“You cannot explain the noise, noise, noise,” Katie Zenner of Medford said, describing the scene of World Youth Day in Lisbon, Aug. 1-6. This noise was hundreds of thousands of people chanting to Pope Francis, singing songs in their native languages and jumbo-trons transmitting live video.
Jen Metzger is the new associate director of the Office of Evangelization; her title is Associate Director for Youth Discipleship. Prior to joining the diocesan staff, she worked with the Eagle River cluster of parishes, serving as the director of faith formation and youth ministry.
“How important you are to our diocesan church,” Bishop James P. Powers said to more than 100 couples celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2023. The men and women were gathered for the annual Wedding Jubilee Mass and luncheon, a diocesan event that took place Saturday, July 29, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Superior.
The Northern Lakes Catholic Community of St. Albert in Land O’ Lakes; St. Kunegunda in Sugar Camp; St. Mary in Phelps; St. Theresa in Three Lakes; and St. Peter in Eagle River, along with other local business and organizations, supported the Northwoods Share Free Community Picnic at Riverside Park in Eagle River on Tuesday, July 18.
Several years ago, I participated in the annual meeting of the Academy of Catholic Theology, a group of about 50 theologians dedicated to thinking according to the mind of the church.
This summer, two diocesan churches are celebrating the completion of major building projects, bringing to fruition plans developed decades earlier.
“Few loyalties can match the bonds and allegiances of one’s home town. Cumberland has never failed me.”
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of covering a story with ties closer to home. Every year we try to include something about the summer youth events – Extreme Faith Camp and Totus Tuus – that take place in the diocese.
Cheryl Wiemer, president of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Council of Catholic Women, (far right) and CCW members stand with Hope Burki, who was presented with the Golden Rose Award, and her mother, Alana Burki, at the June 20 annual SDCCW convention in Rice Lake.
More than 50 years ago, Philip Rieff wrote a book entitled “The Triumph of the Therapeutic.” In it, he argued that widespread reliance upon private therapy today arose in the secularized world largely because community has broken down.
