My name is Emily Smith, and I am a St. Joseph Catholic School, Rice Lake, graduate of 2016. I am currently attending the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University in St. Joseph, Minnesota.

During his homily for the Jan. 22 Gathering for Life at St. Joseph, Rice Lake, Bishop James P. Powers acknowledged the more solemn occasion for the gathering, in contrast to more joyful celebrations of Mass around the diocese.

“The best sermons are lived, not preached.” Ruby Szitta has been following that comfortable adage for more than nine decades.

Finalists for the Knights of Columbus’ “Keep Christ in Christmas” poster contest at St. Joseph Catholic School, Rice Lake.

“People who visit catholicdos.org on Feb. 1 are in for a treat,” said Anne Tracy, lead website content manager for the Diocese of Superior.

Reflecting on questions she was presented regarding her experience as a Catholic school alumna and current teacher, Debbie Olson-Leckel of Spooner shared, “The church building has changed, teachers come and go, but the one thing that stays the same is my faith!”

In early January, the Diocese of Superior sent out detailed instructions to parish leaders to begin implementing the parish phase of the Synod on Synodality. During the months of January and February, parish clusters will hold in-person gatherings to come together for prayer and discussion.

Holy Rosary Religious Education, Medford, was a recipient of a $500 Catholic United Financial Technology Grant.

Holy Rosary students recently collected and presented used eyeglasses to Medford Lion Shirley Lemke.