03-03-23 print edition of The Catholic Missourian
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In this issue
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SAUCIER — The tone of atonement
Thursday, March 2
When I was a kid, Lent was the time for talk about sin. Perhaps it was in their teaching contract, but the good nuns invariably told us, in their own veiled words, about the seven …
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Important milestone for those seeking Easter Sacraments
Thursday, March 2
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. http://catholicmissourianonline.com/stories/photos-rite-of-election-and-call-to-continuing-conversion,4465 Receiving the Easter …
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Cathedral’s new stained glass windows will filter light through the call to discipleship
Thursday, March 2
The faces of Christ, of Moses, of venerable Father Augustus Tolton gaze down in radiant splendor into the Cathedral of St. Joseph. And this is just the beginning. “These imposing images …
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Classic musical production returns to Helias Catholic
Thursday, March 2
“For so many years, I’ve been saying, ‘Gosh! How could it ever get any better than that?’ And then the next year, we blow them away again.” Production Manager Ron …
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Vic Bell to be honored as Helias Catholic’s staff member of the year
Thursday, March 2
Victor Bell wants his students to realize how much he appreciates them. “They’re amazing,” said Mr. Bell, who’s in his seventh year as a member of the Helias Catholic High …
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Anointing of the sick gives comfort, calm and a distinct calling for Lake Ozark parishioners
Thursday, March 2
Just as sacred anointings in the Old Testament set people apart as priests, prophets and kings, the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick bestows a gift and a distinct vocation on the people who receive …
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Pandemic pointed mother, four children toward being Catholic
Thursday, March 2
“Are you okay denying God? One of his disciples did and that will be forever part of his testimony. Is that what you want in yours?” That’s a question Anna Launius poses to …
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African Mass at Columbia Newman Center
Thursday, March 2
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. http://catholicmissourianonline.com/stories/photos-african-mass-in-columbia,4458 Members of St. Thomas More Newman Center Parish in …
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Parishioner from Democratic Republic of Congo highlights message of pope’s visit
Thursday, March 2
Therèse Nti wants the world to pay serious attention to what Pope Francis said and did during his Jan. 31-Feb. 3 visit to South Sudan and her homeland, the Democratic Republic of Congo …
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Walking the long road to disaster recovery, together
Thursday, March 2
I first came into the “disaster world” in 2017, when I was hired temporarily to provide disaster case management services to households impacted by flooding and severe storms. While …
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Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell was killed in his own home
Thursday, March 2
Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell, a native of Ireland who spent most of his four decades as a priest ministering in LA’s inner city, was shot and killed in his Hacienda …
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Bishop touts prayer, fasting, almsgiving as tools for Lenten conversion
Wednesday, February 22
Jesus repeatedly embraced the religious practices of his day but wanted to keep them squarely focused on God. He made that especially clear in his elevating and purifying of the three traditional …
