This autumn has been exceptionally beautiful. The colors on the trees, the warm, sunny days, the cold nights and the scuffle of leaves on the ground point to the wonder and grace of creation.
Tag: Bishop Donald J. Hying
Schools in the diocese consecrated to Our Lady of Good Help
The feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on October 7 saw 800 of her children gathered at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona.
Learn about and proclaim the Gospel
I speak and write often these days about the kerygma, the fundamental proclamation of the Gospel.
Dealing with current struggles
Michael O’Brien, a noted Catholic author, has written a series of novels over the last 30 years, exploring the struggle of good and evil, the power and truth of the Catholic faith, and — in remarkably prescient ways — predicting the current cultural struggle regarding religious freedom and the definition of the human person. I highly recommend reading his works.
The dignity of work
We are several weeks past Labor Day, but work as a topic of reflection is always timely since it constitutes a significant component of our time, energy, and lives.
The importance of friends
In the Book of Sirach, we read, “A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter. He who finds one finds a treasure. Faithful friends are beyond price; no amount can balance their worth.” (6:14-15)
Be a saint and challenge evil
All of us bear wounds inflicted by others: Painful conflicts, harsh judgments, hurtful comments, rejections of proffered love and friendship, lack of gratitude and support, embarrassing humiliations, experiences of being ignored or overlooked.
Totus Tuus completes another summer
If you strolled up to Christ the King Parish in McFarland on Thursday, July 21, the sidewalk would give you a hint of what you’d find inside.
Two permanent deacons ordained
On Sunday, July 24, Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison and the Diocese of Madison were blessed to ordain two men to the order of the Diaconate: Deacons Lee Gerard Eggers and Craig Michael Wood.
Statement from Bishop Donald Hying, regarding Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and our need for continued support of moms in need
After nearly half a century of federal legalized abortion, more than 65 million precious lives lost, and countless others enduring profound pain and suffering in the aftermath, today’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision effectively returns the question of abortion to the states, and is a long-awaited answer to decades of prayer and sacrifice by millions in our country. It offers us great hope for a deeper flourishing of human dignity. Many fewer lives will be lost to the grave injustice of abortion, which is the deliberate and direct killing of a human being, and a culture of life can begin to take root where it was previously not possible. It also offers the Catholic Church in the United States, and all those of good will who stand with us in upholding the sanctity of human life, the opportunity and privilege to redouble our efforts to accompany women and couples facing unexpected or difficult pregnancies, as well as supporting parents in their care for their sons and daughters. We will continue to welcome all those in need of assistance and offer to them the best we have to give, with sensitivity and compassion, so that children born in crisis situations have what they need to truly grow and flourish.