Local News
Farewell luncheon for Sr. Marianna Ableidinger
Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Sr. Marianna Ableidinger has decided after a long discernment process to return to her Motherhouse in La Crosse.
Superior Vinnies celebrate 25 years of service
April 12, 2026, was declared St. Vincent de Paul Day in the City of Superior by Mayor Jim Paine during the Sacred Heart of Jesus Conference’s Annual Community Breakfast at Christ the King Cathedral.
Ladysmith CCW supports community
The Parish Council of Catholic Women at Our Lady of Sorrows in Ladysmith recently sponsored Bingo for five local services.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd hosts state gathering in Madison
There is a movement – a mission – growing in the State of Wisconsin called the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.
The journey of motherhood: Building up, letting go
As April showers bring May flowers, so wife and mother Judy Jurries likes to think of the “storms” God allows us to pass through so others can see a beautiful example of faith and strength.
Secular Franciscans meet in Rhinelander
St. John Neumann Secular Franciscan Fraternity in Rhinelander hosted a district gathering on Saturday, April 18, at Nativity of our Lord Catholic Church.
World News
Friar Storm: The pro wrestler and priest who inspired a Hollywood film and changed hundreds of lives
Sometimes clad in alb and chasuble, other times in a wrestling costume: Such was the life of the Mexican priest Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez, better known as “Fray Tormenta” (“Friar Storm”), a man who celebrated Mass by day and wrestled in a mask by night.
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.
Columns
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
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.
