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My friend is an Irish nun, an English nurse, and a Peruvian missionary.
I met her over 40 years ago when she was an energetic idealist with a call to dress the wounds, cure the sickness, and hold …
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By Mark Saucier
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7/21/21
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On July 16, 2021, our Holy Father, Pope Francis, issued an apostolic letter motu proprio entitled Traditionis custodes.
This document alters Church law on the use of liturgical books from before …
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7/21/21
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Overhearing their conversation was unavoidable.
It was intense — not heated but genuine, not loud but impassioned. It was not what you would expect from two men standing at an ab …
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By Mark Saucier
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7/8/21
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We do mission work in Yucatan. Among the many attractions of that Mexican state is the Chicxulub Crater, formed some 66 million years ago when an asteroid crashed into earth, leaving a hole 12 miles …
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By Mark Saucier
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6/23/21
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It’s not just about the Sacrament of Holy Communion; it’s about the communion of the Church.
There’s been much interest in whether the United States Conference of Catholic …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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6/23/21
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This editorial, titled “Three questions to consider before posting or commenting on social media,” was published online June 15 by The Catholic Post, newspaper of the Diocese of …
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Tom Dermody, editor, The Catholic Post
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6/16/21
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For nine years of my Priesthood, I was the vocation director for the diocese of Jefferson City. That means I was blessed and honored to travel across 36 counties in rural Missouri to all Catholic …
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By Father Joseph S. Corel
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6/11/21
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I was waiting for the plumber at one of our ministry houses and I decided to rest a minute on the front porch.
It was one of those perfect moments. A light rain was falling, the slightest breeze …
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By Mark Saucier
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6/10/21
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Our granddaughter looked up from her artwork and asked, “Grandpa, what is your favorite color?”
“Blue,” I answered, as I always had since a kid.
She registered the …
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By Mark Saucier
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5/26/21
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In the Acts of the Apostles, we see the burgeoning life of the early Christian community and people on fire to share this life with others.
It also holds up a mirror in which we can see ourselves …
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By Mark Saucier
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5/12/21
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Covid has caused many to consider the uncertainty of life.
Sales of headstones have increased, and the term “bucket list” is popping up in articles and ads.
That’s good. …
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By Mark Saucier
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4/28/21
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I sat at one of the tables in the yard after our Easter brunch, watching a dozen kids flitting about, looking for hidden eggs and screaming like a miner discovering gold when they found one.
It …
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By Mark Saucier
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4/15/21
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The following reflection is by a fifth-generation member of the Mission of Sacred Heart in Bevier. Diagnosed with autism at age 9, he communicates solely through writing.
Walking through the year …
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By Antonio Edward Adams Prokup
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4/1/21
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In his book, Hope for Judas, Jesuit Father Christoph Wrembeck has a picture from a 12th-century church in France.
Carved into the block of stone atop one of the towering columns, there are two …
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By Mark Saucier
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4/1/21
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The morning of the Feb. 25 began with planned blood tests and PET/CT Scans — a look to see what the effects of the treatment has had, good or bad.
I found myself with a growing nervousness …
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By Deacon Christopher Wickern
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3/18/21
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I ponder two questions when I kneel and stand in church, reciting our prayers in unison with our fellow parishioners.
First, do we concentrate on what we are saying, putting our hearts into our …
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By Sue Goedde
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3/18/21
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A friend died the other day.
He was a good man. My wife was his spiritual director and gave a beautiful eulogy at his funeral.
One thing she mentioned was his poetry. He was able to take the …
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By Mark Saucier
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3/18/21
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We have a house for people coming out of prison with an addiction history. Like its residents, the old structure is broken and in need of repair.
It’s a place where, when you start to work …
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By Mark Saucier
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3/4/21
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After enduring pandemic, politics and a polar vortex, everyone could do with a rainbow, and we get it in Sunday’s first reading from Genesis.
God set a bow across the sky as a reminder …
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By Mark Saucier
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2/18/21
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It always intrigues and challenges me to hear life coaches talk about the importance of “beginning with the end in mind.”
St. Benedict of Nursia certainly had the end in mind over …
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By Jay Nies
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2/18/21
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