Local News
Ultrasound machine purchased in Rhinelander
Knights from Macdonald-O’Neill Council 2032 of Rhinelander raised $14,125 to support the purchase of an ultrasound machine at the New Dawn Pregnancy Resource Center in Rhinelander
Pilgrimage to shrine
Eight parishioners from Northern Lakes Catholic Communities joined a pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in the Diocese of Green Bay on Aug. 26.
Fair stand fundraiser in Glidden
St. Rita’s Court #1257/St. Anne’s Sodality hosted a successful three-day Catholic Eat Stand at the Glidden Community Fair.
Community supports Strickland church
It was a beautiful day for a chicken dinner on Sunday, Aug. 11, when hundreds came out to enjoy this longstanding tradition at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish in Strickland.
Called to be clergy: New deacon shares story
This is the third of four responses from the diocese’s newly ordained permanent deacons. Dcn Bob King serves Holy Family, Woodruff.
Diocese welcomes 30 new teachers
The Diocese of Superior’s new Catholic school teachers gathered Aug. 15 at St. Joseph, Rice Lake, for orientation day.
World News
After 1,700 years, an ancient tree marks the vanished hometown of St. Augustine
St. Augustine, whose feast day is today, Aug. 28, is associated most prominently with Hippo Regius, the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba in Algeria.
St. Monica: the persistent mother of St. Augustine who never gave up
On Aug. 27, one day before the feast of her son St. Augustine, the Catholic Church honors St. Monica, whose holy example and fervent intercession led to one of the most dramatic conversions in Church history.
Columns
Jesus is waiting for you in the chapel
St. Jeanne Jugan, foundress of my community of Little Sisters of the Poor, was a woman of few words. She left behind no letters or other writings but she did impart little bits of advice to the young Little Sisters among whom she spent her final years.
Olympians and champions of Ordinary Time
In recent days, the eyes of sports lovers have been turned toward Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Going off on a God-given adventure
If you’ve ever felt the impulse to break free from everyday life and give back to humanity in a meaningful way, here’s a story for you.
The Real Presence changes lives
The National Eucharistic Congress held in Indianapolis this past month might be considered the high point of the three-year National Eucharistic Revival that began in 2022 on the Feast of Corpus Christi and will continue throughout the church’s 2025 Jubilee Year. So, while we take joy in all that has happened up to this point, it’s important to remember our work is not yet done.
Loneliness, isolation in Ordinary Time
Four years ago, Pope Francis inaugurated the “World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.” He proposed that this day would be observed each year on the Sunday closest to the July 26 celebration of Christ’s grandparents, Ss. Joachim and Anne.
‘The Good Life’ and how to achieve it
I’m currently reading “The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness,” by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz. The book has been cited in many articles I’ve read, so I figured it was time to go back to the source.
