Feast day celebration
St. John the Baptist Church in Webster celebrated its patron saint’s feast day on June 24. The event included Mass and a dinner celebration with the three-parish community.
Living out the bishop’s call to the New Evangelization
The Evangelization Committee at St. Joseph, Amery, has taken on a new ministry, in addition to organizing twice-monthly parish fellowship, supporting an educational mission in Peru and sponsoring adult formation activities.
Bishop to married couples: ‘Thank you for your witness’
On Saturday, July 13, dozens of married couples, some accompanied by family members, gathered for the Diocese of Superior’s annual Annniversary Jubliee Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Superior.
Totus Tuus in Park Falls
Elementary-age students at St. Anthony, Park Falls, joined one of the Diocese of Superior’s two Totus Tuus teams for faith-filled fun from July 7-12.
Independence Day in Phillips
Pro-life members of St. Therese of Lisieux, Phillips, marched in the town’s rainy Independence Day parade and passed out candy.
He is here: Eucharistic Congress kicks off
He is here. In a powerful moment, those three words came on screens before tens of thousands of Catholics gathered in an Indianapolis sports stadium for the opening ceremony of the National Eucharistic Revival.
A word on the Eucharistic Congress
A word on the Eucharistic Congress.
Polka Mass in Chetek
Despite hot and humid temperatures, the backyard of St. Boniface in Chetek was full for their Polka Mass, Dance and Picnic on July 14. Chuck Thiel and the Jolly Ramblers provided the music; volunteers worked to make it a great day, and parishioners and community members came out to support the parish.
FOCUS missionaries join Catholic team supporting Olympic athletes in Paris
“You often hear stories of former Olympians who have an identity crisis when their sport is over, or when they don’t get the gold medal or do as well as they were hoping,” Koppi shared. “I think that’s where we come in and make it known to them that there is more than your sport, and try to encourage them to use their sport as a bridge for their relationship with God.”
Former Judo champion turned Catholic priest spiritually tends to athletes at Paris Olympics
Father Jason Nioka was ordained a Catholic priest one month ago, and his very first assignment is to spend his summer in Paris in charge of the Catholic contingent of Olympic chaplains — the largest group of chaplains at the Olympics — made up of 40 Catholic priests, religious, and lay faithful.