Local News
Hudson parish’s post-jail and poverty ministry turns one
St. Patrick Parish, Hudson, is celebrating the one-year anniversary of Fill the Cracks, a program designed “To be the face, hands and feet of Christ to community members and released jail inmates struggling to regain their way in the world by providing resources to allow them to stand with pride and purpose again,” according to its mission statement.
Grandparents Mass in Phillips
St. Therese of Lisieux, Phillips, recently held its inaugural grandparents/grand friend Mass and continental breakfast.
Superior seminarians share skills
Diocese of Superior seminarians Carl Oman and Scott Pederson put some of their Northwoods skills to good use milling wood from large trees that needed to be taken down at Saint Francis de Sales Seminary near Milwaukee.
Mall of America: Vatican artifact exhibit ‘witnesses to lived faith’
“Bringing the human to life” is one of the primary goals behind Duluth diocesan priest Fr. Richard Kunst’s renowned collected of Vatican and papal artifacts and saints’ relics.
CSW: Unity, community theme in action in Tomahawk
“United in Faith and Community” is the theme for Catholic Schools Week 2026. One school in the Diocese of Superior has been a witness of this in the Tomahawk community for the past decade.
Hope and joy
The children of St. Therese of Lisieux, Phillips, brought the story of Jesus’s birth to life this Christmas with traditional carols, the Holy Family, angels, shepherds, sheep, and stars all celebrating hope and joy for the world.
World News
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.
2 new miracles reported through intercession of St. Charbel in 2026
Two new miracles attributed to St. Charbel Makhlouf have been reported since the beginning of 2026 — one in the United States and one in Lebanon — each involving the healing of a woman against all medical expectation.
Columns
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.
Anticipation in extra-Ordinary Time
If there is ever a time when the difference in perspective between children and adults is stunningly clear, it is during the four weeks of Advent.
Advent greetings from the Office of Parish Transformation
Happy Advent! I hope that your journey to welcoming Christ more fully into your lives has been fruitful thus far.
Dodging the mindless, blurry whirlwind
“Shop, shop, shop” is the mantra blaring at us throughout the holiday season.
