Josh Johansen was baptized Catholic but was not raised practicing the faith. He ended up losing what little faith he had until a painful muscle condition literally sent him to his knees more than a decade ago.
Around the year 1,000 AD, the ordained clergy position of deacon was discontinued. Not until Vatican II in the 1960s did the role of permanent deacon reemerge. Since then, permanent deacons, ordained in the succession of St. Peter, have served in parishes around the world and in the Diocese of Superior.
The Diocese of Superior’s Charismatic Renewal Service Committee is rolling out a “Life in the Spirit” toolkit for parishes ahead of the Solemnity of Pentecost on May 28.
Sr. Roselyn Heil, pastoral administrator of St. Mary’s Catholic Community in Odanah, is pictured with Joy Schelble of the Food Sovereignty Program after presenting a check for $755 to the Bad River program.
The 2023 Superior Diocesan Council of Catholic Women’s Convention – to be held June 19-20 in Rice Lake – will be the 73rd annual event for the women’s organization. The convention will take place at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with the theme of “Preparing for the Journey Home.”
It was evident to me that we were on the cusp of a severe decline of priestly vocations, and that would hit us hard, given the fact that throughout the United States, seminaries were closing and numbers of seminarians were drastically declining.
The Hispanic families of Rusk County Catholic Community gathered at St. Mary’s Church in Bruce on Holy Saturday morning to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation and to remember the burial of Jesus.
Parishioners at St. Isaac Jogues in Mercer celebrated the 12th anniversary of Fr. Maria Joseph Kodiganti’s ordination to the priesthood at their monthly hospitality luncheon on April 16.
On April 5, 14 members of the parishes of St. Paul the Apostle in Catawba and St. Therese of Lisieux in Phillips consecrated themselves to the Mantle of Mary during a Mass celebrated by Fr. Lourdu Raju Madanu.
The Confirmands of St. Anthony Parish in Park Falls, St. Therese of Lisieux Parish in Phillips, and St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Catawba received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday April 29, 2023.
