Local News
Supporting schools
Holy Rosary School, Medford, staff and students pose with a check from Catholic Financial Life.
Local athlete inspires students
Fifth-graders at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School, Ashland, enjoyed a presentation by Lisa Weispfenning of Washburn, who swam across the English Channel in August with three other women from Northwest Wisconsin.
‘Immersion in the mystery of Christ himself’
Missional OCIA and the goal of Christian life
Secular Servite Order hosts promise ceremony
The Rite of Promise of the St. Juliana Community of the Secular Servites took place at the Servite sisters’ residence in Ladysmith, on Wednesday, March 19.
Rite of Sending
On March 8, Pastor Fr. Ron Serrao presided at the Rite of Sending for the Northern Lakes Catholic Communities, a five-parish cluster in eastern Vilas County.
Cathedral organist performs Bach
Christ the King Cathedral’s organist and professor of organ at UW-Superior, Rachael Kresha, was invited to perform at Bach festivals in Madison and Saint Paul in March to celebrate the composer’s 340th birthday.
World News
Pope clears way for three new saints, including first woman from Venezuela
Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonizations of three blesseds: an Armenian Catholic archbishop martyred during the Armenian genocide, a lay catechist from Papua New Guinea killed during World War II and a Venezuelan religious sister who dedicated her life to education and the poor.
The true story of the International Day of the Unborn Child and the role of St. John Paul II
On March 25, the solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, the International Day of the Unborn Child is celebrated in more than a dozen countries.
Columns
Jesus is still at work today, in and through us
In his book “Jesus of Nazareth,” Pope Benedict XVI addressed the reality of healing as a central aspect of the Christian faith. “Healing is an essential dimension of the apostolic mission and of Christianity.
Assessing the baggage of Ordinary Time
Anyone who has ever had the misfortune to drive me to an airport, meet me at a train station or share the trunk of a car with me on a road trip can tell you one thing: I do not travel lightly.
Isolation and loneliness in Ordinary Time
Anyone who reads the daily newspaper finds within its pages a glimpse into the sorrow and despair that is – and always has been – a part of human life.
Empathy and depression: Finding my way
The road to negotiate depression and its impact on my life and religious views has been a lifelong one. What follows is a description of my decades-long and continuing evolution, unfolding more each day, as a Christian.
Trust God’s whispers to change world
Since childhood, Kathy Izard felt like she was being called to do something important with her life.
Climate change and the stewardship of creation
As Director of Development for the Diocese of Superior, I am annually responsible for overseeing our special collections.
