Local News
Milestone for permanent diaconate candidates
The Institution of Lector celebration for men in their second year of candidacy formation for the permanent diaconate was held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, at St. Anthony de Padua Church in Tony.
‘We’re on the edge of something beautiful’
First Fall Conference keynote addresses tech, culture
‘We receive our humanity as a gift’
Bishop Powers speaks on need to give, receive love
Blessing the big animals
On Oct. 4, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the parish cluster of St. Therese of Lisieux, Phillips; St. John the Baptist, Prentice; and St. Paul the Apostle, Catawba, held an animal blessing at all three parishes.
America Needs Fatima rally
On Oct. 10, an America Needs Fatima public square rosary rally was held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Hayward.
A discernment testimony: ‘The prize is Jesus’
My name is Jenny Hill. I grew up in the Diocese of Superior, and though much of my adult life has taken me elsewhere, what I bring back is not a finished story but an honest one.
World News
5 ‘God-incidences’ will mark Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming trip to South America
Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to Latin America will be marked by at least five “God-incidences,” as people call the coincidences arranged by Divine Providence.
‘It fills me with joy’: Pope Leo XIV confirms his trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru
“It fills me with joy to return to the continent where I have lived through so many moments of my life,” Pope Leo XIV wrote on his X account on Oct. 26, confirming his upcoming trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, which will take place in November.
Columns
Work – hindrance or grace in our spiritual lives?
When I was in high school we read a short German story entitled “Immensee.” It’s the story of a love that never happened, but that should have, except that the tragic hero of our story was never able to express his love to the woman he loved.
An anniversary filled with gratitude
In telling his faith story, C.S. Lewis shares that at the moment of his conversion, he was “the most reluctant convert in the history of Christianity,” but that he gave himself over to Christ because “God’s compulsion is our liberation.”
The loveliness of Ordinary Time
As summertime flows into fall, and pumpkin spice everything fills the senses —whether we wish it or not! – here can be wistful nostalgia for summer.
A back-to-school Q&A with Jesus
On the last Sunday of August, at my home parish of St. Francis de Sales in Spooner, the universal Catholic Church was uniquely represented. My subsequent reflections have shaped this back-to-school season, renewed my appreciation for a lifelong love of learning and seem a relevant commentary at the start of a new academic year.
Mary, Mother of Life, pray for us!
As I ponder this year’s Respect Life theme – “Mary, Mother of Life, pray for us!” – I can’t help but wonder who Mary is to each of us. Do we imagine her as Jesus’ mother?
Mourning in Ordinary Time
This season, with somber hearts, we mark 25 years since achingly bright September skies were filled with the horrors of an evil still incomprehensible.
