Local News
DOS’s Ministry of the Holy Spirit offers new website, resources
The Ministry of the Holy Spirit, formerly the Charismatic Renewal, is reaching out to offer new resources to the faithful in the Diocese of Superior.
Geislers celebrate four generations of faith, farming
Faith and farming are foundational for one fourth-generation farming family.
Corpus Christi procession
The parish cluster of St. Therese of Lisieux, Phillips; St John, Prentice; and St. Paul, Catawba, joined together for the Eucharistic procession on the Feast of Corpus Christi, Sunday, June 7.
Bridging faith and culture, theatre and theology
Hudson’s Spirit of Fire Theatre Company does more than acting, producing
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.
World News
Church needs simpler, better ways to explain synodality, some bishops say
Hesitation and resistance to the Church's synodal journey can be addressed with clearer explanations, better training and more hands-on experience of what synodality is, bishops representing North America said.
One lucky duck, one big mission: how Catholic Charities’ duck regatta helps families in need
Every fourth of July, thousands of rubber ducks make their way down an oversized water slide as part of the annual Wabash Valley Rubber Duck Regatta hosted by Catholic Charities of Terre Haute in Indiana. The event has become a popular tradition and a successful way to raise money for people in need.
Columns
The struggle to be sincere
Who are we really? Who are we when we are stripped naked in soul: stripped of ego, stripped of the image we have of ourselves, stripped of the hype, fads and ideologies that we unconsciously inhale and which color our thinking, stripped of the trauma we carry from our wounds, and stripped of our habitual unconscious posturing?
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.
