Hundreds of staunch supporters of Catholic education and St. Ambrose Academy flocked, or rather, skated, to the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center on December 19 after a huge snowstorm for Christmas Dinner With the Bishop, the school’s major fundraiser of the year.
Tag: Bishop Robert C. Morlino
Helping and praying for others in time of need
Though a half hour late, Bishop Robert C. Morlino made it through the snowstorm on December 16 to pray with the people of Janesville and the surrounding community for faith, support, and hope during the current economic and employment turmoil.
People show support for Bishop Morlino
Recently, it seemed that some in the Diocese of Madison felt that our own Bishop Robert C. Morlino was a bull’s-eye.
Christmas greeting
“Upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone.”
Bishop Morlino to preside at Mass in Janesville for unemployed
The General Motors plant in Janesville will stop production on December 23. More than 1,200 hourly GM workers will be laid off effective January 2 after their holiday vacation.
Bishop suspends priest to avoid further scandal
It has come to the attention of Bishop Robert C. Morlino that Reverend Gerald Vosen has recently published a book named, Pick a Number: Stories of Faith. In the book, Fr. Vosen makes explicit mention of what occurred during a penal trial, which was initiated to investigate allegations against him involving the abuse of a minor. As Fr. Vosen knows, the entire penal trial is under the Pontifical Secret and no mention of its proceeding is to be made.
A time to be grateful, to examine our conscience
Dear Friends,
It seems that Labor Day was just yesterday and here we find ourselves at Thanksgiving and the beginning of the “holiday season.” In the first place, I am grateful for all of you at Thanksgiving — you who are my brothers and sisters in the diocesan family. We are indeed a family, and the members of a family do not always get along perfectly. But, we are still family in Christ, and no one of us, myself especially, should ever forget that. And so we live and move forward together in gratitude, precisely the way every family does and must.
Searching for God while unemployed
“There is no simple blueprint for a spirituality of work for the unemployed. Such spirituality is especially difficult because it must begin in frustration, in a dark night of loss and devastation.
Catholic Charities holds annual Awards Dinner
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| Leadership Awards were presented at the recent Catholic Charities Awards Dinner. Pictured from left are: Brian Cain, president, Catholic Charities; Jane Feller, chair of the Catholic Charities Board of Directors; Bishop Robert C. Morlino; Mel Bolser, wife of award recipient Steve Bolser; award recipient Donald Kreul; award recipient Lorraine Grell; and Joe Tisserand, vice chair of the Catholic Charities Board of Directors. (Photos by Michael Mowbray, Beautiful Portraits) |
MADISON — “Faith in Action” was the theme of the 13th annual Catholic Charities (CC) Awards Dinner held October 30 at the Marriott Madison West. Proceeds support CC programs for families and aging persons.
Jane Feller, chair of the CC Board of Directors, welcomed the guests, saying the Awards Dinner is an opportunity to highlight Catholic Charities’ mission, hear success stories, and recognize the agency’s work. “We also recognize our clients and volunteers. They are living examples of Catholic social teaching,” said Feller.
Day offers time to reflect on reconciliation
Priests, parish staff, and parish leaders gathered October 21 for the annual Diocesan Leadership Day, which this year bore the theme “Forgiveness and Reconciliation in the Church and in the World.”