Local News
‘Do whatever the Lord is calling you to do’
“Numbers were up this year,” Loree Nauertz reported regarding the Diocese of Superior’s third annual Homeschooling Conference. Nauertz, who serves as assistant director for the Office of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship, said 65 adults and children were registered for the Sept. 28 event held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rice Lake.
‘Called to an Encounter with Jesus’ theme for NCCW Convention
Almost 500 women attended the 104th Convention for the National Council of Catholic Women in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in mid-August.
Fundraising for the Celtic Bee
At St. Bridget School and parish in River Falls, a Celtic Bee costume, dubbed “Sam,” created by a local clothier, is being worn by an ever-growing number of students at school events and sports contests.
Haugen Pax Christi finalist honored
Pax Christi Award finalist Janet Malek waves from a car celebrating her achievement.
100th birthday Mass in Cameron
St. Peter in Cameron celebrated a special 100th birthday Mass on Sept. 14 for longtime parishioner, Robert Ebner.
Called to be clergy: final story
This is the final response from the diocese’s newly ordained permanent deacons. Dcn. Mike Miller will serve the clustered parishes in Eagle River, Sugar Camp, Land O’ Lakes, Phelps and Three Lakes.
World News
JP II-inspired cafe celebrates 10 years of ‘bringing riches of the faith’ to public square
Madalaine Elhabbal Catholic News Agency For Soren and Ever Johnson, it was love at first sight when they met [...]
Giving thanks by giving food: Society of St. Vincent de Paul volunteers serve those in need
While millions of Americans were traveling or cooking or getting ready to watch a football game, several thousand volunteers with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul were serving Thanksgiving meals to those who needed them.
Columns
Through the Eucharist, we are sustained in Christ
This is first in a series of articles submitted by the Diocese of Superior to educate readers and commemorate the church’s Eucharistic Revival.
The best is yet to come
Robert Browning, John Lennon and Pope Francis. What could a Victorian-era poet, a 20th-century rock star and a 21st-century pope possibly have in common?
Reviving reverence for the Eucharist
On June 19, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi kicked off a three-year National Eucharistic Revival.
One God, one GPS, one road
At the end of the day, all of us, believers and non-believers, pious and impious, share one common humanity, and we all end up on the same road. This has many implications.
Why is there something instead of nothing?
The Belgian theologian Jan Walgrave, who directed my doctoral thesis, was a true intellectual and a rare one. True, in that his thought naturally, instinctually gravitated towards the huge philosophical questions of essence and existence. Why are we here? Who are we really?
What can we expect from a National Eucharistic Revival?
The three-year National Eucharistic Revival launched here in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and in dioceses throughout the United States June 19 is intended to be a time of spiritual renewal with a particular focus on the holy Eucharist.
