By the time you read this, we may very well have a new pope. The conclave begins this Wednesday, May 7, and in modern times, it has not taken more than three days to elect a new pontiff for the Universal Church.
Tag: St. Peter
Bishop Morlino consecrates diocese to Our Lady of Fatima
“Jesus, we now want to imitate you and entrust ourselves to your mother. Mary, Mother of Mercy, we entrust to you all the faithful in Wisconsin, especially those in the Diocese of Madison.”
St. Peter School celebrates the ‘Miracle at Midnight’
PHOTO: ‘Mary’ and ‘Joseph’ — St. Peter School, Ashton, students Stephanie Kalscheuer and Peter Volkman — smile with the student cast of ‘Miracle at Midnight,’ at the conclusion of the school’s annual Christmas program.
Family Adoration at Ashton
ASHTON — Family Adoration is a time of guided prayer and song that is perfect for families with children who would like to learn more about Eucharistic Adoration and experience this powerful prayer time together.
Adoration lasts 30 minutes and is followed by a potluck meal and fellowship.
Fr. Henry Kalscheuer dies
Fr. Henry Kalscheuer, retired priest of the Madison Diocese, died on Monday, March 18, 2013, at the age of 79, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.
A good shepherd: Pope Benedict XVI showed loving care for his flock
It doesn’t seem that long ago. On April 19, 2005, we heard the news that the cardinals had elected a new pope. Some of us had gathered around a television set at the Bishop O’Connor Center to watch the announcement. Who would it be, we wondered?
When I heard the name, “Joseph,” I knew the next pope would be Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Then I heard he took the name Benedict XVI.
Holy, gentle man
Our new Holy Father came from behind the curtains. His smile absolutely lit up St. Peter’s Square. I couldn’t help but be impressed by this holy, gentle man who called himself “a simple, humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord.”
I want to see Him suffer
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one already. On one unfortunate day, the art teacher, the science teacher, and the development director of a prestigious Catholic high school all died and found themselves standing before the gates of heaven in front of a less than pleased St. Peter.
The frowning apostle said to them, “It is no secret up here that the three of you never got along on earth and constantly quarreled amongst yourselves. So, in order to get into heaven, you must complete one final test. You must all agree which moment in the life of Christ you would like to see first-hand, and it will be granted to you.”
From the Threshold of the Apostles
“Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days” (Galatians 1:18).
In my previous two-part preparatory article, I outlined the historical context and current format and content of the ad limina apostolorum pilgrimage, literally, “to the threshold of the apostles,” by bishops to Rome on a quinquennial basis, i.e., five-year basis.
Bishop Robert C. Morlino and the bishops of Region VII, comprising Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana, recently completed their pilgrimage and I’ll offer a brief reflection in thanksgiving as a privileged pilgrim accompanying Bishop Morlino on the ad limina pilgrimage.
I extend my deepest thanks to Bishop Morlino for the opportunity to assist him and accompany him on the ad limina pilgrimage.