Local News
Jesus, light of the world
Thanks to the hard work of parishioner Mike Larson, the cross on St. Pius Catholic Church in Solon Springs was recently restored.
Summer fun in Eagle River
Parishioners of St. Peter the Fisherman in Eagle River and their pastor, Fr. Ron Serrao, celebrated their patron saint on June 29.
Independence Day spirit
St. Albert Catholic Church, Land O’ Lakes, celebrated both faith and country by participating in the local Independence Day parade.
CCW members welcomed
Council of Catholic Women members from St. John the Baptist, Webster, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Danbury, welcomed CCW members from St. Dominic, Frederic; Immaculate Conception, Grantsburg; and Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Crescent Lake, to their July meeting.
Grilled chicken and goodbyes
On Sunday, June 29, after 11 a.m. Mass, the Ss. Peter and Paul Men’s Lodge, Weyerhaeuser, invited parishioners of the Rusk County Catholic Community for a grilled chicken dinner commemorating patron saints Peter and Paul.
World News
Stop the hatred; humanity is at stake, Pope Leo says in video message
Politics can unite instead of divide as long as it refuses to settle for propaganda that feeds on creating enemies, Pope Leo XIV said.
Jesus did not ignore those in need, and neither should Christians, pope says
To believe in and follow a loving and compassionate Christ is to allow him to enter one's heart and take on his same feelings, Pope Leo XIV said.
Columns
Discovering God in the desert
A week after school got out, our family hit the road headed for my brother’s wedding in Lubbock, Texas.
Dependence in Ordinary Time
Independence is on my mind as we celebrate Independence Day, recalling that time when our founders deemed it “necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another.”
SCH: Past, present, future
If you ever discuss media publications with Catholics in other dioceses, you know the diocesan newspaper is an endangered species.
NFP key to understanding female health
While in our culture, the comment “women are a mystery” is often seen as a misogynistic quip, it’s actually completely correct.
An anniversary in Ordinary Time
Many of my deepest childhood memories are the timeless ones about family traditions, school events, summer vacations, late 1970s fashions, my cat, and adventures with friends.
First question for parishes: ‘Where are we now?’
Fr. John Gerritts Pastor, St. Patrick, Hudson Editor’s note: This is second in a four-part series explaining the Diocese [...]
