Local News
The Last Supper reenacted
Students in faith formation at St. Therese of Lisieux, Phillips, reenacted Jesus’ Last Supper with his apostles on April 1.
Catholic school spotlight: St. Joseph social studies program forms hearts, minds
At St. Joseph School, Rice Lake, the middle school social studies program is about far more than dates, maps and historical events.
Office of Parish Transformation – Notes from the Vineyard
At the Easter Vigil each year, new members are added to the church throughout the world. On that night, some who are already baptized as Christians – called “candidates” – are brought into full communion with the Catholic Church.
Pax Christi finalist a giver of time, talent, treasure
Teresa Nordell, a parishioner at St. Ann’s, Turtle Lake, and finalist for the Superior Diocesan Council of Catholic Women’s 2025 Pax Christi Award, volunteers in many church ministries. Among her many good works, she has an unexpected favorite.
Chancery employee celebrates milestone
On April 1, Diocese of Superior employee Cindy Gronski celebrated 45 years of serving the faithful of Northern Wisconsin.
Preparing for the transitional diaconate
Diocese of Superior seminarians Carl Oman, far left, and Scott Pederson, far right, recited the Oath of Freedom, the Profession of Faith and the Oath of Fidelity at Vespers on April 8 at St. Francis de Sales Seminary in Milwaukee.
World News
Official roster of events for Fulton Sheen beatification announced
The official schedule of events for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen has been announced by the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois.
Hundreds of men to be ordained in U.S. in 2026
More than 400 men will be ordained to the priesthood in the U.S. this year, and on average they are 33 years old and are lifelong Catholics, according to an annual CARA survey.
Columns
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
Mini-ministry: St. Patrick parishioners inspired food swap
A friendly gesture by a couple of neighbors of bringing over a few bags of slightly fading vegetables, and then my swapping some back, has become a full-fledged food mini-ministry.
Thanks, Dad, for Ordinary Times
Not long ago, I was sorting through some of my dad’s old papers and I came across a candy wrapper and a Father’s Day card tucked into an envelope that bore a March 2001 postmark from Rome.
On hiding the ugly
Following a severe case of COVID last summer, I developed a bald spot. As with any flaw, I spend a disproportionate amount of time trying to hide it; AI tells me it could take a year for my hair to grow back. So I fuss and rearrange things and impatiently wait.
