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Kevin Wondrash

Chrism Mass to be celebrated on March 31

MADISON — In the Diocese of Madison, the Chrism Mass will be celebrated on Holy Tuesday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Maria Goretti Church, 5313 Flad Ave.

Bishop Robert C. Morlino will be the principal celebrant with priests of the diocese concelebrating.

At the Mass, oils to be used during the coming year are blessed, including the Oils of the Sick, of Catechumens, and of Chrism. Chrism is a mixture of oil of olives and balsam specially blessed by the bishop, to be used in sacraments and the consecration of churches and particular items and vessels.

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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Dressing for success — and modesty

For parents and students everywhere, “back to school” means shopping and lots of it, mostly for supplies and clothes. In both of those areas, there can be debates and battles between parents and children on what each thinks the student should have.

With fashions and trends always changing, buying “school clothes” becomes a yearly challenge.

Schools in the Diocese of Madison try every year to create a safe and comfortable learning environment while dealing with new fashion trends.

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Evening of reflection for extraordinary ministers

MADISON — Join Abbot Marcel Rooney, OSB, and other Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC) on Wednesday, March 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. for a mini-Lenten retreat at St. Maria Goretti Church, 5313 Flad Ave., Madison.

This evening is intended as an enrichment opportunity for veteran eucharistic ministers and does not fulfill the requirement of training at one of the regularly-scheduled workshops for EMHC.

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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Trusting in God, helping others around the world

MADISON — For the first 11 months of 2014, Gina Neuville is going on a mission trip with a schedule resembling the closing credits to Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

She’ll go to Zambia, Malawi, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, China, Nepal, Cambodia, Mongolia, Thailand, and Vietnam “in no particular order,” she said.

Her trip to 11 countries in 11 months is part of the World Race, which has the purpose, according to its website, “to serve ‘the least of these’ while amongst real and raw community.”

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St. Maria Goretti School wins national art grant

MADISON — St. Maria Goretti School (SMG) in Madison has received a $2,500 grant from American Girl as a runner-up winner of the national American Girl Elevate the Arts School Grant Contest.

According to the American Girl website, “American Girl, in partnership with Americans for the Arts, invited elementary school art teachers to submit student projects and an essay about how their schools value art, as well as how a grant would be used to further art in their schools. With hundreds of entries from schools across the country, determining the winners was challenging. Using criteria of artistic merit, effort, and effective expression of the theme, our judging committee rewarded 13 schools with grants totaling $45,000.”

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Monday Night Sports League: more than a game

On His Time by Kevin Wondrash

From day one of journalism school, a reporter is told not to put him or herself into a story. Just learn the facts, observe what happens, interview interesting subjects, and tell the story. Sometimes, however, the paths of reporter and story cross, and the reporter is in the story.

As a young adult in the Diocese of Madison, I am blessed to be part of many activities for Catholics my age in the area. One of them is the Monday Night Sports League (MNSL).

A look at the league

The MNSL started last summer with six teams. Young adults from my parish, St. Maria Goretti (SMG) in Madison, as well as teams from Cathedral Parish in Madison, Blessed Sacrament Parish in Madison, St. Paul University Catholic Center in Madison, St. Christopher Parish in Verona, and a team of friends called “Faith, Friends, and Funnies” (FFF) make up the league.

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Encontramos a Jesús de manera concreta en la Iglesi

Bajo el libro del evangelio por Obispo Robert C. Morlino
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Espero que cada uno de ustedes haya tenido una bendita Fiesta de la Ascensión el fin de semana pasado, y con ustedes ¡espero con ansias la Fiesta de Pentecostés! Resalté la semana pasada que nosotros, como Iglesia, hemos dirigido nuestras mentes y corazones hacia Pentecostés y, ciertamente, con la Ascensión del Señor, estamos más alertas en nuestra anticipación de la venida del Espíritu Santo.

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Anticipándonos a Pentecostés y el especial rol de María

Bajo el libro del evangelio por Obispo Robert C. Morlino
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Mientras caminamos en mayo, a través de este mes de María, nuestros corazones, con María, se siguen alegrando con la Resurrección de Jesús y nuestros ojos miran a Pentecostés. Mientras miramos hacia adelante a este acontecimiento, a la venida del Espíritu Santo sobre nosotros, estamos con María y así también con la Iglesia.

La Iglesia, el fin de semana pasado, nos dio algunas lecturas en las que, de modo oculto, ofrece una maravillosa anticipación de la Fiesta de Pentecostés. Todo el “ícono”, la imagen, de Pentecostés fue ocultada en nuestras lecturas del fin de semana. ¿Cómo así?

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