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Thanksgiving is a busy day.
Hours in the kitchen preparing those favorite foods. Travel to make it home for that big meal, or multiple meals for many.
There’s setting tables, doing …
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By Mark Saucier
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11/23/22
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I was in a vain denial.
Then I realized that most of our dinner conversations consisted of me saying, “What?”
And then my pretense backfired when deafly nodding with a big grin to a …
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By Mark Saucier
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6/23/22
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No Christmas pageant would be complete without a young girl in white dress and veil playing the role of Mary.
Remember, though, that, unlike the men of the gospels, Mary was not allowed to take …
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By Mark Saucier
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12/14/23
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As the Christmas Season of 2023 draws near, many people will find themselves traveling.
They will be traveling to a place they call home.
Home is often viewed as a special place where they …
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By Anita Frey
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12/14/23
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To the world Christmas, may seem to begin way before Dec. 25, so celebrating Christmas is just a one-and done event.
But Christmas is surely so much more than just one day. It is an entire …
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By Phyllis Emmel
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12/14/23
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The Germans have a word for it. From the people who gave us schadenfreude for that pleasure we get from another’s failure, and zeitgeist for the spirit of the times, we get …
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By Mark Saucier
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8/16/23
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church instructs that there are four senses of Sacred Scripture.
It is crucial to understand this, so as to dive deep into their sacred meaning ... into the wisdom …
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By Father Matthew Flatley
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1/5/24
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I don’t know if you noticed it, but another year has passed.
It saddens me in some ways.
I remember when it arrived, full of hope and promise. And then suddenly, it was gone, quietly …
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By Mark Saucier
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1/5/24
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When Moses was standing barefoot before the burning bush, getting his marching orders against Pharaoh, he asked, “Who shall I say sent me?”
The Voice then identifies itself as Yahweh: …
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By Mark Saucier
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7/7/22
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This is the first in a series of teachings and reflections offered by the moderator of spiritual formation for the Jefferson City diocese.
Like so many faithful souls around the world, I am a …
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By Father Matthew J. Flatley
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8/31/23
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It is an Advent story, though I didn’t realize it at the time.
At first, I thought it was just about a man who had every reason to wonder what God was thinking.
He was a Black man, born …
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By Mark Saucier
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12/7/22
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I pray that this Christmas season is a time of peace and joy for you, as we celebrate the birth of our Savior — when the light of God’s grace shone brightly on the human family.
As St. …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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12/14/22
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The other day, we were watching a couple of our granddaughters.
Out of the blue, the 4-year-old informed me, “I don’t know why Grandpa, but I love you.”
I smile …
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By Mark Saucier
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8/31/23
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This is the sixth in a series of teachings and reflections offered by the moderator of spiritual formation for the Jefferson City diocese:
We learn in the exquisite creation stories from our …
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By Father Matthew Flatley
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1/18/24
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Raw. Bitter. Numbing. Brutal.
Take your pick, because this cold wave requires an adjective — an added word to communicate the life-threatening effects of sub-zero temperatures and …
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By Mark Saucier
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1/18/24
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A theologian I know is a bit of a provocateur — someone who will say some superficially radical things, just to get people to think more about their own experience.
After one of his talks, a …
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By Mark Saucier
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4/12/23
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An old Roman philosopher said, “There is no easy way from earth to the stars.”
Nearly 2,000 years after Seneca’s death, we still haven’t made it, but we are getting …
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By Mark Saucier
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7/20/22
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On Dec. 24, 1914, small Christmas trees and lanterns appeared on the parapets of the muddy Ger-man trenches of the western front.
In the darkness, voices of scared and homesick young men joined in …
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By Mark Saucier
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12/14/22
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As many as 45% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions.
As few as 8% keep them. (Most of these are skinny, self-driven perfectionists.)
The past two years, the most popular (and …
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By Mark Saucier
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1/5/23
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We were on a retreat in the rugged Ozark foothills — a day aside for prayer and reflection.
In one of our silent hours, I ventured into the pathless woods.
The woods have always …
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By Mark Saucier
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9/14/23
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