Pope Francis’ letter to U.S. bishops
This is the official translation of the Letter of the Holy Father Pope Francis to the Bishops of the United States of America.
Wedding rings and Christmas things
Saturday morning I took off my wedding ring to make gingerbread cookies with the kids. Given their ages – 6, 5 and 3 years old – you can imagine there were a handful of times I wondered if the effort was worth the memory-making tradition.
Living the Nativity
Kindergarten students from St. Joseph School in Rice Lake rehearse the Nativity scene for their Christmas Program.
Celebrating St. Lucy day
To honor the early church virgin and martyr, St Lucy, the fourth-grade students at Nativity of Our Lord School surprised all the teachers, staff and volunteers in the building with a sweet roll and coffee on Dec. 13.
The gift of life
Ten years ago, the Knights of Columbus Council 2137 hosted their first American Red Cross blood drive. Thirty drives later, the Rice Lake Knights have collected enough blood to save nearly 5,000 lives.
Ashland church connects to community through ‘Messiah’
Since 2002, Ashland has been home to an annual sing-along performance of Handel’s Messiah oratorio. On Friday, Dec. 14, the 16th concert was offered by the Ashland Chamber Music Society at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.
The joy and wonder of Christmas
Advent, Christmas, New Year’s. It is natural to assess one’s happiness this time of year.
From Hobbit hole to adventure
There is a common, and I’ll admit somewhat understandable, interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy that sees the great work as a celebration of the virtues of the Shire, that little town where the Hobbits dwell in quiet domesticity.
Christmas Eve marks 200th anniversary of beloved carol ‘Silent Night’
Richard Szczepanowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Exactly 200 years ago this Christmas Eve — Dec. 24, 1818 — in a little church in what is now Austria, the world heard for the first time a poem set to music that eventually would be hailed as one of the most popular and beloved Christmas carols …
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Vatican Museums to launch full virtual tour to increase accessibility
In the technology support department at the Vatican Museums, Villanova University student Justin Myers is spending a semester creating virtual tours of galleries, part of a larger project to make the museums accessible to everyone.