St. Clement Parish

09/08/2026

On the vigil of the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Leo XIV is set to return to the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel in ...

09/08/2026

God is not waiting for you to fix yourself before you come back to Him.

A lot of us think we need to clean up our lives first. We tell ourselves we will pray more when we feel worthy, go back to Confession when we have changed, or get serious about God when we finally have everything under control.

But that is backwards.

God wants you to bring Him the mess too. Your weakness. Your bad habits. Your fears. Even the parts of yourself you wish were different.

Sister Clare Crockett prayed:
“Lord, take me as I am, with my defects, with my shortcomings, but make me become as you want me to be.”

That is not permission to stay stuck in sin. It is surrender. Jesus meets sinners where they are, then calls them to a new life. Holiness does not begin when you become strong enough. It begins when you finally let God work on the parts of you that you cannot fix alone.

💬 What is one thing you keep telling yourself you need to “fix” before you fully give your life to God?

Someone you love may need this reminder today more than you realize.

09/08/2026

Today, September 8, is the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, nine months after the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception!

Though Scripture tells us nothing of Mary's childhood, other sources and traditions tell us that Mary's parents, Joachim and Anne, were an elderly barren couple who feared that their childlessness was a sign of God's displeasure. But one day, an angel visited Anne and revealed to her that all generations would honor their future child, as Mary herself prophesied in her great Magnificat. Joachim and Anne conceived in their old age and dedicated their daughter, Mary, to God. Her birth was the morning star that heralded the dawning of a new and glorious day in her Son, Jesus Christ.

Be sure to do something to celebrate Mary's birthday today! Pray a Rosary, go to Mass, bake a cake or some other celebratory dessert, visit a church and light a candle at its statue of Mary, or sing a hymn to Mary after your family's bedtime prayers tonight. Happy birthday to our Queen and Mother!

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day! Let us pray today for all workers; may their work foster a sense of dignity, purpose, and creativity in their lives, may the rights of workers be protected and promoted, and may those who are working in unsafe or unjust conditions receive the wages and protection that they need. Let us also remember the unemployed and underemployed; may God lead them to opportunities that allow them to provide for themselves and for for their families.

09/06/2026

This year's St. Therese Lecture is just around the corner! Join us on Tuesday, September 22 at Holy Name Heights for an evening with Fr. James Kubicki, SJ, a popular author, retreat leader, and speaker; he will be speaking on Sacred Heart devotion. The lecture will be held in the Oratory at 7:00 pm, with a light reception and the opportunity to meet Fr. Kubicki and to purchase his books after the lecture.

Registration is encouraged, but not required. Visit madisondiocese.org/stls to learn more about Fr. Kubicki and to RSVP for the lecture!

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

If you have suffered the loss of a child through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, abortion, stillbirth, or infant death, you are warmly invited to this year's Mass of Hope and Healing with Bishop Hying. This Mass will be held on Sunday, October 25 at 1:00 pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona.

09/05/2026

Today is the memorial of St. Teresa of Calcutta! Agnes Gonxhe was born in Albania in 1910. At the age of 18, a desire to be a missionary led her to the Sisters of Loreto in Ireland; there she received her religious name, Sister Mary Teresa. During her formation with the Sisters, she was assigned to a Loreto community in Calcutta, India, where she taught for about 20 years. She received the title "Mother" upon her solemn profession. In 1946, on a train ride to Darjeeling, Mother Teresa experienced what she described as "a call within a call" and a desire to satiate the thirst of Jesus for love and for souls. The Lord revealed to her over time that she was to serve the poorest of the poor, and in response, she established the Missionaries of Charity in 1948, exchanging her Loreto habit for the blue and white sari that has become her and the Missionaries of Charity's signature. Her community devoted themselves to loving and caring for the dying, the sick, and the poor. The order quickly spread to other parts of India and to other countries, and Mother Teresa founded religious Brothers, contemplative Brothers and Sisters, and lay movements to support the poor that her Sisters served. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and caught the attention of many media outlets during her lifetime. She died in 1997 and was canonized 10 years ago in 2016.

We pray in a special way today for our St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish! St. Teresa of Calcutta, pray for us!

09/04/2026

Today we celebrate a man who humbly and selflessly gives of himself to serve everyone around him, without seeking any attention or recognition in return. We are truly blessed to have Mr. Bill Lolwing as our school cook and maintenance man, serving delicious school lunches and making our school look so shiny and safe for everyone. Happy 60th birthday, Bill, and thank you for the wonderful, faith-filled example you provide for all of us!!