Office of Parish Transformation – Notes from the Vineyard
It has often been said that Wisconsin has two seasons: Winter and construction.
Safe Environment training safeguards children
In Wisconsin, April is known as Strengthening Families Month, and throughout the United States it is considered Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Family builds sainthood cause of Superior-born ‘healing priest’ Fr. Peter Rookey
The cause of canonization for a Superior-born priest is on hold, as his Servite order has not yet given their permission to move forward, according to Tim Rookey.
St. Joseph students raise nearly $4,500 for Friends of Chimbote
Students at St. Joseph Catholic School, Rice Lake, demonstrated the power of faith in action during Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 25-31. The eighth-grade class raised funds for Friends of Chimbote, a nonprofit in Peru that helps youths and families.
Birthday celebration kits donated to local food pantry
Members of the student council at Our Lady of [...]
Catholic young adult group forms in St. Croix Valley
A new Catholic social organization, the St. Croix Valley Young Adult Group, hosted their kickoff event on Jan. 18 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Somerset.
Men’s Retreat offers brotherhood, calls for spiritual growth
At -40 degrees, the crunch of snow underfoot sounded like shotgun blasts in the still morning on at Trinity Woods Catholic Retreat Center in Trego.
Knights honor Mitchells
The Dennis and Jackie Mitchell family of New Richmond was selected as 2025 Wisconsin Knights of Columbus Family of the Year.
Reflection, silence characterize 2026 Women’s Retreats
Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus address women’s roles
‘When brothers dwell in unity’
One of the most common fears people express about the priesthood is the fear of celibacy—often imagined as isolation—as if marriage were the only way to be known and loved.