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Fr. Buttrick celebrates 50 years as priest
5/10/2013
Proudest of his work with developmentally disabled.
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‘Young Davids’ tell about ‘Goliaths’ they face
5/10/2013
Youth from 18 parishes throughout
the diocese, along with 70 adults, came together on April 17 at Nativity
of Our Lord Parish, Rhinelander, for the annual gathering which
included Mass, fun, fellowship, and an energetic presentation by Doug
Tooke of Monarch Catholic Ministries.
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Homeless shelter averts closing
4/26/2013
Donations keep it solvent for remainder of year.
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Mining legislation raises questions for Catholics
4/26/2013
Diocesan official addresses environmental stewardship.
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Catholics told to reclaim ‘common good’
4/26/2013
Bishop Christensen notes how church works for betterment of society.
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‘Minnie Vinnies’ help the poor
4/11/2013
Middle schoolers are SVDP helpers.
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High praise for low-key choir director
4/11/2013
High praise for low-key choir director Joan Fitzgerald has steered choristers for 3 decades.
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Welcome to the faith!
3/28/2013
Through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults,
candidates and catechumens enter into full union with the church. During
the Easter Vigil on March 30, people across the Diocese of Superior
will receive sacraments of initiation.
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Where area Catholics were when they heard, ‘Habemus Papam’
3/28/2013
People often remember exactly where they were when a
major news story broke – Pearl Harbor, the Kennedy assassination, 9/11.
But this time it was good news: “Habemus Papam!”
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Superior Diocese has papal connection Jesuit Fr. Schak serves in Argentina
3/28/2013
Superior born Jesuit Fr. John
Schak was in Argentina when he learned that Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio,
archbishop of Buenos Aires, had become Pope Francis. Fr. Schak, 83,
remembers him well and especially recalled a time when then-Fr.
Bergoglio came for a visit.
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Diocesan seminarian among first to see new pope
3/28/2013
Some things are just meant to be. God wants them to happen. Seminarian
Sam Schneider knows this in his heart when he tells the
implausible-but-true story of how he happened to be in Rome’s St.
Peter’s Square, when white smoke
arose.
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The waiting is over
3/28/2013
The following is a message from Bishop Peter Christensen on the election of our new pope.
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‘Spiritual backpacks’ help middle schoolers
3/19/2013
Women have purses. Young parents
have diaper bags. Men stash odds and ends in many-pocketed cargo pants.
But what about spiritual tools?
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School choice measure likely to die
3/19/2013
A school voucher expansion plan
that could affect the Superior School District isn’t likely to pass,
according to the Associated Press and Sen. Robert Jauch (D — Poplar).
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Is an engaged couple headed for problems?
3/19/2013
Marriage tribunal head knows early warning signs.
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‘Faith in Our Future’ campaign underway
3/19/2013
The active phase of the Diocese of
Superior’s “Faith in Our Future: Our Legacy, Our Mission” campaign
began in January with 25 parishes beginning their efforts.
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Bishop launches area pilgrimage to celebrate Year of Faith
3/05/2013
Observance will allow plenary indulgence.
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