Faith & Spirituality
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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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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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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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The morning of the Feb. 25 began with planned blood tests and PET/CT Scans — a look to see what the effects of the treatment has had, good or bad.
I found myself with a growing nervousness …
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By Deacon Christopher Wickern
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3/18/21
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I ponder two questions when I kneel and stand in church, reciting our prayers in unison with our fellow parishioners.
First, do we concentrate on what we are saying, putting our hearts into our …
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By Sue Goedde
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3/18/21
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It always intrigues and challenges me to hear life coaches talk about the importance of “beginning with the end in mind.”
St. Benedict of Nursia certainly had the end in mind over …
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By Jay Nies
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2/18/21
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“A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes, and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the Outside, is not a bad picture of Advent.” — …
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By Jay Nies
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12/19/20
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Holy Mother Church will soon be asking us all to pray with the Church triumphant in heaven on All Saints Day and to pray for the Church suffering on All Souls Day. And so as we continue to fight the …
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By Father Jeremy A. Secrist
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10/29/20
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When my adult children were young, they would occasionally inquire on a Sunday morning when having a hard time waking up, ‘Do we have to go to Church?”
To which I would reply, …
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By Denise Barnes
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3/24/20
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I recently had reason to ask others for prayer, and it was a surprisingly tough decision. People have asked me to pray for their health, well being, better employment, employment for their kids, even …
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By Deacon Chris M. Wickern
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10/30/19
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