News – Page 90 – Madison Catholic Herald Archive (2001-2025)

BARABOO — During this Year of St. Joseph, a week dedicated to St. Joseph will be celebrated at St. Joseph Parish in Baraboo concluding with a Holy Hour on Friday, March 19, the feast day of its patron saint.

Following is the schedule for the week:

Friday, March 12 — St. Joseph Pastor Fr. Jay Poster will present and bless a statue of St. Joseph to each of the school classrooms.

Saturday, March 13, and Sunday, March 14 — Steve Angrisano, will be introducing himself as the Lenten parish mission speaker at all the Masses.

Diocese of Madison's 75th anniversary

On March 9, 2021May 8, 2021

Mary C. Uhler, For the Catholic Herald

A look back: Bishop O’Connor announces plans to build a seminary during golden jubilee as a priest

Ninth in a series on the 75th anniversary of the Diocese of Madison

In 1949, the Pallottine Fathers opened Queen of Apostles Seminary on Madison’s east side. They made it available to diocesan seminarians.

The growth of the Diocese of Madison was reflected in an increase in vocations.

By 1962, Queen of Apostles Seminary was filled to capacity, and neighboring seminaries were overcrowded.

Around the Diocese

On March 9, 2021June 18, 2021

Catholic Herald Staff

Edgewood College commits to in-person, on-campus classes for Fall 2021

MADISON — Edgewood College has committed to a return to classes on-campus and in-person when the 2021-22 academic year gets underway.

Around the Diocese

On March 9, 2021June 18, 2021

Catholic Herald Staff

West Dane CCW invites women to meet

VERONA — The St. Christopher Parish Council of Catholic Women (CCW) will host the spring West Dane Vicariate meeting at St. Andrew Church, 301 N. Main St., Verona, on Tuesday, March 23, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Around the Diocese

On March 2, 2021February 15, 2023

Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Candidates and catechumens promise to go forward to the Church

While these past almost 12 months have been filled with reasons and methods to “distance” ourselves from one another, dozens of people growing in their faith recently had a chance to come closer to something.

Around the Diocese

On March 2, 2021

Catholic Herald Staff

40 Days for Life mid-point prayer vigil on March 7

MADISON — “On March 8, our spring 40 Days for Life campaign will have completed 20 days with 20 days to go of praying and fasting for an end to abortion,” said Gwen Finnegan, co-leader of the Madison campaign.

“It’s time to gather members of our pro-life community at our vigil location, Planned Parenthood, 3706 Orin Rd. in Madison, to thank God for how far we’ve come and to pray for the endurance to ﬁnish strong. So far, we know of one baby and mother saved from abortion on the sidewalks outside of Planned Parenthood in Madison from this campaign.”

40-day vigil

40 Days for Life is a peaceful, highly-focused, non-denominational initiative that focuses on 40 days of prayer, fasting, and peaceful witness outside abortion facilities, as well as on grassroots educational outreach.

The 40-day time frame is drawn from examples throughout Biblical history.

Around the Diocese

On March 2, 2021

Carolyn Averill, For the Catholic Herald

Teens visit Religious communities

MADISON — Getting away for the weekend can often include a fun road trip, a new-to-you destination, and a lot of great memories, but for a local group, a recent weekend included something a bit atypical: Religious Sisters.

Last month, Fr. Greg Ihm, Diocese of Madison vocations director, led a group that included 10 St. Ambrose Academy students, a mother of one of the teens, and four other Madison-area women on a journey of prayer and discernment.

A ‘Nun run’

While Father Ihm’s primary role is supporting men in their discernment of the diocesan priesthood, he also seeks to make other opportunities available, especially for women.

Around the Diocese

On March 2, 2021June 27, 2023

Catholic Herald Staff

Msgr. James Bartylla receives award from Warhawk Catholic

WHITEWATER — Warhawk Catholic, the campus ministry for Catholic students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, is pleased to announce the winner of its Distinguished Alumni Award is Msgr. James Bartylla.

He is being recognized as part of an extended celebration of the 50th anniversary of Warhawk Catholic.

Many UW-Whitewater graduates are Catholic, one notable alum being Monsignor Bartylla ‘83, the vicar general of the Diocese of Madison.

Around the Diocese

On March 2, 2021June 18, 2021

Catholic Herald Staff

Madison Catholic Woman’s Club to celebrate Religious and hold donation drive

MADISON — All women of the diocese are warmly invited to join Madison Catholic Woman’s Club (MCWC) members as we celebrate our parish priests, Religious, and staff on Tuesday, March 9, at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2116 Hollister Ave., Madison.

Mark your calendars to join us in person at 11:10 a.m. to pray the Rosary followed by Mass at 11:30 a.m. with Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison presiding.

For those wishing to participate virtually, the event will be livestreamed on the Blessed Sacrament YouTube channel.