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Diocesan Office of Worship offers sessions on Mass, workshops
MADISON — The Diocese of Madison’s Office of Worship is offering a number of workshops.
Praying the Mass with Abbot Rooney
“Praying the Mass” is a series which will explore the Mass with Abbot Marcel Rooney, OSB, former abbot primate of the Benedictine Order and an advisor to popes. Abbot Rooney will discuss some history of the Mass and reflect upon how we can pray the Mass rather than simply pray at Mass.
People are invited to attend one session or all five.
Evening of Reflection on the Eucharist with Bishop Morlino
MADISON — The Office of Worship of the Diocese of Madison is hosting an Evening of Reflection on the Eucharist on Friday, March 31, at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Holy Name Heights (formerly the Bishop O’Connor Center).
Bishop Robert C. Morlino will lead the evening — a sort of mini Lenten retreat — offering insight into the powerful mystery of the Holy Eucharist.
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Workshop on new Order of Matrimony
MADISON — The Office of Worship of the Diocese of Madison is offering a series of workshops on implementing the new Order of Matrimony.
The workshop will discuss what has changed and what has stayed the same, appropriate wedding music, and best practices for liturgical celebrations.
The workshop is designed for pastors, deacons, liturgists, musicians, wedding coordinators, and all who play a part in the preparation of a couple for the wedding Mass.
Office of Worship offers workshops on Mass Propers
MADISON — At the Presbyteral Assembly in 2015, Bishop Robert C. Morlino made a request that pastors use the Mass Propers, specifically the Entrance and Communion antiphons, more frequently.
In response to that request, the diocesan Office of Worship is offering a two-hour workshop called “Understanding Mass Propers.” Priests, deacons, liturgists, musicians, and others involved in music and liturgy are encouraged to attend.
Diocese of Madison Office of Worship announces workshops
MADISON — The Diocese of Madison Office of Worship announces various workshops to be held this summer.
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
• Wednesday, June 15 — Bishop O’Connor Catholic Center, 702 S. High Point Rd., Madison, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 31 –Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church, 221 Columbus St., Sun Prairie, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Information workshop on Catholic funerals
MADISON — The Office of Worship of the Diocese of Madison is hosting a workshop about Catholic funerals on Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Auditorium Meeting Room at the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, 702 S. High Point Rd.
November is the month in which the faithful offer fervent prayers for the dead. It is also a time to consider one’s own mortality. This informational evening is for those who wish to learn more about Catholic funerals and related rituals and who may even wish to consider a plan for their own funeral.
Mother Nature is one unreliable lady
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Conservation International has sponsored a series of videos that have become YouTube sensations, garnering millions of views.
They feature famous actors — Harrison Ford, Kevin Spacey, Robert Redford, and others — voicing different aspects of the natural world, from the ocean, to the rain forest, to redwood trees. The most striking is the one that presents Mother Nature herself, given voice by Julia Roberts.
Nature’s indifference
They all have more or less the same message, namely, that nature finally doesn’t give a fig for human beings, that it is far greater than we, and will outlast us. Here are some highlights from the Mother’s speech: