It brought tears to my eyes the first time I saw it. And I probably had to rub my eyes on subsequent times. It always amazed me.
What I’m talking about is the Offertory procession at the Christmas and Easter Masses for the handicapped held for many years at Monroe High School. What happens is about two dozen young men — many of them large football and basketball players — each come up paired with a disabled or elderly person.
To the editor:
I have read with dismay of the grand plans for the makeover of the St. Paul Center on the Madison UW campus.
While I can understand that it has been many years since the building has been updated, the present plans seem to be more than is necessary.
LORETO — The rural community is faced with many concerns — a threatening economy, climate change, altering weather patterns and the uncertainty of nature, encroaching cities, and merging parishes.
Rev. Msgr. James Bartylla, Vicar General, announces the following permission granted by Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison:
Sister Patricia Mary Josephine Vinje …
At one time, the Catholic Herald newspaper shared offices with Catholic Social Service (now Catholic Charities). Our offices were located in the rectory building at St. Patrick Church in downtown Madison.
Because of our proximity, I was able to witness first-hand many of the programs and services provided. In fact, sometimes when the Catholic Social Service staff were too busy, I got to hold babies brought in for adoption. I can still remember the cute outfits one of the foster mothers made for these babies, including a little witch costume for Halloween one year.
At one time, the Catholic Herald newspaper shared offices with Catholic Social Service (now Catholic Charities). Our offices were located in the rectory building at St. Patrick Church in downtown Madison.
Because of our proximity, I was able to witness first-hand many of the programs and services provided. In fact, sometimes when the Catholic Social Service staff were too busy, I got to hold babies brought in for adoption. I can still remember the cute outfits one of the foster mothers made for these babies, including a little witch costume for Halloween one year.
Recently the people of St. Victor Parish in Monroe, and many others around the diocese gathered for the unveiling and dedication of a statue recognizing Msgr. Thomas F. Campion, founder and director of the Apostolate to the Handicapped, and the many volunteers called “Campion’s Champions.”
A parish-based adult men’s basketball league is being formed throughout the diocese this summer.
MADISON — As he approaches his 30th year as a bishop (he was ordained a bishop on August 12, 1980, in St. Paul, Minn.), Bishop William H. Bullock, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Madison, remains active, especially in teaching and preaching.
A diocesan celebration to mark the close of this Year for Priests will be held Sunday, June 20, at the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, 702 S. High Point Rd., in Madison.
