Local News
Faith, Fourth celebrated at Chetek Liberty Fest
It may be difficult to track the spiritual fruits of St. Boniface’s outreach at Liberty Fest 2026, but volunteers were thrilled with the concrete numbers.
Circle of Women hosts sale
The Holy Family Circle of Women Annual Rummage and Bake Sale was held in Woodruff on June 17-18.
Christian music fest features Matt Maher, For King + Country
Contemporary Catholic musician Matt Maher and crossover Christian/pop band For King + Country are among performers featured at a Christian music festival this month in Chippewa County.
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.
World News
Dominican sister says Sheen beatification is ‘a gift for the Church’
Dominican Sister Jude Andrew Link is encouraging Catholics to view the beatification of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen as a chance to deepen their relationship with Christ rather than simply a historic celebration.
Vatican hosts Nobel laureates, experts to discuss AI security risks
The Vatican this week is hosting over 200 top academics, innovators, and Nobel laureates for a global summit on AI security risks, inspired by Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas.
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.
