St. Peter the Fisherman in Eagle River hosted the 50th anniversary celebration of the ordination of Fr. Robert Koszarek on Aug. 18. Fr. Ron Serrao, pastor of the parish, said, “Fr. Bob was pastor here for over 20 years; we are happy to have him return for this special jubilee celebration.”
In recent days, the eyes of sports lovers have been turned toward Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Offices were closed in the Catholic parishes and schools of St. Croix County on Wednesday, Aug. 21, as all employees – from principals and teachers to secretaries and custodial personnel – gathered for a day of spiritual retreat and fellowship.
Francesca LaRosa wants to encourage vocalists and instrumentalists to share their gifts with others, to grow in their relationship with Jesus and “use their voices to glorify God.”
Ordained in 2017, Fr. Samuel Schneider, who was raised in Rhinelander, was sponsored jointly by the Diocese of Superior and the Archdiocese for the Military. After serving as chaplain on a Navy base in Japan, he was assigned as chaplain to a Marine battalion at Camp Pendleton in Southern California.
Monsignor Joseph Buh passed away more than a century ago in 1922. Yet his memory has not faded among the faithful in northern Minnesota. To this day many in the area consider him a saint, and he is ubiquitously acknowledged as the “patriarch of Duluth.”
St. Augustine, whose feast day is today, Aug. 28, is associated most prominently with Hippo Regius, the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba in Algeria.
On Aug. 27, one day before the feast of her son St. Augustine, the Catholic Church honors St. Monica, whose holy example and fervent intercession led to one of the most dramatic conversions in Church history.
It’s not every day that you see a Catholic priest working in the kitchen of a restaurant. But Father Leo Patalinghug isn’t your typical priest.
The Nicaraguan government arrested two priests who were then exiled to Rome, shortly after a group of seven priests was sent to Rome earlier in the month.
