Archive for May 2012

The Christians in the world

From the Office of Readings today, an indispensible and beautiful  ancient classic. From Vatican.va. The Christians in the world “Christians are indistinguishable from other men either by nationality, language or customs. They do not inhabit separate cities of their own, or speak a strange dialect, or follow some outlandish way of life. Their teaching is… (read more)

Sticky post: Capitol Rosary Rally

Please join us at Fr Isaac Mary Relyea and Fr Rick Heilman’s weekly Rosary Rally for Life, Family and the Conversion of the World on the State Street Steps of the Capitol 7pm each Thursday evening through November 1st… and maybe even beyond. Fr Isaac leads 15 decades of the rosary, the traditional joyful, sorrowful and… (read more)

Defending life, defending the sacred

Via Badger Catholic Blog, Pro-Life Wisconsin has a powerfully rational and moving new animated video on the defense of human personhood from conception to natural death, as “The Final Frontier of the Civil Rights Movement.” Watch and share on facebook or twitter. I was at the large April 26th Pro-Life Wisconsin event where this video… (read more)

Roundup of St Mary’s Platteville blog commentary

The drama of St Mary’s parish in Platteville has received interest and comment from Catholics all around the country. The polarization within the Church is everywhere and people want to know who’s right or wrong and what happens when it comes to a head. I thought I’d draw attention to some of the most notable… (read more)

We are going to Sinsinawa… yes!

I am looking forward to the next Cathedral Parish pilgrimage, this June 16th, which will visit sites associated with Venerable Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, a holy Dominican pioneer missionary priest, now on the path to Sainthood, who did much for the spread of the Gospel in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, founding numerous parishes and an order… (read more)

Pray for the homeless

[note: pretty often people searching for prayers for the homeless land on this webpage. You may want to see also this post that includes a short prayer for the homeless. I also pray the Liturgy of the Hours, the structure of which already includes intercessions, making it easy to include daily prayer for the homeless,… (read more)

Ode to the Latin Novus Ordo

I want to recommend that the sung Latin Novus Ordo Mass celebrated the first Tuesday of each month at the Bishop O’Connor Pastoral Center is very beautiful (I think there is also a sung English Mass the third Tuesday). I had an opportunity to attend this Mass this week. Monsignor Delbert Schmelzer celebrated. Aristotle Esguerra… (read more)

State Journal anti-Catholic? My own experience

The Diocese of Madison has a statement in regards to bad Wisconsin State Journal reporting. Statement of the Diocese of Madison, regarding coverage of the delicate situation in Platteville, in the Wisconsin State Journal This past weekend, the Wisconsin State Journal chose to run a story on the sad events surrounding the closing of St…. (read more)