Lenten retreats offer ‘spiritual food’
Parishes around the Diocese of Superior are hosting retreats and events during Lent to help Catholics prepare for Easter.
Winter Mass in Medford
On Saturday, Jan. 21, Fr. Patrick McConnell celebrated a beautiful and intimate outdoor Mass with a group of young adults.
Nominee finds joy in each moment’s mission
For Tricia Pieper, a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and employee of the parish school, being nominated for the Council of Catholic Women’s Pax Christi award was an “eye-opener.”
Rally encourages fathers in their vocation
A rally to help build better fatherhood started by airing the hurtful – but soon turned to sharing the helpful – at St. Bridget Parish in River Falls on Saturday, Feb. 4.
The symbolism of ashes
Feb. 22 is Ash Wednesday, and for those who can, finding an Ash Wednesday service is a great way to mark the start of Lent. The ritual of receiving ashes on the forehead dates to the Middle Ages but contains symbolism rooted in the Old Testament, when ashes signified mourning, mortality and penance.
Pro-life event in Osceola
Approximately 170 people attended the Walk for Life on Jan. 23 in Osceola.
St. Paul’s monumental conversion
Wednesday, Jan. 25, is the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. It’s a day that marks a monumental moment in human history, when a man caught up in hatred and violence was stopped in his tracks and set on a path to make God’s way of peace and love known to people throughout the world.
A discussion of the devil
On our way home from my 7-year-old son’s first Reconciliation retreat, he began to speak of the devil – with a young boy’s earnestness – about wanting to actually see that he exists, horns, fork and all.
Three Kings Day celebrated in Bruce
The new calendar year began with the Rusk County Catholic Community’s Hispanic celebration of Epiphany at St. Mary’s Church in Bruce.
“My Favorite Prayers” booklet ministry continues
In the Dec. 13, 2019, edition of the Catholic Herald, Jenny Snarski reported on the prayer book ministry started by Dolly Cosgrove.