Local News
Bethlehem Peace Light illuminates Hudson school
St. Patrick Catholic School in Hudson was honored with the presence of the Bethlehem Peace Light in December.
Poster contest winners in Medford
Holy Rosary Parish, Medford, Knights of Columbus #1744 annually hosts a “True Meaning of Christmas” poster contest for Catholic school students and religious education students in grades one through four.
Christmas pageant in Phillips
Students at St. Therese of Lisieux, Phillips, participated in a Christmas Pageant this holiday season.
Diocese co-sponsors Culture of Life Summit
The Diocese of Superior and the Diocese of La Crosse are collaborating for the first, and what they hope will be annual, Wisconsin Culture of Life Summit.
Cumberland Capuchin friar ordained deacon
Br. Nathan Linton OFM, Cap., a native of Cumberland, was recently ordained a deacon at St. Lawrence Seminary High School in Mt. Calvary.
Charismatic seminar in January
A Life in the Spirit Seminar will take place the evening of Friday, Jan. 27, and all day Saturday, Jan. 28, at St. Bridget Church in River Falls.
World News
Women help religions share wisdom, promote peace, pope says
The world's religious traditions and their followers are called to offer wisdom to the world and to "infuse it with a spirit of warmth, healing and fraternity," which requires the participation of women as well as men, Pope Francis said.
Mass media needs more kindness, truth spoken with charity, pope says
The media and the field of communications need to exercise more kindness and share the truth with charity, Pope Francis said.
Columns
Two lives and deaths, one lesson of love
Almost two years ago, a tribute article for the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was put on my list of upcoming stories. I have thought about what to write several times, but I could never have known that reflecting on his legacy would coincide with that of my last living grandparent.
Christmas Eve a tour of churches, nostalgia
I’m one who finds long sermons difficult to sit through, so you might think I’d think twice about the following creative approach to celebrating a merry Christmas.
Interfaith relations: The one and the many
One of the most ancient problems in philosophy is the question of “the one and the many,” whether reality is ultimately a unity or a plurality and how these interrelate.
The Christmas season is not over
January opens with the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, which serves as a joyous reminder that the Christmas season is still upon us.
May Christ strengthen you this Christmas
The 2022 Christmas message from Bishop James. P Powers, Bishop of the Diocese of Superior.
Remember, Jesus had dysfunctional ancestors
The full story of how Jesus Christ came to be born includes elements that we do not easily imagine when we sing our Christmas hymns.
