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Mark Saucier
SAUCIER — Burned and broken On an early-morning walk, I ducked into a church for a few minutes of prayer. It was a typical old Mexican church, drab with age and neglect, but filled with statues and 17th-century paintings that …
SAUCIER — Keep in touch They were sitting in front of me. I happened to see when she grabbed her husband’s hand and held it between them. It could have been a fleeting pain, though she didn’t appear to …

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Parishes and schools
Sacred Music Consultation draws impressive participation The first stage of the diocesan Sacred Music Consultation was a resounding success. More than 6,600 people from throughout this diocese completed online and hard-copy surveys developed by the …
Bishop consecrates new altar in Queen of Peace Church, Ewing CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. The bishop sent the people forth with a blessing that included: “May he who gathers you at one table and renews you with one …
Renewed Salisbury church, altar consecrated CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. For some, the roadway to heaven is paved with stones. Rough-cut stones, quarried from a Chariton County farm 120 years ago, dragged by …

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Events
Beauty of the Eucharist to be topic of Women’s Pilgrimage

Catholic author, podcaster and presenter Patty Schneier is convinced that a single day can make all the difference. She hopes women throughout the Jefferson City diocese will set that day aside …

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Around the Diocese
Rest in peace, Lake Ozark pastor Father Michael Penn, 68

SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Father Michael Penn counseled a brother priest who was in the late stages of a debilitating illness, despondent that he could no longer minister. …

Father Daniel Merz recently heard a college-age parishioner refer to herself disparagingly as a “cradle Catholic.” As if to say, “I grew up Catholic and never learned about …
CLICK HERE to read Bishop McKnight’s “Making Connections” column on co-responsibility. CLICK HERE to read profiles of several diocesan councils and commissions. In teams …
CLICK HERE to read a related article. CLICK HERE to read profiles of several diocesan councils and commissions. As members of the Body of Christ, each of us receives a unique mission from …

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National & World News
Even from hospital, pope gives powerful witness of faith, prelates say
Despite his illness, age and hospitalization, Pope Francis is still demonstrating his deep faith and exercising his role as pontiff, … Read More
Vatican norms for Jubilee indulgence announced
Pilgrims passing through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica during the Holy Year 2025, going to confession, receiving Holy … Read More
Collaboration and Compassion — On the role of the bishop in a synodal Church
The following was written for and published in America magazine and online media (October 2024) and is republished here with … Read More
Eucharistic Congress bids Catholics to ignite new Pentecost as Eucharistic missionaries
CLICK HERE to read a related story. As five days of the National Eucharistic Congress concluded with one final revival and a … Read More
St. Louis archdiocese’s research into history with slavery reveals three bishops, priests as slaveowners
Not much is known about Harry and Jenny. Their last name is listed in records with several variations: Nebbit, Nibbit and Nesbit. … Read More

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Missouri Catholic Conference
Statement of the Missouri Catholic Conference on abortions resuming in Missouri
The following statement is from Missouri’s Roman Catholic bishops, functioning as the officers of the Missouri Catholic Conference, … Read More
History enthusiast explores, refutes myths about origin of Christmas celebrations
The date for celebrating Jesus’s birth comes from early Church Fathers’ calculations for the date of the Annunciation, not from … Read More
Statement of the Missouri Catholic Conference on Amendment 3 (Constitutional Right to Abortion)
The following statement is from Missouri’s Roman Catholic bishops, functioning as the officers of the Missouri Catholic Conference, … Read More
Sustainable farming advocate Russ Kremer of Frankenstein receives Catholic Conference’s Citizen Recognition Award
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. The stone for the iconic Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Frankenstein came from Russ … Read More
Amendment 3 intertwines abortion with other forms of reproductive services
Opponents of Amendment 3 assert that the proposed constitutional amendment would not only reverse the state’s near-total ban on … Read More

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