The Priests for Our Future: The Church Is Alive! campaign has been very successful in raising funds to support the education and formation of future priests.
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Thanking God for our ‘spiritual fathers’
Friday, June 26, will be a day of great joy in the Diocese of Madison. On that day, Bishop Robert C. Morlino will ordain six men to the priesthood at St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison
Celebrating continuity and new beginnings with redevelopment project
It’s time to celebrate both continuity and new beginnings, said Bishop Robert C. Morlino as he presided at a Mass and groundbreaking ceremonies for the redevelopment of the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center (BOC) on May 1.
Catholics at the Capitol: A Church United in Hope and Love
Speakers at the ninth biennial Catholics at the Capitol legislative conference urged Catholics to put their faith into action in the public arena.
In reenactments, diocesan priest remembers Civil War chaplain from Madison
When Fr. Bruce Hennington attended St. Lawrence Seminary — a high school seminary located in Mt. Calvary, Wis. — he got interested in history, especially in the Civil War.
Seminarians meet Lumen Christi Society members
Bishop Robert C. Morlino thanked members of the Lumen Christi Society for their support of diocesan seminarians at a recent reception held at the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center.
Pope shows how Church must protect children
Many years ago, I received a phone call from someone who complained that a priest had been removed from her parish because of an allegation of sexual abuse of a child. (We have had very few such cases in our diocese, thanks be to God and the vigilance of our bishops and diocesan leaders.)
The caller said to me, “He was such a wonderful priest. I can’t imagine that he would harm a child.”
Prayer is the key: To developing a vocation to the consecrated life
Prayer is not always high on the list of priorities for many young people today, but it should be — especially if they want God’s help in deciding the future direction of their lives.
Sun Prairie parish celebrates 150 years
As the bells rang out from the church’s bell tower, people filled Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church for a special Mass culminating the parish’s year-long celebration of its 150th anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 27.
Catholic Charities’ clients, volunteers enjoy Day of Caring
There were plenty of western hats atop smiling faces as volunteers from Deloitte Consulting’s Madison office joined with clients and staff of Catholic Charities’ Adult Day Center (ADC) for a western-themed event on August 23 as part of the 21st annual United Way of Dane County’s Days of Caring.