Local News
Woodruff parish expanding outdoor spaces for recreation, evangelization
In late July, parish families gathered to participate in the blessing, dedication and inauguration of a new play structure at Woodruff’s Holy Family Parish. Afterwards, they celebrated with food and fellowship as the children played.
Two breakout tracks to be offered at diocesan Music Ministry Retreat
Evangelization, discipleship, USCCB guidelines themes
How to be ‘Saints with Smartphones’
In recent years, the Diocese of Superior’s Director for the Office of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship Chris Hurtubise has perceived “an invitation from the Lord” to examine his daily life “most boldly,” in particular the distractions he finds himself turning to on a regular basis.
Heat, humidity don’t slow St. Dominic’s Summer Festival
Despite a heat index of 100, St. Dominic Catholic Church in Frederic welcomed parishioners and neighbors for its 63rd annual Summer Festival the last weekend of July.
Women on pilgrimage
On July 15, 15 members of the St. Joseph and Assumption women’s group of Osceola traveled to Madeline Island for a pilgrimage at St. Joseph Catholic Church in La Pointe.
Celebrating St. Ann in Cornucopia
St. Ann Church in Cornucopia celebrated the Feast Day of St. Ann with Mass celebrated by Bishop James P. Powers.
World News
Carmelite sisters building a monastery to ‘last a thousand years’ in Pennsylvania
A community of Discalced Carmelite sisters is using centuries-old methods to build a monastery in hopes that it will serve as “a beacon of light” for generations to come in Fairfield, Pennsylvania.
Vandals deface Our Lady statues, set fire to altar at Medjugorje shrine
Vandals desecrated two statues of Our Lady and set fire to the outdoor altar of St. James Church at the Medjugorje shrine in Bosnia and Herzegovina early Tuesday, July 28, days before the shrine’s annual Mladifest youth festival.
Columns
Good conversation
Louisa May Alcott’s “Rose in Bloom” was my favorite book in middle school – similar to her more popular “Little Women,” but featuring a group of cousins instead of siblings, and less sad – and a reference to the wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essays led to my reading and admiring Emerson.
Invitations in Ordinary Time
Summer in Washington D.C. means many things. A quieter pace. Notoriously humid weather. A flood of summer interns. And droves of tourists!
Fr. Rolheiser’s column waters down Jesus’ warning
I would like to respond to the opinion piece by Fr. Ron Rolheiser which appeared in the July 16, 2026, edition of the Superior Catholic Herald. Titled “The ‘narrow gate’ to a fulfilling life,” the article disturbingly waters down one of Jesus’ most stark and clear-cut warnings.
Personal retreats: Who, what, when, where, why
During Jesus’ short period of public ministry, one of the consistent things we see is that he took time away from the crowds and preaching.
Independence and dependence in Ordinary Time
In the afterglow of a happy Semiquincentennial weekend, independence is still very much on my mind. The blessing of independence has been well worth celebrating and treasuring with a grateful heart.
The sister who befriends and listens
When she was growing up, Sr. Ave Clark’s father told her to befriend the workers who were a regular part of her life: the sanitation men, the mail carrier, the bank tellers, etc.
