Local News
Diocese celebrates ‘two sons called for sacred service’
The Diocese of Superior celebrated the ordination to the transitional diaconate of seminarians Carl Oman and Scott Pederson on the Solemnity of Pentecost, the afternoon of Sunday, May 24, at the Cathedral of Christ the King.
Yale-bound graduate credits launchpad of Catholic education
Class of 2026 Spooner High School salutatorian Clare Essenmacher attended St. Francis de Sales Catholic School from preschool through eighth grade. At the school’s annual gala fundraiser on April 25, the teen testified to the importance of Catholic education to her success.
Spotlight on Scouting
St. Joseph Catholic Church is the charter organization for Rice Lake’s only Cub Scout pack.
Moquah parish celebrates Mass for vocations
An annual Vocations Mass was celebrated at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Moquah on Sunday, May 17.
A pasta-making lesson
Fr. Andrew Ricci spent an evening with the Confirmation class at St. Anthony, Lake Nebagamon, in April, sharing his love of pasta and priesthood with the teens.
St. Francis Xavier youth make first communion
Children from St. Francis Xavier in Superior made their first Holy Communion on May 10.
World News
Salesian sisters go viral after attending San Antonio Spurs playoff game
Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco have drawn national attention as “diehard” San Antonio Spurs fans after a group of sisters attended a recent NBA playoff game.
Pope urges humanity to build a civilization of love in the digital world
At a time when digital technologies are developing at a rapid and unpredictable pace, every single person must decide if she or he will be: a passive bystander; an unhelpful commentator; an avaricious architect of a new "Tower of Babel"; or a patient, hope-filled builder of a "civilization of love," Pope Leo XIV said in his first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas."
Columns
Pope Leo XIV: A real American hero
This month marks the one-year anniversary of the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as pope.
The opportunities of Ordinary Time
Recently, I got the ominous heads-up that my work computer is scheduled to be replaced this summer.
New beginnings in Ordinary Time
As April exploded into the exuberance of a long-awaited spring, many welcomed her arrival with great joy.
The Paschal hope of Ordinary Time
A number of springs ago, I came to the Easter Vigil Mass with the joyous anticipation of Easter muted a bit.
Atheists, dark nights, Good Friday and revelation
The classical atheistic thinkers of the Enlightenment, philosophers such as Frederick Nietzsche and Ludwig Feuerbach, taught that all religious experience is simply human projection.
He is risen! Alleluia, Alleluia!
2026 Easter message from Bishop James P. Powers
