Local News
Celebrating mothers in May
In honor of the Blessed Mother and to celebrate Mother’s Day during May, the Secular Servites of the Mary, Mother of Compassion Community from St. Francis de Sales in Spooner addressed the needs of ClaraVita Medical (formerly the Rice Lake Pregnancy Center) by supporting their mission to help mothers.
Q&A: Meet the new deacons
Diocese of Superior seminarians Scott Pederson and Carl Oman were ordained transitional deacons by Bishop James P. Powers in May. God willing, they will be ordained to the priesthood next spring.
Q&A: Meet the new Chancery staff
Erena Peterson was hired in April to serve as a full-time accountant for the Diocese of Superior. Q. Can [...]
Voices of Praise celebrates a half-century of music ministry
It was 50 years ago, on July 4 to be exact, that the Voices of Praise sang at their first Mass in Rhinelander.
CCW gathering in Frederic
Women from the Council of Catholic Women groups from five neighboring parishes – Immaculate Conception, Grantsburg; St. John the Baptist, Webster; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Danbury; Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Crescent Lake; and Our Lady of the Lakes, Balsam Lake – gathered at St. Dominic in Frederic for faith, food, and fellowship on Tuesday, May 5.
Meet this year’s Totus Tuus teams
Two Totus Tuus teams are traveling around the diocese this summer, sharing the Gospel with students.
World News
Irish American ‘rosary priest’ who was miraculously healed entombed near Boston
The tomb of Irish American immigrant Father Patrick Peyton, known as "the rosary priest," was moved on June 6 to the newly reopened pilgrimage site, the Father Peyton Center, as families gathered to pray and honor his legacy.
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.
Columns
Newfound time in Ordinary Time
In recent years, the arrival of artificial intelligence has exploded as a topic of discussion, question, excitement and fears.
In sickness and in health: A prayer for my wife
Jeannie Conant was immediately surrounded by dozens of religious images, including a bulletin board I prepared by pulling out written notes from church children, with crayon drawings along with a classic laughing Jesus and baby lamb, somehow appropriate even though she would miss her favorite service, the Easter Vigil.
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.
