The 2022 Fall Conference organized by the Diocese of Superior’s Offices of Catholic Formation and Superintendent of Schools Peggy Schoenfuss took place on Friday, Nov. 4, at St. Joseph’s Church in Rice Lake.
“We come to celebrate the gift of life. We come to answer that call of our God. We come to recommit ourselves,” Bishop James P. Powers said in opening his homily for the annual diocesan Gathering for Life held at St. Patrick Church in Hudson on Oct. 22.
Building and maintaining a strong Catholic identity in the diocese’s 14 Catholic schools will be the focus of the Diocese of Superior’s first in-person Fall Conference in three years.
October is Respect Life month, and each year the Diocese of Superior’s Respect Life Office hosts a diocesan-wide event that highlights aspects of its all-encompassing respect for life initiatives.
Networking, supporting and encouraging homeschooling parents was the objective of the Diocese of Superior’s inaugural homeschooling conference held Saturday, Sept. 17, at St. Joseph, Rice Lake.
As Catholic schools across the diocese launch into a new school year, Diocese of Superior Superintendent of Schools Peggy Schoenfuss said new staff, the incorporation of a new Theology of the Body curriculum and progress in schools’ ongoing accreditation process are among this year’s highlights.
The Diocese of Superior will host its inaugural Homeschooling Conference for all homeschoolers and anyone interested in learning more about homeschooling Saturday, Sept. 17, at St. Joseph Church in Rice Lake.
After nine months of planning, Superior Diocesan Council of Catholic Women president Jane Schiszek arrived at Heartwood Resort in Trego Monday, June 27, to begin setting up for the organization’s 72nd annual convention.
Retreating together in study and song, musicians of the Diocese of Superior gathered virtually the morning of Saturday, July 30, for their annual workshop.
The Catholic Herald posed four questions to men preparing to be ordained to the permanent diaconate. Here, the first two candidates, Patrick Haines and Jeff Mason, offer their responses.
There were no flowers in hand, no white dresses or tuxedos, no bridesmaids or groomsmen. There were however, couples – many with family members gathered – in a church with an altar and a priest. There was beautiful music, reading of Scripture and an inspiring homily.
“The Holy Spirit seems to be doing something really fruitful with the camp,” said the diocese’s director of the Office of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship, Chris Hurtubise, at the conclusion of the 2022 Extreme Faith Camp season.
Inspiring parish musicians to “perceive the body and blood of Christ as an integral part of their lived experience and the experience of those around them” is the goal of the Diocese of Superior’s 2022 Music Ministry Retreat & Workshop, said Paul Birch, director of the Office of Worship.
