Local News
Diocese’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul named Lumen Christi finalist
The Superior District Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, including 87 members and countless volunteers, has been named a finalist for Catholic Extension’s Lumen Christi Award.
As Mexican sisters depart, Hispanic ministry expands
The departure of the Eucharistic Missionaries of St. Therese after five years of ministering to Hispanic and Latino communities in Barron and Rusk County marks a shift, not an ending.
Prayer rally in Phillips
St. Therese of Lisieux, Phillips, hosted a prayer rally on Saturday, June 22, to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that legalized abortion. (Submitted photo)
Medford offers Eucharistic exhibit for free use
The Medford Knights of Columbus Council 1744 has purchased a full set of Eucharistic miracle display panels.
Parish picnic in Fifield
Fr. Shaji Pazhukkathara gets his face painted during the annual parish picnic.
Cemetery blessing in Weyerhaeuser
Forty parishioners from Ss. Peter and Paul, Weyerhaeuser, along with Fr. Papi Reddy Yeruva and Dcn. Tom Fuhrmann, gathered on Sunday, June 23, after Mass to bless the new addition to the parish cemetery.
World News
Vatican offers indulgence for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Any Catholic who participates in the celebration July 28 of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly can receive a plenary indulgence, the Vatican announced.
Synod document seeks responses to welcoming, serving everyone
The working document for the October assembly of the Synod of Bishops on synodality has called for responses to how all the baptized can better serve the Catholic Church and help heal humanity's "deepest wounds."
Columns
Immigration the Canadian way
My family and I are just back from Canada. We visited Toronto last year and Winnipeg this year, and we’ll probably head back there a couple more times – possibly to Montreal or Ottawa or Vancouver – before the children’s passports expire.
Eucharistic pilgrimage shows unity in diversity
After participating in the launch of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage in New Haven, Connecticut, I had the grace of rejoining it in New York.
The serendipity of Ordinary Time
I miss landlines. Certainly, I like the convenience of being able to reach friends and family quickly and appreciate being able to receive phone calls away from home or office.
Who is really in charge of the church?
During the Mass for the Solemnity of Pentecost this past May 19, at the same time that the National [...]
Lessons from sister who fell off a cliff
What started as a day when Sr. Julia Walsh planned to revisit some favorite childhood memories ended with her in an emergency room due to traumatic injuries sustained in a fall that could have killed her. As with many instances of suffering, this one led Sr. Julia to reflect on her life and faith. She shares her story in the memoir, “For Love of the Broken Body,” and we discussed it recently on “Christopher Closeup.”
May musings on Mary, emergence of spring
How do you celebrate May Day and all it stands for, in an (increasingly) concrete jungle, like the asphalt-covered downtown area where I now live? Just take a walk and look around.
