12-20-24 print edition of The Catholic Missourian
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In this issue
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Bishop ordains Fr. Clever to Priesthood
Thursday, December 19, 2024
CLICK HERE to read the text of Bishop McKnight’s homily CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from Fr. Clever’s Ordination Mass. CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from Fr. …
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MAKING CONNECTIONS: A priest lays down his life to minister to the Church in the person of Christ
Thursday, December 19, 2024
CLICK HERE to read a related story. Bishop McKnight preached the following homily Dec. 7 during the Ordination Mass for Father Gregory Clever: In this season of Advent, a season of joyful …
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Our Lady of Guadalupe conveys God’s confidence in, concern for the humble and downtrodden
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Throughout Salvation History, God has been lifting up the lowly and sending them to proclaim his message to the powerful. Faith and trust are what these unlikely emissaries have in common. …
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Fr. Henry Ussher celebrates 25th priestly anniversary
Thursday, December 19, 2024
God doesn’t call angels to be priests. He calls human beings. “It’s not by my own might but by God’s own grace,” said Father Henry Ussher. “God …
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History enthusiast explores, refutes myths about origin of Christmas celebrations
Thursday, December 19, 2024
The date for celebrating Jesus’s birth comes from early Church Fathers’ calculations for the date of the Annunciation, not from some corresponding pagan feastday. Guillermo …
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Sr. Karen Thein cherishes memories of Christmases in Guatemala
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Her first Christmas on mission in Guatemala was vastly different from the rest. “I was there when we had the earthquake in 1976,” Sister Karen Thein SSND recalled, “and our …
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“Parishes as Communities of the Beatitudes” discussion groups in Louisiana assisted living center, Kirksville nursing home
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Some who were raised to observe the Ten Commandments as the yardstick for discipleship are discovering The Beatitudes in several communities for seniors in the diocese. With facilitators from …
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A reflection on hope: An invitation to be the tether
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Recently, I learned something that has profoundly shaped the way I think about hope. In Hebrew, the word for hope, tikvah, carries a meaning that is both powerful and tangible. It …
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SAUCIER — To certain poor shepherds
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
We’ve all been there. The obligatory Christmas pageants: where our related little ones try to recapture the simple essence of Christmas in story and song. This one, like most, was …
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PHOTOS: Father Gregory Clever’s Mass of Thanksgiving
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
CLICK HERE to see a related gallery of photos. CLICK HERE to read a related story. Newly ordained Father Gregory Clever joins family, fellow priests and many friends in celebrating the …
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PHOTOS: Father Gregory Clever priestly ordination
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
CLICK HERE to see a related gallery of photos. CLICK HERE to read a related story. Bishop W. Shawn McKnight ordained Father Gregory Clever to the Holy Priesthood, in the company of priests, …
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Venerable Fr. Tolton, Missouri native, arrived in Chicago 135 years ago
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
The soft-spoken cleric felt a combination of weariness and relief as the train pulled into the station. Father Augustus Tolton, formerly enslaved, formerly deprived of his priestly aspirations, …
