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Our daughter-in-law was changing her 2-year-old. The little one looked up at her mother and said, “Mommy, you’re pretty.”
Mommy gently kissed her and replied, “Caroline, …
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Mark Saucier
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9/15/21
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On Sept. 11, 2002, the Kansas City Star published readers’ reflections on the one-year anniversary of 9/11. This was mine:
I don’t think anyone will forget my birthday. Not my 31st, …
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By Jay Nies
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9/9/21
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In my homily for the weekend of Aug. 21-22, I chose not to dwell on the second reading (Ephesians 5:21-32), in which St. Paul presents his teaching on married life.
Instead, I want to address it …
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By Monsignor Gregory L. Higley
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9/2/21
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“Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.”
I could picture Athenaeus time-traveling from third century Egypt to our firepit in northwest …
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By Mark Saucier
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9/2/21
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We had two women graduate our recovery program last week.
One was simply bubbly, with a smile that would melt an iceberg. In another life, she might have been a teacher or a …
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By Mark Saucier
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8/18/21
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Our world has been facing a health crisis for more than a year now, unprecedented in modern times.
More than 4.3 million people have died from the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, and we have seen a …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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8/18/21
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Another beautiful day — sunny, a gentle breeze and the ocean in mid-tide.
With neither the tumultuous swells of high tide, nor the languid waters of low, the sea was undulating and …
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By Mark Saucier
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8/5/21
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My friend is an Irish nun, an English nurse, and a Peruvian missionary.
I met her over 40 years ago when she was an energetic idealist with a call to dress the wounds, cure the sickness, and hold …
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By Mark Saucier
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7/21/21
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On July 16, 2021, our Holy Father, Pope Francis, issued an apostolic letter motu proprio entitled Traditionis custodes.
This document alters Church law on the use of liturgical books from before …
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7/21/21
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Overhearing their conversation was unavoidable.
It was intense — not heated but genuine, not loud but impassioned. It was not what you would expect from two men standing at an ab …
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By Mark Saucier
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7/8/21
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We do mission work in Yucatan. Among the many attractions of that Mexican state is the Chicxulub Crater, formed some 66 million years ago when an asteroid crashed into earth, leaving a hole 12 miles …
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By Mark Saucier
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6/23/21
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It’s not just about the Sacrament of Holy Communion; it’s about the communion of the Church.
There’s been much interest in whether the United States Conference of Catholic …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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6/23/21
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This editorial, titled “Three questions to consider before posting or commenting on social media,” was published online June 15 by The Catholic Post, newspaper of the Diocese of …
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Tom Dermody, editor, The Catholic Post
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6/16/21
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For nine years of my Priesthood, I was the vocation director for the diocese of Jefferson City. That means I was blessed and honored to travel across 36 counties in rural Missouri to all Catholic …
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By Father Joseph S. Corel
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6/11/21
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I was waiting for the plumber at one of our ministry houses and I decided to rest a minute on the front porch.
It was one of those perfect moments. A light rain was falling, the slightest breeze …
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By Mark Saucier
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6/10/21
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Our granddaughter looked up from her artwork and asked, “Grandpa, what is your favorite color?”
“Blue,” I answered, as I always had since a kid.
She registered the …
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By Mark Saucier
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5/26/21
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In the Acts of the Apostles, we see the burgeoning life of the early Christian community and people on fire to share this life with others.
It also holds up a mirror in which we can see ourselves …
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By Mark Saucier
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5/12/21
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Covid has caused many to consider the uncertainty of life.
Sales of headstones have increased, and the term “bucket list” is popping up in articles and ads.
That’s good. …
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By Mark Saucier
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4/28/21
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I sat at one of the tables in the yard after our Easter brunch, watching a dozen kids flitting about, looking for hidden eggs and screaming like a miner discovering gold when they found one.
It …
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By Mark Saucier
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4/15/21
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The following reflection is by a fifth-generation member of the Mission of Sacred Heart in Bevier. Diagnosed with autism at age 9, he communicates solely through writing.
Walking through the year …
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By Antonio Edward Adams Prokup
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4/1/21
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