Local News
All in the family: OLS celebrates making school a home
Some have been here nearly forever. For others, it just feels that way. But, regardless of their time here, staff at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School, Ladysmith, are here because it feels like a family.
Holiday hangout
Young adults from across the Diocese of Superior and beyond met at Holy Trinity parish in Haugen for a festive evening of swing dancing on Dec. 20.
St. Mary students visit Vatican exhibit
Eighth-graders from St. Mary Catholic School, New Richmond, traveled to the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, last month to see Vatican Unveiled.
Greatest hits: Bishop James P. Powers’ accomplishments, 2016-2026
For the first time since the 1990s, three men were ordained to the diocesan priesthood by Bishop James P. [...]
‘A Pastoral Heart’
Diocese marks 10 years since Bishop Powers’ ordination, installation
Hudson parish’s post-jail and poverty ministry turns one
St. Patrick Parish, Hudson, is celebrating the one-year anniversary of Fill the Cracks, a program designed “To be the face, hands and feet of Christ to community members and released jail inmates struggling to regain their way in the world by providing resources to allow them to stand with pride and purpose again,” according to its mission statement.
World News
Pope: Trafficking, cyber-slavery reflect a world blind to dignity of human life
Warning against increased cases of "cyber-slavery," Pope Leo XIV said the violence of human trafficking can be overcome only by seeing every individual as a beloved child of God.
2 new miracles reported through intercession of St. Charbel in 2026
Two new miracles attributed to St. Charbel Makhlouf have been reported since the beginning of 2026 — one in the United States and one in Lebanon — each involving the healing of a woman against all medical expectation.
Columns
Peace and worry in Ordinary Times
Some people are creative in beautiful ways. They make the art, music, literature, and drama that inspire and soothe the world. Others are creative in more practical ways.
Who would have thought it?
I once had the privilege of visiting the Holy Land. It’s a strangely different place. Soaked in history, in struggle, in religion, in blood. Virtually every inch of its soil has been soaked in blood, including the blood of Jesus. History leaps out at you from every stone.
Giving Christian witness in our communities
As we ring in the New Year, Bishop James P. Powers is deciding how change will come to the Superior Catholic Herald.
Anticipation in extra-Ordinary Time
If there is ever a time when the difference in perspective between children and adults is stunningly clear, it is during the four weeks of Advent.
Advent greetings from the Office of Parish Transformation
Happy Advent! I hope that your journey to welcoming Christ more fully into your lives has been fruitful thus far.
Dodging the mindless, blurry whirlwind
“Shop, shop, shop” is the mantra blaring at us throughout the holiday season.
