04-17-26 print edition of The Catholic Missourian
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In this issue
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‘Who Is My Neighbor?’ event participants take up difficult discussions about faith, immigration
Friday, April 17
Immigration is one of many contentious issues that people benefit from discussing in the context of faith, rather than fear and cynicism. That was one of the main premises of two recent “Who …
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A human link between the nation’s First Black priest and its first Black cardinal
Thursday, April 16
A young woman attended the Solemn Requiem Mass for the Roman Catholic Church’s first recognizably Black priest in the United States. Nearly 90 years later, she introduced herself to the man …
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Building a new I.C. School in Jefferson City
Thursday, April 16
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. A vision that has been years in the making has taken a major step forward. Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell and a group of people …
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Work commences on Phase 1 of Tolton Catholic’s new outdoor athletics and activities complex
Thursday, April 16
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Fr. Tolton Regional Catholic High School senior Dominik Abadi will graduate before the first phase of the school’s new outdoor athletics and activities …
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Honesty, empowerment, mercy to be recurring themes at 2026 MidWest March for Life, April 30 in J.C.
Thursday, April 16
How does a cradle Catholic become an award-winning manager of three abortion facilities? How does she find her way out of all of that, accept healing and reconciliation from God and commit to …
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Venerable Fr. Tolton ministered briefly in Ewing parish
Thursday, April 16
As one of the 20 priests who sang during the Mass celebrating the placement of the cornerstone in the first Queen of Peace Church in Ewing on June 6, 1889, the nation’s first recognizably Black …
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Meeting Christ in the pantry — Encounter at Catholic Charities
Thursday, April 16
On a cold Friday morning, a line quietly forms along the side of the building. Some arrive early to beat the crowd; others come because this time is the only break in a day stacked with …
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SAUCIER — Those who know
Thursday, April 16
“Peace be with you,” Jesus said to his disciples in the locked room. Those words in the Gospel of John are unremarkable in themselves. By the time of Jesus, “Shalom aleichem,” or …
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PHOTOS: Ground-breaking for new Immaculate Conception School, Jefferson City
Thursday, April 16
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