Local News
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.
Reflection, silence characterize 2026 Women’s Retreats
Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus address women’s roles
‘When brothers dwell in unity’
One of the most common fears people express about the priesthood is the fear of celibacy—often imagined as isolation—as if marriage were the only way to be known and loved.
Our Lady of the Snows
With the abundant snowfall this winter, 20-year-old Blaise Mahner of Chelsea, located between Medford and Rib Lake, began constructing a snow chapel in December with the help of family and friends.
World News
ChosenCon 2026: ‘This is the Comic-Con of the Bible’
Thousands of fans of the hit series “The Chosen” gathered at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, Feb. 19–21 for ChosenCon — a fan convention for the show.
Pope: Trafficking, cyber-slavery reflect a world blind to dignity of human life
Warning against increased cases of "cyber-slavery," Pope Leo XIV said the violence of human trafficking can be overcome only by seeing every individual as a beloved child of God.
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.
