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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
I have a friend who could have been a great pastor, but he spent his professional life as a machinist instead. He never went to seminary, barely made it through high school. The Navy was going …
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Every era faces challenges adapting to the vagaries of weather and climate change. Today, the challenge is global warming, but in the 17th century, the challenge was a global cool-down, a period …
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Bishop Emeritus John R. Gaydos, who led the Diocese of Jefferson City from 1997-2018, had to postpone his scheduled 25th anniversary celebration on Aug. 15 due to illness. He asks for prayers as he …
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Father Jason Doke opens up the floodgate, and the questions come gushing forth. “Do you have any children?” “Yes!” “How many?” “Two hundred! And …
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Sister Mary Ann Carey of the School Sisters of Notre Dame calls to mind a prayer of St. Gertrude the Great of Helfta: “My God, You are my hope; You the glory; You the joy; You my …
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
This is part of a series of articles on new Catholic school administrators in the Jefferson City diocese: “Whoever receives one child such as this in My name receives Me,” (Matthew …
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
“God was in the gathering.” Sister Kathleen Wegman of the School Sisters of Notre Dame spoke of the joy of meeting in-person with fellow sisters and lay associates from 22 U.S. states, …
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Jamie Morris and Deacon Tyler McClay were representing the Missouri Catholic Conference (MCC) at a brutally contentious hearing in the State Capitol. Mr. Morris slipped out while Deacon McClay was …
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Discerning a priestly calling is not just the work of a person who believes God is calling him. It’s also the responsibility of the whole Church to pray vigilantly for him and for those who …
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Benedictine Sister Mary Magdalene “Maggie” Buergler, 86 — who for over four decades was a member of the Benedictine Community of the former Our Lady of Peace Monastery in Columbia …
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