Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison has named Paul Merline as the chief development officer for the Diocese of Madison.
Gold Mass to be held on April 28
Starting sometime in the Middle Ages, in England, and continuing through World War II, the entire “Bench and Bar” — those serving in English courts of law as judges, attorneys, etc., would assemble for a Mass on an annual basis.
Looking at today’s Church in the diocese
Currently, every vicariate in the diocese is meeting with me to give an update on the Go Make Disciples initiative in the parishes.
Diocese of Madison Chrism Mass to take place on April 12
The annual celebration of Chrism Mass is to take place on Tuesday of Holy Week in the Diocese of Madison.
‘It’s about relationships,’ says Director of Apostolic Mission
“It looks small because it starts small,” said Elizabeth Monaghan, describing the work she’s been doing since taking the position of Director of Apostolic Mission at St. Cecilia Parish in Wisconsin Dells.
St. Joseph Men’s Retreat set for April 30
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20)
Family of faith presents ‘Blanket of Prayer’
A family of faith supports each member in prayer and works of mercy, especially when one of them is suffering.
The return of St. Paul’s Spring Wine Fest
St. Paul’s Catholic Student Center, located near the UW-Madison campus, will be hosting its 11th annual Spring Wine Fest on Friday, April 22.
Bishop Hying joins in consecration of Russia and Ukraine
In his homily on the Solemnity of the Annunciation in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona, Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison said “one could possibly posit that there’s never been a precise historical moment in the entire unfolding of Salvation History when more people have been praying at exactly the same time for exactly the same thing. And, that is a fulfillment of the request that Our Lady made at Fatima for the consecration of Russia and for world peace.”
Do this in memory of me: The Holy Sacrifice
It is the fulfillment of the ritual sacrificial meal that the Israelites were asked to celebrate annually, in order to recall (“in memory of me”) the night that the Lord acted in a powerful way to set them free from Egyptian enslavement (Exodus 12).