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A Glasgow father and son, both adopted, are grateful to God, their birth parents Russell Bonen wasn’t sure what he was getting into when he boarded a bus in mid-January for the annual March for Life in Washington D.C. The Glasgow farmer and St. Mary parishioner had never …

Helias Catholic graduates urged to shine light into the darkness Hearts filled with hope and ecstasy, the 158 members of Helias Catholic High School’s Class of 2019 have been sent forth to continue growing in faith and wisdom. “Go! change the world …

R.I.P., Sr. M. Juliana Droste FSM, 99 “You learn a lot from visiting the sick,” Sister Mary Juliana Droste said of the 32 years she served in Marceline. She recalled arriving just in time to visit a patient in the hospital …

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In Luke 16:19-31, Jesus used another example of a rich man to teach His followers a lesson. Jesus told the parable of a wealthy man who lived a luxurious life, dressing in fine clothes and eating …

SAINT SPOTLIGHT--St. Petronax

St. Petronax (d. 747) was from Brescia, Italy, and joined the Benedictines. In 717, he traveled to the ruins of an abbey at Monte Cassino. The hermits living in the ruins elected him as their …

SAINT SPOTLIGHT--St. Eugene de Mazenod

St. Eugene de Mazenod was born in France in 1782. He and his family fled to Italy during the French Revolution. Eugene returned 11 years later and decided to become a priest when he saw the state of …

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The exhaustive work of researching Missouri native Venerable Father Augustus Tolton’s life and ministry is now completed. “The next step toward declaring him a saint is in God’s …

Bishop McKnight talks about the missions

**Diocesan mission collection to be taken up July 20-21** Catholic missions are all about the encounter. God continues to reveal Himself through a deliberate, ongoing, mutually enriching …

Father Jason Doke to serve as moderator of the curia

Father Jason T. Doke understands a moderator to be someone who brings unity and clear direction to people who work together for a common purpose. In his case, those people are members of the …

MAKING CONNECTIONS — Mass intentions and offerings

What is an offering for a Mass intention? For some, their first encounter with a Mass offering is at a funeral service. There’s those piles of envelopes, obviously meant for money, with …

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