The Jewish celebration of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, finds its origins in Leviticus 16, which lays out the complexity of the ritual for the people to atone for their sins and seek forgiveness from God.
Palm Sunday and the Passion
Every Holy Week, we listen to the proclamation of the Passion of Christ twice. On Palm Sunday, we hear from the Gospel of the current liturgical cycle, (this year, it is St. Luke) and on Good Friday, it is always the Passion from the Gospel of John.
Fr. Donald Lange dies
Fr. Donald Lange, retired priest of the Diocese of Madison, died on April 4, 2025, at the age of 89 at Sienna Meadows Memory Care in Oregon, Wis.
Pastor installed at Mater Dei Parish
If words could be used to describe the 10 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March 30, at All Saints Church in Berlin, they would be “gratitude” and “thanksgiving”.
We can convert like St. Paul
St. Paul is one of the most significant and influential figures in the Church, so much so that his conversion to Christ has its own liturgical memorial on January 25 every year.
My faith at work, at home
Before remote work was required for many in 2020 and before it became stylish thereafter, the original “work from home” position was held by parents who chose not to pursue a career in the world, choosing instead to support their family full-time.
Pastor installed at new parish on Madison’s east side
Fr. Gary Krahenbuhl called it an “opportunity and [a] privilege to unite together two distinct, holy, and stable parishes [and] to create something new — the parish of Queen of Apostles.”
Youth provide hope for the Church
Every month in this Jubilee Year dedicated to hope, I am writing one column on a particular ministry in the diocese which offers hope to others.
Retreat for grieving parents on May 31
Losing a child is one of the most tragic and difficult challenges of life. As a mother or father, there is no heartache more painful or excruciating to experience; no burden heavier to carry.
St. Vincent de Paul Society celebrates 100 years
The year 1925 was the time of the song “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby,” Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush, and President Calvin Coolidge. It was also the year that the needs of neighbors struggling to make ends meet galvanized a small group of Catholic parishioners in the Madison area.