Local News
Jason Evert in Ashland: ‘Love can’t wait to give’
International speaker talks chastity, gender clarity
Bible scholar talks Jubilee Year, God’s covenants
Rice Lake’s St. Joseph Church and clustered parishes welcomed almost 400 people between Friday night and Saturday morning for a two-day mission March 21-22.
Students’ art on display
Four students from Holy Rosary Catholic School, Medford, were chosen to display their artwork at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum for their 48th annual Student Art Exhibition from March 15 to April 27.
Supporting schools
Holy Rosary School, Medford, staff and students pose with a check from Catholic Financial Life.
Local athlete inspires students
Fifth-graders at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School, Ashland, enjoyed a presentation by Lisa Weispfenning of Washburn, who swam across the English Channel in August with three other women from Northwest Wisconsin.
‘Immersion in the mystery of Christ himself’
Missional OCIA and the goal of Christian life
World News
Final preparations, discussions underway before conclave begins
As members of the College of Cardinals met May 5, all 133 cardinals who plan to enter the conclave to elect a new pope had arrived in Rome, the Vatican press office said.
Build communion with diversity, abbot tells cardinals before conclave
The cardinals preparing to elect a new pope must strengthen communion in the Catholic Church, promoting a form of unity that has nothing to do with uniformity and everything to do with a common focus on Jesus, a Benedictine abbot told the College of Cardinals.
Columns
Isolation and loneliness in Ordinary Time
Anyone who reads the daily newspaper finds within its pages a glimpse into the sorrow and despair that is – and always has been – a part of human life.
Empathy and depression: Finding my way
The road to negotiate depression and its impact on my life and religious views has been a lifelong one. What follows is a description of my decades-long and continuing evolution, unfolding more each day, as a Christian.
Trust God’s whispers to change world
Since childhood, Kathy Izard felt like she was being called to do something important with her life.
Climate change and the stewardship of creation
As Director of Development for the Diocese of Superior, I am annually responsible for overseeing our special collections.
A message about immigration policies
It is with concern for our shared understanding of human dignity that I write to you.
If you are handling firewood, wear gloves
Let me just begin by explaining that we have an outdoor, wood-burning furnace on our hobby farm.
