May crowning in Hurley
On May 7 at the 11 a.m. Mass, religious [...]
Priestly ordinations Sunday at Cathedral
For the first time in decades, the Diocese of Superior will ordain a class of three men in 2023.
New book celebrates women religious poets
One Saturday morning last fall, I randomly – and providentially – discovered a renowned Catholic poet with ties to Cumberland while visiting the city’s historic library. Little did I know then just who Sr. Madeleva Wolff was, nor the impact she would have on my life and the potential impact I might have on continuing her work of promulgating creative writing, especially the art of poetry, as the spiritual tool she believed it to be.
Women encouraged, excited to pray for priests
Forty-eight women, including two from the Diocese of La Crosse, gathered at St. Mary’s Church in Bruce on May 6 for a day of reflection with Seven Sisters Apostolate founder Jeanette Howe.
Proportionalism the ‘slippery slope’ of reasoning
Speaking last week at a conference in Italy, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life and grand chancellor of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences, seemed to suggest that, under certain circumstances, the assisted suicide of the infirm would be morally acceptable.
Catechetical year ends with Eucharist
Nativity Parish in Rhinelander held a day of Eucharistic adoration for both the parish and school to close the catechetical year.
Deacons granted the right to wear clerical attire
Beginning on May 28, deacons in the Diocese of Superior will be allowed to wear the Roman collar shirt when they are involved in performing their ministry.
Dcn. Schick eager for ‘daily adventure’ after ordination
The call to diocesan priesthood in the Diocese of Superior was, for Minnesota native Dcn. Isaiah Schick, “a love that was kindled and that the Lord fostered.”
History, passion and providence
Deacon reflects as ordination nears
Dcn. Druffer: Eucharistic presence a constant and a call
Describing himself as somebody who likes to have a plan, transitional Dcn. Julian Druffner felt frustrated not having a clear answer when, as a young teen, he wasn’t hearing God’s answer to his daily prayer.