Friar Nathan Linton was ordained to the priesthood for the Capuchin Franciscan order by Bishop Jeffrey Haines, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, at St. Francis of Assisi Church, Milwaukee, on Saturday, June 24.
The 73rd annual Superior Diocesan Council of Catholic Women’s Convention was opened by President Bridgette Adler invoking the relationships that had brought women to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Rice Lake.
The Diocese of Superior released Bishop James P. Power’s Pastoral Letter on Evangelization on the Feast of Pentecost, a commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus’ disciples that is rooted in a Jewish festival celebrating the first fruits of the wheat harvest.
“There is a lot of life and enthusiasm in our diocese,” said Chris Hurtubise, director of the Office Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship for the Diocese of Superior.
An ambiance of joyous solemnity, along with many hundreds of worshippers, filled the Cathedral of Christ the King, Superior, on the Feast of Pentecost.
The Southwest Deanery for the Diocese of Superior’s Council of Catholic Women hosted a first-time event on Saturday, May 13, at Our Lady of the Lakes Church in Balsam Lake.
Beginning on May 28, deacons in the Diocese of Superior will be allowed to wear the Roman collar shirt when they are involved in performing their ministry.
The 2023 Superior Diocesan Council of Catholic Women’s Convention – to be held June 19-20 in Rice Lake – will be the 73rd annual event for the women’s organization.
The Diocese of Superior’s Charismatic Renewal Service Committee is rolling out a “Life in the Spirit” toolkit for parishes ahead of the Solemnity of Pentecost on May 28.
The Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior welcomed representatives from almost every parish and Catholic school in the diocese on Tuesday, March 28, for the annual Chrism Mass.
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary near Milwaukee – where Diocese of Superior seminarians study – hosts a group of women twice a year to pray for vocations and receive spiritual formation. The de Chantal Society is named for St. Jane de Chantal, an inspiration for Catholic women whose prayer is recognized as integral to families, vocations and the church.
The Diocese of Superior is currently in the second year of an ongoing process of going from maintenance to mission. Part of the call to evangelize is reaching out to the margins of the church and of society. It is in that spirit that Holy Family Parish, Woodruff, inaugurated the evening of listening and dialogue.