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Check out the recent U.P. Catholic Newspaper featuring the 2009 Catholic Service Award Recipient, June Izzo. Happy bleated birthday June! Thank you for your lifelong service to the Church!

Now is the time for us to dream of something better. Read the recent Flocknote message from Bishop John Doerfler. If you would like to receive future emails from Bishop John F. Doerfler, please sign up using this link.

Michigan Technological University students and members of the new Knights of Columbus Council 17237 received the Outstanding College Council Award during the Supreme Council's annual award ceremony. Click to read about what led to their achievement and the council's reaction to this honor.

Meet Gemma Darr, a young adult Yooper Catholic, Wisconsin native, and Michigan State University graduate. Learn how Gemma uses her talents in photography to celebrate the things that make people unique, and how her passion for art has been influenced by her faith.

Holy Name Catholic School welcomed back their students on Monday, August 31st.

As fall approaches and brings with it the Upper Peninsula Catholic Service Appeal.

Check out this recent article in the July issue of the U.P. Catholic. Kylie Hoehn (pictured above) was able to become a certified Natural Family Planning Practioner thanks in part to grant funding provided by Legacy of Faith. To read more about Kylie and her journey, click here.

Extraordinary times call for an extraordinary response from each of us. And communication has been a key part of keeping our faith close as we navigate uncharted waters. The Diocese, parishes, and priests are working diligently to accompany parishioners during this global pandemic, but our normal ways of staying in touch have been fractured and new ways to reach out have had to be created rapidly.

Holy Name Catholic School celebrated the eighth grade Class of 2020 on Tuesday, August 11th with a special Mass in the Holy Name Catholic School Gymnasium celebrated by Father Rick Courier and concelebrated by Father Francis DeGroot and Father Timothy Ferguson.

Diocese of Marquette Catholic schools are the first in the nation to adopt such a focus; high school to follow. Catholic schools in the Diocese of Marquette, Michigan, have made a bold move to embrace an educational curriculum of the past to pave the way for a vibrant future. The diocese is the first in the nation to fully move all of its schools to a classical Catholic curriculum.

Catholic Schools, a parish celebration in Baraga, Catholic Service Awards, Sisters on the Frontlines and more! Click here to read the August newsletter and stay up to date on what’s happening in the Diocese of Marquette! Want to receive monthly updates from Stewardship & Development? Our vision is to call every Catholic to be a faithful steward!

The Upper Peninsula Catholic Foundation (UPCF) announces its annual distribution to Catholic schools across the Diocese of Marquette. Click to read the story and see how much each school received.

College students are returning to campuses in the UP this month amid the Covid-19 pandemic. We talked with our three Catholic campus ministries to find out how they are greeting students this fall.

Some Catholic sisters in the U.P. are receiving grants to be used for direct assistance to people who have been impacted by COVID-19 in the communities where they serve.

Three ordinations this year is a huge accomplishment for our diocese! God-willing, we hope for three more next spring! Learn how you can help Yoopers for Seminarians 2020!

For a man discerning priesthood, his journey begins in many ways.

In the Summer 2020 Yoopers for Seminarians newsletter, journey through this year's Ordination Liturgy.

Meet several of the seven men recently ordained to the Permanent Deaconate.

Christian Flagstadt, a seminarian for the Diocese of Marquette, is featured playing the piano in this beautiful song. Take a moment and listen. Amazing work by all!

Ethan Wilcox, a seminarian for the Diocese of Marquette, shares his discernment to seminary.