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Bishop Donald J. Hying

The second movement of the kerygma

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What a difference a year makes! Who could have imagined last Advent the place we would find ourselves in at this moment?

The COVID pandemic, the presidential election, and the ongoing violence in our cities have completely changed and challenged us in unimaginable ways. The entire human race is hurting. We can see the power of sin and death all around us.

This Advent, I have never felt the need for prayer more profoundly or heard the longings of the Old Testament prophets more keenly.

We seek liberation. We desire a savior. We need Jesus Christ and all that He has to give us.

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Diocese of Madison

Diocese announces second credible allegation against Rev. Patrick Doherty

Statement from the Diocese of Madison:

MADISON — Having reviewed the findings of a preliminary investigation and received the input of the Diocesan Sexual Abuse Review Board, Bishop Donald Hying has determined that a second allegation of sexual abuse brought against Rev. Patrick Doherty has the semblance of truth. This determination follows upon an initial credible finding on another allegation, which was announced this January 17.

The individual making the present allegation came forward following the January announcement and the addition of Rev. Doherty’s name to the list of those priests (or former priests) determined to have been credibly accused of acts of sexual abuse against minors. His allegation dates from the time that Rev. Doherty was pastor in Boscobel, WI, some 45 years ago.

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Abbot Marcel Rooney

Adaptation and renewal of Religious Life: Go back to the sources in the past

Reflections on Religious Life column by Abbot Marcel Rooney

Editor’s note: During this Year of Consecrated Life, this is the fifth in a series based on the Second Vatican Council’s document, Perfectae Caritatis (Decree on the Adaptation and Renewal of Religious Life) written by Abbot Marcel Rooney, OSB, former abbot primate of the Benedictine order who now resides in Madison.

This commentary on the Second Vatican Council’s Decree On the Adaptation and Renewal of Religious Life has already examined the council’s basic understanding of the role of Religious Life in the Church.

If this special vocation within the Church is to be renewed, just how would one go about that?

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