catholic press month – Madison Catholic Herald Archive (2001-2025)

In September of this year, the World Meeting of Families will be held in Philadelphia. Pope Francis will be coming to join in this event, which calls people together from throughout the world to celebrate family life.

During February — which is observed as Catholic Press Month — the Catholic Herald has included information in each issue of the paper showing how the Catholic Herald focuses on families.

In each issue, we have talked about how our diocesan paper focuses on families. Included each week was a quote from Pope Francis’ Message for World Communications Day 2015, which also centers on families.

Editorial

On February 5, 2014September 6, 2023

Mary C. Uhler

New hope for the Catholic press: Circulating the joy of the Gospel

Most people think of February as the month of Groundhog Day, the Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day, and President’s Day. Sometimes Lent begins in February, although this year it starts later with Ash Wednesday on March 5.

However, those of us involved in Catholic newspapers observe February as Catholic Press Month. …

Editorial

On February 6, 2013February 15, 2022

Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

Navigate your faith: The Catholic press is more important than ever in today’s stormy culture

Let’s face it. People obtain their news from many different sources these days. How do you know who to trust in this profusion of newspapers, Web sites, blogs, television and radio programs?

There are also many sources of religious news today, some of them purporting to be Catholic. Yet I’ve found that some of these so-called “Catholic” news outlets and blogs do not always report the full truth of the Catholic faith.

We must be careful that we are getting clear Catholic teaching as handed down by the magisterium or teaching authority of the Church through our popes and bishops and as articulated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and other Church documents.

Editorial

On February 1, 2012February 15, 2022

Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

Serving the truth with courage: Diocesan newspapers play more important role than ever

Diocesan newspapers represent “significant places of encounter and attentive discernment for lay faithful involved in the social and political arena so that they can dialogue and find convergences and objectives for joint action in the service of the Gospel for the common good.”

Letters to the editor

On May 27, 2010

Dick Berning, Sinsinawa

Catholic Herald calls him back for second, third time

To the editor:

We are lucky and I am thankful to get the chance to read the good news. The Catholic Herald paper calls me back a second and third time to make sure something wasn’t missed.

Editorial

On February 4, 2010February 15, 2022

Mary C. Uhler, editor

Read it religiously!

As we celebrate February as Catholic Press Month, I would like to comment on the continued importance of Catholic media in today’s world.

With a plethora of communication tools today (printed materials, computers, cell phones, electronic books), we seem to be bombarded by information. How do we sort it all out? How do we separate truth from fiction? What is important for us to know and what is just garbage?