Magnificat hosts charismatic speaker
Our Lady of the Lakes Magnificat will host a Magnificat workshop featuring Sr. Linda Koontz, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4-5, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Walker, Minnesota.
Suicide prevention event
Concerned by the increasing number of suicides in the area, particularly among farmers, Fr. Ed Anderson wanted to offer an ecumenical presentation to raise awareness and offer resources.
School year kicks off across diocese
Costumed Kindergarteners from Holy Rosary, Medford, get to know their classrooms and classmates.
Diocese hits five-year streak of NET missionaries
Three young adults from the Diocese of Superior will serve as missionaries with NET Ministries for the 2019-20 school year.
Merrill parish emphasizes relational ministry
Dcn. Jim Arndt believes in the power of relational ministry, in the home and in the parish.
Education and evangelization: It all starts with the family
When Fr. Chris Kemp, pastor St. Francis Xavier in Merrill and St. John the Baptist in Bloomville, tasked Dcn. Jim Arndt with the mission of how to engage people more in the life of the parish, an often-asked question surfaced in the deacon’s mind.
Pilgrimage to the Twin Cities
Parishioners from St. John the Baptist, Glenwood City; St. Bridget, Wilson; and St. John, Clear Lake, and neighboring parishes, went on a pilgrimage to visit the Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, and the Cathedral of St. Paul and National Shrine, St. Paul, Aug. 27.
Diocese engaged in strategic planning
It’s been nearly 20 years since the Diocese of Superior’s last strategic planning effort. To ensure the vitality of the local Church in decades to come, diocesan officials are working on a new planning initiative that will map out the next 10 to 20 years.
Statewide gathering of seminarians a first
Seminarians from across the state of Wisconsin gathered during the first weekend of August in La Crosse. In total, seven bishops were present, seven vocations directors and 97 seminarians.
Sisters attend leadership conference
Holy Cross Sr. Kathy Wiesneski, left, and Sr. Pat Cormack, right, represented the Merrill-based Holy Cross Sisters USA Province at the 2019 assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.