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A quick recap.
Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum, where he was met by Jairus. This synagogue leader begged Jesus to cure his dying daughter.
In the pressing crowd, a woman …
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By Mark Saucier
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7/6/24
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I wish I knew her better.
She was a peripheral friend — a fellow parishioner, someone I’d always say hello to, but never really got beyond the surface.
Perhaps if I had known …
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By Mark Saucier
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6/21/24
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“How you travel is where you arrive.”
I found that little aphorism in some of my notes. There was no clue where it came from. Google didn’t even know.
I thought it was …
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By Mark Saucier
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6/10/24
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At first, I thought that it was someone out for a walk, but the hill was long and the rise steep, so unless they were in training, they could have picked an easier route.
As I drove closer, I …
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By Mark Saucier
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5/22/24
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Shortly after I arrived as pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Jefferson City, a parishioner approached me and asked if I.C. could host an AA meeting at the parish.
Of course, I said yes.
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By Father Matthew Flatley
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5/9/24
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Ann Reeves Jarvis was just another woman in the mountains of West Virginia in the 1800s.
She was a mother, homemaker and Sunday school teacher.
She was also an activist, organizing …
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By Mark Saucier
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5/9/24
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I went for a walk the other day along a portion of the green belt near our house.
It’s a peaceful path, meandering past a football field, a children’s park, tennis courts and open …
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By Mark Saucier
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4/24/24
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I was making a pinhole projector so our granddaughter could experience her first solar eclipse like her grandparents did back when both the sun and the moon were much younger.
While racing …
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By Mark Saucier
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4/11/24
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Frank Silecchia was a New York native and an excavation laborer — a pick-and-shovel guy.
When his city begged for search-and-rescue volunteers after the 9/11 attack, he stepped up.
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By Mark Saucier
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3/28/24
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Editor’s note: Joseph Benevento Ph.D., a member of Mary Immaculate Parish in Kirksville, is the author of My Perfect Wife, Her Perfect Son, a novel about St. Joseph and the Holy Family. He is …
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By Hosffman Ospino, OSV News
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3/28/24
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“Familiarity breeds contempt.”
That old Roman proverb, echoed in Augustine and Chaucer, stills rings true today.
One exception, though, may be Scripture.
Here, our …
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By Mark Saucier
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3/14/24
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This article centers on the one thing above all else that relates to our Salvation: The Eucharist, the consecrated bread and wine that becomes the Body and Blood of Jesus.
The Eucharist is the …
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By Deacon Thomas Whalen
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3/14/24
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Last Thanksgiving, we visited our son and extended family in California.
“Mom,” my daughter-in-law said, “no little children at the dinner. Young people are not having …
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By Jane Weiland
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3/14/24
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Christ our Emmanuel models for us The Paschal Mystery (suffering/death/resurrection), which in some way is the most significant experience we can know of God’s love and mercy on this side of …
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By Father Matthew Flatley
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2/29/24
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A cake, ablaze with candles toasting the shredded coconut at their feet, was no subtle reminder that another year had passed.
In that piercing light, I could not deny that I had reached the …
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By Mark Saucier
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2/15/24
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“I gave them the Beatitudes, and all they do is quote Leviticus...”
I can see Jesus saying this, sighing and sadly shaking his head.
Leviticus, of course, is part of the Torah, …
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By Mark Saucier
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2/1/24
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Raw. Bitter. Numbing. Brutal.
Take your pick, because this cold wave requires an adjective — an added word to communicate the life-threatening effects of sub-zero temperatures and …
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By Mark Saucier
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1/18/24
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This is the sixth in a series of teachings and reflections offered by the moderator of spiritual formation for the Jefferson City diocese:
We learn in the exquisite creation stories from our …
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By Father Matthew Flatley
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1/18/24
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I don’t know if you noticed it, but another year has passed.
It saddens me in some ways.
I remember when it arrived, full of hope and promise. And then suddenly, it was gone, quietly …
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By Mark Saucier
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1/5/24
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church instructs that there are four senses of Sacred Scripture.
It is crucial to understand this, so as to dive deep into their sacred meaning ... into the wisdom …
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By Father Matthew Flatley
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1/5/24
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