Feast day celebration
St. John the Baptist Church in Webster celebrated its patron saint’s feast day on June 24. The event included Mass and a dinner celebration with the three-parish community.
Bishop to married couples: ‘Thank you for your witness’
On Saturday, July 13, dozens of married couples, some accompanied by family members, gathered for the Diocese of Superior’s annual Annniversary Jubliee Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Superior.
Totus Tuus in Park Falls
Elementary-age students at St. Anthony, Park Falls, joined one of the Diocese of Superior’s two Totus Tuus teams for faith-filled fun from July 7-12.
Independence Day in Phillips
Pro-life members of St. Therese of Lisieux, Phillips, marched in the town’s rainy Independence Day parade and passed out candy.
He is here: Eucharistic Congress kicks off
He is here. In a powerful moment, those three words came on screens before tens of thousands of Catholics gathered in an Indianapolis sports stadium for the opening ceremony of the National Eucharistic Revival.
A word on the Eucharistic Congress
A word on the Eucharistic Congress.
Polka Mass in Chetek
Despite hot and humid temperatures, the backyard of St. Boniface in Chetek was full for their Polka Mass, Dance and Picnic on July 14. Chuck Thiel and the Jolly Ramblers provided the music; volunteers worked to make it a great day, and parishioners and community members came out to support the parish.
Loneliness, isolation in Ordinary Time
Four years ago, Pope Francis inaugurated the “World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.” He proposed that this day would be observed each year on the Sunday closest to the July 26 celebration of Christ’s grandparents, Ss. Joachim and Anne.
Hudson parishioner named to Pontifical Academy at St. Thomas Aquinas
Gloria Frost, a philosophy professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, and a parishioner of St. Patrick, Hudson, was recently named by the Vatican Secretary of State to the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas.
‘The Good Life’ and how to achieve it
I’m currently reading “The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness,” by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz. The book has been cited in many articles I’ve read, so I figured it was time to go back to the source.