01-06-23 print edition of The Catholic Missourian
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In this issue
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MAKING CONNECTIONS — Living in awe of His many gifts
Thursday, January 5, 2023
The new year — with the season of giving still fresh in our memories — is an opportune time to reflect on the gifts God has generously given and continues to give us. Yet, I hear and …
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Warm food and hearts on Christmas Day at Warsaw K. of C. dinner
Thursday, January 5, 2023
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Richard Herndon remembers the best Christmas he’s ever had. About 15 years ago, his father, Richard Herndon, spent the early part of the day at the …
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UPDATED: In word and deed, pope emeritus inspired priests of this diocese and some with ties to it
Thursday, January 5, 2023
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. This updated version includes further insight from Monsignor David Cox. A seminarian who would become Father Jason Doke was serving at a Mass offered by …
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Sedalia St. Vincent de Paul Parish volunteers save lives over Christmas at warming shelter
Thursday, January 5, 2023
The following is a first-person witness given by two deacons who assist the pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Sedalia. “And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in …
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January — An invitation to begin anew
Thursday, January 5, 2023
I remember well the feeling of strangeness in spending New Year’s Eve in silence, a holy hour and various forms of prayer. This was the practice when I was a novice of the School Sisters of …
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A celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Columbia
Thursday, January 5, 2023
It was still dark out when Catholics in Columbia began singing Monday morning to la Virgen de Guadalupe, the name for the Mexican apparition of the Virgin Mary. It is said the Virgin appeared to …
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CREANTO CONEXIONES — Viviendo admirados por sus muchos dones
Thursday, January 5, 2023
El año nuevo, con la temporada de generosidad aún fresca en nuestra memoria, es un momento oportuno para reflexionar sobre los dones que Dios nos ha dado generosamente y continúa …
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Diocese mourns the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Thursday, January 5, 2023
CLICK HERE for a schedule of Memorial Masses to be offered in the diocese Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City released the following message on Dec. 31, upon the death in Vatican City of …
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St. Mary School students spin a yarn about Christmas
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Students of St. Mary School in Frankenstein entertained friends, families and parishioners on Dec. 5 with a presentation of “A Christmas Yarn.” The 16 students from the school …
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OSV News launches Jan. 1, aims to speak ‘truth in charity in a way that unites’
Thursday, January 5, 2023
The hallmark of OSV News, a new Catholic news service that launched Jan. 1, is to provide news and content “that speaks to truth in charity in a way that unites,” said OSV Publisher Scott …
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Rest in peace, Freeburg native Sister Dorothy E. Lauberth
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Freeburg native Sister Dorothy E. Lauberth, 90, passed away peacefully on Dec. 18 at her home in Sullivan. A Memorial Mass was celebrated on Dec. 31 in St. Anthony Church in Sullivan, with Father …
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Rest in peace, Dominican Sister Carol Kopff
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Sister Carol Kopff, 86, a Dominican Sister of Sparkill, New York, died on Dec. 18 in Siena Hall of the Dominican Convent in Sparkill. Sr. Carol had served in several capacities in this diocese and …
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SAUCIER — Be it resolved
Thursday, January 5, 2023
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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Bishop McKnight: Let the light of Christmas banish fear
Sunday, December 25, 2022
Christmas light forever changes all it touches. It radiates through the ages, pushing back the darkness and revealing aspects of God’s wisdom and love. “What we celebrate today is …
