Bishop Powers: AI a tool that must be used with wisdom, discernment
The Diocese of Superior’s annual Fall Conference for educators, catechists and clergy typically has a spiritual focus.
A historic act of restoration
In the spirit of relationship and healing, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration are transferring the Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center property to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, the original caretakers of the land.
The month of the Rosary
On Oct. 11, Fr. Papi Reddy Yeruva and members from the parish cluster of St. Francis de Sales in Spooner, St. Joseph in Shell Lake and St. Catherine of Alexandria in Sarona came together to pray the rosary as a group to honor Mary and celebrate the Month of the Rosary.
Servite Sisters dedicate new resting place at Riverside Cemetery
On Oct. 15, the Servite Sisters, joined by family and friends, gathered at Riverside Cemetery in Ladysmith for a dedication of the order’s new cemetery site.
Give thanks for God’s presence
As we look toward Thanksgiving and Christmas, I realize that 2025 is quickly coming to an end, and so is the Jubilee Year of Hope. What will be our take-aways from this special time of grace?
Christ ‘tamed’ death, but people may still feel sad or outraged, pope says
Christ crucified and risen has tamed and transfigured death with his love, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope names St. Newman patron of his alma mater in Rome
The same day Pope Leo XIV proclaimed St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the church, he also named the British saint patron of the Pontifical Urbanian University in Rome.
Pope calls for unity among world’s religions to promote peace, justice, ethical AI
At a time when so many people and the planet are suffering, the world's religions need to come together to promote truth, compassion, reconciliation, justice and peace, Pope Leo XIV said.
Confirmation in Spooner
On Oct. 12 Bishop James P. Powers confirmed 22 student at St Francis de Sales in Spooner.
DOS woman discerns, asks for prayers
Elly Bjork, a native of River Falls who served as a missionary with NET and Totus Tuus, has entered a nine-month period of discernment with the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.