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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Stations of the Cross video produced in diocese

Stations video
A screenshot of the Stations of the Cross YouTube video produced by the Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities-Diocese of Madison. The video is available during Lent. (YouTube image)

MADISON — During most seasons of Lent, it is a devotional tradition to pray the Stations of the Cross.

During typical years, parishes in the Diocese of Madison will host praying of the Stations at their churches where many gather to pray them together.

This year, with many people not entering church buildings due to health concerns and restrictions on the number of people allowed to be in a building at the same time, the Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities-Diocese of Madison has produced a YouTube video that gives everyone the opportunity to pray the Stations of the Cross from their own homes or elsewhere through the blessings of technology.

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It’s called the “Stations of the Cross presented by the Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities-Diocese of Madison”.

The nearly 24-minute video begins with a reflection from Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison.

“As we pray the Stations of the Cross, we participate and share in Jesus’s suffering and death,” he says in part of the reflection.

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Becky Weber, For the Catholic Herald

Apostolate gives retreat at St. Coletta

JEFFERSON — Earlier this month was a special time for 45 individuals served at St. Coletta of Wisconsin.

A Lenten retreat was planned and facilitated by the Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities-Diocese of Madison (Msgr. Larry Bakke, Deacon Jim Hoegemeier, Kayla Schiesser, and Kellie O’Brien).

The theme of the retreat was “Jesus Comes to You,” and is part of our Lenten preparation looking forward to Easter.

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William D. Yallaly, Chancellor, Diocese of Madison

Ongoing vigilance against abuse takes the form of action in diocese

Faced as we are with the ongoing specter of sin and even crime on the part of some priests, religious, and bishops of the Church, Bishop Robert Morlino has given clear direction that in the Diocese of Madison we will do all we can to continue to strengthen our efforts in the protection of children and vulnerable persons, to expand our work in oversight and transparency, and to increase our focus on rooting out sin at every level.

To that end, the following additional actions have already gotten underway in the past several months, with a great deal still to come:

• Prayer, sacrifice, reparation — Prayer alone cannot suffice where there is clear need for concrete and decisive action. However, the grace of God is essential in achieving any good and our prayers do have an effect. The Church has been wounded through the terrible sins of her members and her ministers, and there must be spiritual as well as practical efforts made to repair the wounds.

To this end, the bishop himself has undertaken added prayer, sacrifice, and reparation for the purification of the Church and the healing of victims. He has also called for the faithful in the diocese to join with him in these prayers.

• Review of all files — As many dioceses are now doing, the Diocese of Madison is in the process of scheduling a full, independent review of all priest personnel files. This will serve to make absolutely certain that not only have past cases been properly handled, but that historical instances of abuse are identified, even where no current victims might be known.

• Added work hours devoted to Safe Environment and Victim Assistance — Responsibilities have been shifted among diocesan personnel and work hours have been added through the separation of the previously combined roles of “Director of Safe Environment” and “Victim Assistance Coordinator.” This separation of roles has already allowed for greater focus on both the constant improvement of safe environment processes and on caring for the needs of victims and accusers.

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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Apostolate to the Handicapped presents annual Day at the Dells

“This is really a miracle,” said Norberta Lewis from Necedah.

The first-time guest of the Diocese of Madison’s Apostolate to the Handicapped Day at the Dells was amazed and impressed that a priest would bring Communion to her seat, a volunteer would bring her sack lunch, and she, and her friend Margaret Gabay, also from Necedah, would get a chance to see a performance of the Tommy Bartlett Water Show.

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Kevin Wondrash, Catholic Herald Staff

Apostolate to the Handicapped shares Christmas spirit with disabled, elderly

“This is so cool!” said first-time guest Denise Horn.

The Janesville resident had attended the Diocese of Madison’s Apostolate to the Handicapped Day at the Dells — featuring Mass, lunch, and the Tommy Bartlett Water Show — numerous times in the past, but she had never attended the annual Advent/Christmas Party before.

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