Good things Happenin’ in the Grove
Today, I helped my wonderful pastor go through pew-by-pew and switch out our old OCP hymnals for the new
Steubenville University
Just heard a few minutes ago that I was accepted to Steubenville University, the college I was really hoping for! WOO HOO!!
In the Trenches
FIn the Trenches with Fr. Rick Here’s a quick sample video that was recently released:
ObamaCare: The Direct Cause of 50 Layoffs in Madison
Oh joy. ObamaCare is already rearing it’s ugly head. And this is just the first round of lay-offs, for sure, considering the law isn’t even fully implemented. Interestingly, Meriter directly cites the ObamaCare law as the cause for the layoffs. Announced this afternoon, Meriter hospital in Madison is laying off 50 people, closing an unannounced [...]
Praise the Lord! The REAL breviary hymns will be back soon
Thank you, USCCB! During their discussion of the revision of the revisions of the breviary earlier this week, some bishops expressed a concern that it would be insufficient to include only English translations of Latin hymns. The concern was that whereas there is a body of familiar, modern songs, the translations would be unfamiliar. A suggestion [...]
DON’T Donate to the CCHD This Year
Don’t! Has the CCHD funding been corrected? It doesn’t look like it. The collection was yesterday…. I totally forgot and put a check in for our monthly giving – my parish doesn’t do auto-withdrawal. There was no second collection though, so are the funds taken out of the general collection or a second collection? I’m not [...]
Interview with Larry Stich: Gregorian Chant Illuminates the Words of the Liturgy
A great interview from our DM in Cottage Grove, Larry Stich from Elizabeth at St Patrick parish in Cottage Grove, for the Novus Ordo Mass. West of Madison, Fr Rick Heilman’s parish Fr. R. Skeris, Ph.D., was going to retire, so I joined the choir there and after a year resumed my position as director of [...]
Prayer for Thanksgiving
A wonderful prayer for today expressing our thanksgiving to God. It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God. For, although you have no need of our praise, yet our thanksgiving is itself your gift, since our praises add [...]
