09-18-26 print edition of The Catholic Missourian
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Doctor: Rising number of medication abortions underscores need for passage of Amendment 3
Thursday, September 17
A judge’s decision last summer to wipe out a broad swath of Missouri’s abortion regulations has left women seeking medication abortions with fewer safeguards, according to a St. Louis physician. …
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Catholic Charities spreading out, staying focused
Thursday, September 17
“If you lavish your food on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness ... and you shall be like a watered garden, like a flowing spring whose waters never …
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NEMO Knights’ tractor cruise builds fellowship, helps hungry people
Thursday, September 17
CLICK HERE to see a related gallery of photos. Father Christopher Hoffmann climbed aboard a parishioner’s vintage McCormick Farmall Super M tractor, summoned the engine to life and raised his …
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Shelbina parishioners cultivate healthy food, Christian witness with Community Garden
Thursday, September 17
Locals donate seeds, fertilizer and other necessities, the parish provides the land and a water tap, and parishioners put in the work. God does the rest. That’s the premise of the …
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Parents of Servant of God Michelle Duppong to share their daughter’s story on Oct. 4, 2026, at National Shrine in Laurie
Thursday, September 17
The National Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Church, will welcome Ken and Mary Ann Duppong, parents of Servant of God Michelle Duppong, for a special presentation on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. The …
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Rest in peace, Sr. Pat Hall SSND, formerly of Rolla, Columbia
Thursday, September 17
Sister Patricia Hall, 89, a School Sister of Notre Dame who served in the Jefferson City diocese from 1994 to 2009, died peacefully on July 13, at Anna House at The Sarah Community in Bridgeton, with …
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Summer Cursillo Weekends draw men, women closer to Christ
Thursday, September 17
Men’s Cursillo Weekend #160 and Women’s Cursillo Weekend #161 were held at Father Tolton Regional Catholic High School in Columbia this July. “The Holy Spirit was truly at work helping the …
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Even just one: Walking with immigrant families
Thursday, September 17
“We couldn’t think about our immigration cases. We could only think about saving our daughter’s life.” Sitting in my office in Family Immigration Services and holding her baby close, the …
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RUTTER: Fearfully, Wonderfully Made? Do Not Let Me Stray
Thursday, September 17
This week I had planned to write about King David’s song of praise to our Lord, showering Him with words of astonishment and humility: “You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my …
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SAUCIER — Prayer talk through time
Thursday, September 17
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do / with your one wild and precious life?” Mary Oliver asks on “A Summer Day.” Quaker author Parker Palmer responds , “Before I can tell my life what …
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PHOTOS: Northeastern Missouri Knights of Columbus Journey for Charity Tractor Cruise
Wednesday, September 16
CLICK HERE to read a related story. (88 photos)
