The Diocese of Madison’s Office of Evangelization and Catechesis offers Totus Tuus, a summer Catholic youth program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic faith through evangelization, catechesis, Christian witness, and Eucharistic worship.
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Stoughton and Oregon parishes sponsor Christian Experience Weekends
STOUGHTON — St. Ann Parish in Stoughton and Holy Mother of Consolation Parish in Oregon, invite people to attend the upcoming Christian Experience Weekends.
The women’s weekend is February 21-23, and the men’s weekend is March 13-15.
This will be the 17th year for the weekends, which began in 2003 with the help of St. Columbkille Parish in Dubuque, Iowa.Mass of Christian Burial for Fr. Anthony “Tony” Schumacher
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, for Fr. Anthony “Tony” John Schumacher, 92, who died on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019.
Christian Experience Weekends
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Holy Mother of Consolation Parish students contribute to donkey project
First in a two-part series on the Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga and Diocese of Madison Donkey Project.
OREGON — The first grade children at Holy Mother of Consolation (HMC) Parish in Oregon have learned to care for those in need.
Over the last nine years, these children have earned funds by performing tasks at home. Through the inspiration of Jenny Hansen, coordinator of the first grade faith formation, working together they have raised nearly $18,000.
Tale of two dying persons
How sad it was to hear of the death of Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old woman who ended her own life on November 1 using Oregon’s assisted suicide law.
Maynard suffered greatly from terminal brain cancer, and we can understand her wish to stop her pain and suffering.
More hopeful path
However, the story of another young person who is also facing death shows, I believe, a more hopeful way to face death.
A Catholic News Service article reported on Philip Johnson, a 30-year-old Catholic seminarian in the Diocese of Raleigh, N.C., who is facing the same disease as Maynard. He wrote a poignant essay in October responding to Maynard’s decision to end her own life.
The Pascal Mystery: Death evolving into life
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After successful treatment for breast cancer 16 years ago, it returned with a vengeance — 15 small brain tumors and a lung tumor. This time it was stage four cancer.
The diagnosis stunned everyone. The news of Patty Kelbel’s condition spread quickly, especially among the Christian Experience Weekend (CEW) community. CEW is an intense retreat experience, directed mostly by laity, that has been a joint venture between the parishes of St. Ann in Stoughton and Holy Mother of Consolation (HMC) in Oregon for a number of years.
Deacon William Stack dies
OREGON — Deacon William Stack, age 68, died on Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at home (in Oregon, Wis.) surrounded by his family.
Fr. Gary Wankerl paints portrait of Pope Francis as part of series
Fr. Gary Wankerl, a priest of the Diocese of Madison, has presented a portrait of Pope Francis he painted recently to Bishop Robert C. Morlino and the diocese.