Local News
Marian shrine pilgrimage
Members of the Northern Lakes Catholic Communities, led by Fr. Ron Serrao, pastor, and Fr. Rajanna Burusu, associate pastor, shared a journey of faith, prayer and fellowship at Our Lady of Champion Shrine in the Diocese of Green Bay on Aug. 25.
Family saves, grows CrossWoods Adventure Camp
In the fall of 2018, when Cheryl Kaufer, of Ellsworth, approached her husband Steve about the potential closure of CrossWoods Camp in Mason, she had the motivated support of the couple’s four daughters.
Parish celebrates the Assumption with 24-hour Rosary
The parish of Immaculate Conception, Grantsburg, celebrated the Feast of the Assumption with a 24-hour Rosary. The kickoff began at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, and concluded at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15 just prior to the feast day Mass.
Parish Catechetical Leaders prepare for year with prayer, training
The Parish Catechetical Leader Conference is an annual event in late August organized by the Diocese of Superior’s Office of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship.
Cemetery beautification project completed at St. Michael’s
St. Michael’s Church in Iron River recently completed a two-year beautification project at the St. Michael’s Cemetery.
Couple to speak on ‘heart and simplicity of homeschooling’
Interest in developing a strong, interactive homeschooling community in the Diocese of Superior – and supporting homeschooling parents in their calling as primary educators of their children – prompted the organization of the Diocese of Superior’s first Homeschool Conference four years ago.
World News
Pope nixes ‘virtual pope’ idea, explains concerns about AI
Pope Leo XIV said a proposal to create an AI-version of him so people could have a virtual audience with the pope pretty much horrified him.
Jubilee event to honor modern martyrs as symbols of hope
In a Jubilee year dedicated to hope, Pope Leo XIV and Christian leaders will commemorate "new martyrs and witnesses of the faith" -- people whose lives were signs of hope to the people around them and who died firm in the hope of being welcomed into God's presence, said the secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.
Columns
What makes a good marriage?
No amount of preaching shapes a soul as much as seeing someone living an honest life. If that’s true, and it is, then no marriage course is ever as powerful to teach about marriage as is the witness of a good marriage.
Racing through Ordinary Time
Earlier this month – during the Fourth of July weekend – I saw the first Halloween displays in the store. I expected that the Halloween blitz would be coming soon. Yet, in my mind, and according to my calendar, July, August and most of September is still summer!
Bishop Powers statement on mass shooting in Minneapolis
Bishop Powers statement on mass shooting in Minneapolis on Aug. 27.
New beginnings in Ordinary Time
Unbeknownst to me, when I changed my calendar to August, I entered “National Back to School Month.” As fond as I am of new school supplies and the scent of new books, not even I knew that this is celebrated for an entire month.
Abbey’s beauty, simplicity a step back in time
The monks of Saint Benedict Abbey bow during a service at the chapel. The monks pray the Divine Office [...]
Helping each other bloom in Ordinary Time
The petals were dusty yellow and flecked with white. They emerged with timid strength from a nearly invisible crack in the blacktop of a nondescript driveway. In the midst of the dark pavement, a spunky petunia bloomed.
