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.

Members of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church and St. Augustine Episcopal Church, both in Rhinelander, came together to bless the fire at the beginning of the Easter Vigil.

Staying with her aunt for the summer, 12-year-old Linda Kinch was moved to set up a makeshift prayer corner in her room – suitcase stood on end and some candles placed on top. For any Catholic, this might seem like a normal childhood response to maintain a connection to something familiar and comforting.

Easter food baskets were blessed by Fr. Ron Serrao at St. Peter for the Northern Lakes Catholic communities of St. Albert in Land O’ Lakes; St. Mary in Phelps; St. Kunegunda in Sugar Camp; St. Theresa in Three Lakes; and St. Peter in Eagle River.