Local News
Family builds sainthood cause of Superior-born ‘healing priest’ Fr. Peter Rookey
The cause of canonization for a Superior-born priest is on hold, as his Servite order has not yet given their permission to move forward, according to Tim Rookey.
St. Joseph students raise nearly $4,500 for Friends of Chimbote
Students at St. Joseph Catholic School, Rice Lake, demonstrated the power of faith in action during Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 25-31. The eighth-grade class raised funds for Friends of Chimbote, a nonprofit in Peru that helps youths and families.
Birthday celebration kits donated to local food pantry
Members of the student council at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School in Ladysmith assembled birthday celebration kits to [...]
Catholic young adult group forms in St. Croix Valley
A new Catholic social organization, the St. Croix Valley Young Adult Group, hosted their kickoff event on Jan. 18 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Somerset.
Men’s Retreat offers brotherhood, calls for spiritual growth
At -40 degrees, the crunch of snow underfoot sounded like shotgun blasts in the still morning on at Trinity Woods Catholic Retreat Center in Trego.
Knights honor Mitchells
The Dennis and Jackie Mitchell family of New Richmond was selected as 2025 Wisconsin Knights of Columbus Family of the Year.
World News
Pope Leo XIV to move into papal apartment of Apostolic Palace
Pope Leo XIV on March 14 took possession of the traditional papal apartment within the Apostolic Palace, moving into the quarters traditionally reserved for his predecessors.
Jesus is close by, just open your eyes, Pope Leo tells young people
Every Catholic parish needs to show that Jesus, who promises a just, true and full life, is always near, Pope Leo XIV said.
Columns
Questions and answers in Ordinary Time
“Will this be on the exam?” Anyone who is a teacher will recognize this question as one that erupts like clockwork when midterm or final exam season rolls around.
A vocational process: Hear, receive, respond, renew, repeat
During Catholic Schools Week, my three youngest children, middle school students at St. Francis de Sales School in Spooner, were given a talk on vocations by Fr. Papi Yeruva Reddy.
Neighbors in Ordinary Time
Recently, my neighbor died. When I was at the funeral home and when I arrived at work late after his funeral, I was asked how I knew the gentleman who passed away. It was almost sheepishly, or with a note of apology, that I said he was a neighbor.
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.
