Seven parishes in and near the Capital City will host an evening of silent pilgrimage and prayer following the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, April 6.
The Most Blessed Sacrament …
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3/29/23
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“If Mary was the aura preceding the Diving Sun, Joseph was the horizon illuminated by its splendors.”
— St. Leonard of Port Maurice, an 18th-century Franciscan priest
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By Jay Nies
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3/16/23
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The foster father of the Word Made Flesh is conspicuously wordless in the Canon of Sacred Scripture.
What would he say if he could tell his side of the story?
“He’s the only man in …
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By Jay Nies
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3/16/23
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Patrick Murphy wears rose-window-colored glasses on his jaunts through Missouri’s villages and metropolises.
Raised “culturally Catholic” before being properly welcomed into the …
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By Jay Nies
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3/16/23
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It’s Lent. Forty days of dedication to prayer, penance, almsgiving and fasting in the name of the Lord. Not fasting like medical fasting before a scan or surgery. Not trendy intermittent …
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By Liz Schleicher
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3/16/23
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Benedictine Brother Gabriel Chinn chose a name that reminds him of the Blessed Mother’s “fiat,” and of his own.
Baptized Daniel, the …
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By Jay Nies
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3/16/23
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For 40 years, the organ in St. Clement Church in St. Clement has been speaking with a distinct brogue.
The church was the first in the United States to be …
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By Jay Nies
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3/16/23
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The late Father Fred Barnett never let a favor from heaven go to waste.
“Pray for a miracle, and you get one,” the longtime pastor of St. …
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By Jay Nies
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3/16/23
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“Within every difficulty and struggle lies the opportunity for grace and transformation. The sooner we learn to let go and let God be in charge, the happier and wiser we will …
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By Jay Nies
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3/16/23
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Monsignor David Cox, pastor of St. Stanislaus Parish in Wardsville and St. Margaret of Antioch Parish in Osage Bend, led the opening prayer for a rally in the Missouri State Capitol Rotunda on March …
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3/16/23
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Receiving the Easter …
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By Jay Nies
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3/2/23
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The faces of Christ, of Moses, of venerable Father Augustus Tolton gaze down in radiant splendor into the Cathedral of St. Joseph.
And this is just the beginning.
“These imposing images …
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By Jay Nies
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3/2/23
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“For so many years, I’ve been saying, ‘Gosh! How could it ever get any better than that?’ And then the next year, we blow them away again.”
Production Manager Ron …
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By Jay Nies
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3/2/23
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Victor Bell wants his students to realize how much he appreciates them.
“They’re amazing,” said Mr. Bell, who’s in his seventh year as a member of the Helias Catholic High …
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By Jay Nies
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3/2/23
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Just as sacred anointings in the Old Testament set people apart as priests, prophets and kings, the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick bestows a gift and a distinct vocation on the people who receive …
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By Jay Nies
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3/2/23
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“Are you okay denying God? One of his disciples did and that will be forever part of his testimony. Is that what you want in yours?”
That’s a question Anna Launius poses to …
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By Jay Nies
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3/2/23
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Lent is a good time for an examination of conscience and to receive the sacrament of reconciliation in preparation for the celebration of Christ’s passion, death and resurrection. Here is a …
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3/2/23
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http://catholicmissourianonline.com/stories/photos-african-mass-in-columbia,4458
Members of St. Thomas More Newman Center Parish in …
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By Jay Nies
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3/2/23
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Therèse Nti wants the world to pay serious attention to what Pope Francis said and did during his Jan. 31-Feb. 3 visit to South Sudan and her homeland, the Democratic Republic of Congo …
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By Jay Nies
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3/2/23
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Students of St. George School in Linn, St. Mary School in Frankenstein, Holy Family School in Freeburg and Sacred Heart School in Rich Fountain get together to celebrate Catholic Schools Week Feb. 2 …
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2/15/23
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