The Edgewood High School (EHS) Hand Bell Choirs performed for residents of All Saints Retirement Center on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 18.
Category: Youth
Young women from Ireland are leaders in Dead Theologians Society
MADISON — The Dead Theologians Society (DTS) now has an Irish connection. Leaders of the first DTS chapter in Ireland recently visited the Madison area for training in this Catholic apostolate for high school teens and college-aged young adults.
Catholic Saints Band brings gift of music
The Janesville Catholic Saints Band traveled to nearby Footville on March 21 to bring the gift of music to the residents of St. Elizabeth Manor, an assisted living facility operated by the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church.
Experiencing an igloo
Kris Benz-O’Leary’s kindergarten class at St. William School in Janesville has been studying the Arctic. This igloo, built of milk containers, is large enough to fit the whole class inside.
Diocesan CCHD art contest winners
MADISON — Diocesan winners in the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) Multi-Media Youth Arts Contest were selected recently by the diocesan CCHD Committee chaired by Trudi Jenny. There were 16 diocesan entries in the contest.
The contest engages young people in grades seven to 12 in learning about poverty in the U.S., its root causes, and faith-inspired efforts to address it, especially through the CCHD.
Catholic Scouting hosts biennial St. George Trek
DMCCS (Diocese of Madison Committee for Catholic Scouting) is now accepting applications for the biggest Catholic Scouting event in the country.
Teaching teens to forgive
MADISON — Corrie Ten Boom, a woman survivor of a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust, once said, “Forgiveness is to set a prisoner free, and to realize the prisoner was you.”
What is the right time to teach children to forgive? How does one go about teaching and learning this skill?
Learn more about your faith
From October 2012 through November 2013, Catholics around the world are celebrating the Year of Faith.
Do you want to learn more about being Catholic?
Young adults excited about faith
For many years, the Catholic Church on campus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has drawn a very large crowd of young adults for a night of catechesis, prayer, and community on Thursday nights.
WYD: Seeing the world through pilgrim’s eyes
A pilgrimage, in its most basic sense, is a journey. But it is far more than that — often undertaken as a form of penance or as a way to spiritually strengthen oneself, a pilgrimage is a test of one’s faith, endurance, and dedication to God.