Local News
Students train in discipleship
The Diocese of Superior held the Spring High School Discipleship weekend April 4-6 at Crescent Lake Bible Camp in Rhinelander.
School of Servant Leadership
The Diocese of Superior’s 2024-25 School of Servant Leadership class.
Chrism Mass: Sign of hope and unity
Representatives from the Diocese of Superior’s 103 parishes gathered Tuesday, April 8, for the annual Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior.
Somerset parish hosts Lenten talk
St. Anne Catholic Church was filled with energy on March 10 as more than 70 parishioners from Somerset, Farmington and Osceola gathered for a Lenten talk given by Dave Rinaldi, president of NET Ministries.
‘Becoming Catholic’ program begins with invitation, ‘nudge’
We have 19 participants entering the church this Easter season. We look at the Becoming Catholic ministry as a process of evangelization, invitation and discovery. We begin with a seeker we meet with and guide those who feel nudged to begin the process to becoming Catholic – which is one of the main reasons we titled the ministry “Becoming Catholic – Order of Christian Initiation Ministry.”
Faith in action
Faith Formation students in the St. Joseph, Barron, cluster created “Thank You” packets for those who work in local pantries, shelters and thrift stores, as well as for other related service providers.
World News
Converging lines: Thousands wait hours to pay respects to Pope Francis
After the casket bearing Pope Francis' body was placed in St. Peter's Basilica, tens of thousands of mourners lined up to pay their respects.
With pastor’s touch, Pope Francis preached mercy, embraced ‘peripheries’
Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88 gave new energy to millions of Catholics -- and caused concern for some -- as he transformed the image of the papacy into a pastoral ministry based on personal encounters and strong convictions about mission, poverty, immigration and dialogue.
Columns
‘The Chosen’ and the relaxed face of God
I am sure many of you are familiar with the television series about the life of Jesus called “The Chosen.”
The person of Jesus and the mystery of Christ
I was raised a Roman Catholic and essentially inhaled the religious ethos of Roman Catholicism.
Jesus is still at work today, in and through us
In his book “Jesus of Nazareth,” Pope Benedict XVI addressed the reality of healing as a central aspect of the Christian faith. “Healing is an essential dimension of the apostolic mission and of Christianity.
Assessing the baggage of Ordinary Time
Anyone who has ever had the misfortune to drive me to an airport, meet me at a train station or share the trunk of a car with me on a road trip can tell you one thing: I do not travel lightly.