefit auction will help girl with rare genetic disease
Mariana Paloucek was born in June of 2007 and is very seriously ill. She has a rare, genetic disease called Gaucher’s disease.
Farmers hit hard by storms; diocese asks for prayers
Many people in the southwest area of the Diocese of Madison, including Grant and Lafayette Counties, suffered extensive property and crop damage in the recent severe storms with strong winds and hail.
Service camp teaches the true meaning of ‘love your neighbor’
MADISON — The Love Begins Here service camp, held recently at various locations around the diocese, was not just paying lip service to the phrase “love your neighbor.”
It was teaching the youth who attended that even in a place as seemingly affluent as the United States there can be many people in need of help.
“It opens your eyes about how much people need help here,” said Sarah Garcia, a participant from Baraboo who had heard about the camp through her Confirmation class. “An hour away, there are people who need food, clothing, schools that need walls painted; there’s just a lot of stuff to be done here before we look other places.”
Youth from around the diocese attended the youth mission project Love Begins Here this summer, averaging 22 participants a session. The project, inspired by a similar program in the Diocese of Salina, Kan., and sponsored by the Diocese of Madison Office of Evangelization and Catechesis, combines service and spirituality to help youth see the connection between the faith and the works it should inspire to love and serve others.
Consecrated women to serve in diocese
MADISON — Five consecrated women from the Society of Jesus Christ the Priest have arrived in the Diocese of Madison.
They are the first group of a total of 14 consecrated women coming from the society to serve in the diocese.
In welcoming them to the diocese, Bishop Robert C. Morlino said that the “women will reside in the Sauk City area and will serve the surrounding parishes and the diocese in various capacities. Financial support for the women will continue to be provided by the Society of Jesus Christ the Priest, which currently maintains their support.”
Apostolate holds annual summer event
“We of the Apostolate to the Handicapped say it loud and clear: ‘We are back,’” says an announcement from the Apostolate to the Handicapped of the Diocese of Madison.
St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital, clinic project gets green light
SSM Health Care of Wisconsin and Dean Health System announced recently they are moving forward with building the new St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital and Dean Clinic Janesville.
Parish cluster to sponsor and build home
MADISON — For the first time, a cluster of Madison area Catholic parishes is sponsoring and building a home with Habitat for Humanity of Dane County.
The parishes of St. Bernard, Middleton; St. Martin of Tours, Martinsville; St. Peter, Ashton; and St. Thomas Aquinas, Madison, will sponsor the project. Construction is expected to begin in the Spring of 2010.
“While many Catholics have been involved in Habitat for Humanity projects, this will be the first all-Catholic build in the state of Wisconsin,” noted building co-chair Wendy Hansen.
“With the leadership of St. Bernard’s Church, our cluster will make history. Thankfully, we have the good will of the people, the energy, and the God-given talent and treasure to do this wonderful project.”
Catholic Charities honored
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin honored Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Madison during its 18th annual Governor’s Donor Recognition Reception, hosted by First Lady Jessica Doyle at the Executive Residence recently.