“United in Faith and Community” is the theme for Catholic Schools Week 2026. One school in the Diocese of Superior has been a witness of this in the Tomahawk community for the past decade.

The children of St. Therese of Lisieux, Phillips, brought the story of Jesus’s birth to life this Christmas with traditional carols, the Holy Family, angels, shepherds, sheep, and stars all celebrating hope and joy for the world.

For more than 25 years, parishioners at St. Patrick Parish in Hudson have nurtured a unique and enduring partnership with the people of the parish and village of San José El Tesoro Parish near the town of Yalpemech, Guatemala.

Organ donation had always attracted Karen Hill. From the first, her driver’s license has been stamped with a heart symbol for organ donor.

Young adults from the Diocese of Superior, including parishes in Superior, Cumberland, Medford, Rhinelander, Hayward and Hudson, traveled to Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 1-5 for the Fellowship of Catholic University Students’ annual SEEK conference.

“Vatican Unveiled” curator and priest of the Diocese of Duluth Fr. Richard Kunst shows an artifact to Archbishop Bernard Hebda at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, in January.

Fr. Tom Thompson and Dcn. Steve Welter gave George and Harriet Sollman a special blessing on Dec. 31 honoring their 78th wedding anniversary.

St. Theresa of Avila, Three Lakes, hosted a free community Christmas meal, bringing together parishioners and members of the wider community.

The Kinderstars at Holy Rosary School, Medford, had their classroom Christmas party after the break. In lieu of a classmate gift exchange, they collected birthday and household supplies to be donated to Stepping Stones, Inc., a local nonprofit.

Bob Lecheler, right, parish director of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Ladysmith, stands with Chris (Allen) Stucke, left, artist. Stucke restored the statue from the grotto at the former residence of the Servite Sisters in Ladysmith.