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February 23, 2006 Edition • Volume 136, No. 7 • Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A. |
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Operation Rice Bowl:
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MADISON -- This Lent, Catholics in the Diocese of Madison will be joining millions of other Catholics throughout the United States in participating in Operation Rice Bowl.
Operation Rice Bowl is the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Lenten solidarity program. Through the program, Catholics reach out to assist their brothers and sisters around the world through traditional Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and giving alms while learning about global issues affecting people.
Seventy-five percent of the money collected by Operation Rice Bowl goes to CRS development projects overseas and education activities in the U.S. Twenty-five percent remains in the local dioceses to fund local hunger and poverty alleviation programs. Full story ...
Drumroll: Diocesan Vocation Office announces new Web site
MADISON -- Where do people go for information today? One of the important resources - especially for young people - is the Internet.
Many people may "surf the Net" for information on careers. It's important that church vocations be part of the mix available on the Web.
New Web site
That's why the Office of Vocations for the Diocese of Madison has launched a new Web site - www.madisonvocations.org - as one way to provide information on the priesthood and consecrated life and to promote church vocations.
"We think it's important to incorporate new media in promoting vocations," said Fr. Jim Bartylla, diocesan vocation director. Full story ...
Bishop Morlino:
To speak at national event
MADISON -- Bishop Robert C. Morlino will be the keynote speaker at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast to be held in Washington, D.C., on Friday, April 7.
Bishop Morlino's address is entitled "On the Dictatorship of Relativism." Catholic theologian Scott Hahn will also give a talk following the breakfast.
This is the third annual Catholic Prayer Breakfast. The event was created in 2004 in response to Pope John Paul II's appeal for a "New Evangelization."
Catholics from across the country are invited to gather together in worship and fellowship at the event, to reaffirm their faith, and to renew their dedication to the nation and to serving God. "The breakfast provides us with an opportunity to thank Our Lord for His abundant blessings and to commit our country to the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, while helping those that are less fortunate," said Joseph J. Cella, president of the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast organization. Full story ...
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