Diocese of Belleville Bishop Michael McGovern greets parishioners as they exit the church following the 200th Anniversary Mass and celebration at St. Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Church on Oct. 19 in Hecker (Tim Vizer photo). We’re part of a story That’s over a century old, A tale of Catholic settlers […]
Fr. Pat McDevitt couldn’t say no to Bishop Michael McGovern or the Diocese of Belleville. A Vincentian priest for 38 years, Fr. Pat recently concluded a four-year term as provincial superior of the Congregation of the Mission Western Province. The Chicago native, who already was living in St. Louis, didn’t […]
Bishop Michael McGovern talks with attendees at the Blessing of the Harvest on Sept. 24 at Four Beck Dairy (David Wilhelm photo). Clouds yielded to sunshine just in time for the start of the annual Blessing of the Harvest, held Sept. 24 at Four Beck Dairy in Bartelso. Rain from […]
Some of the more than 500 people who celebrated the 150th anniversary Mass on Sept. 29 at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Radom (David Wilhelm photo). The 150th anniversary at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Radom stirred up memories and stories for one of the parish’s […]
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News ServiceWednesday, February 1, 2023 Pope Francis and Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi attend a meeting with authorities and members of the diplomatic corps in the garden of the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa, Congo, Jan. 31, 2023. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) KINSHASA, Congo — The […]
COLUMBIA—Lily Neace listens carefully when her pastor, Father Steve Thoma, gives his homilies. In memory of Martin Luther King, Jr., Father Steve was recently talking about how we are all brothers and sisters, no matter our race or color. “Father Steve’s homilies encourage us to treat everyone fairly and with […]
Dear Friends in Christ, On the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, as we listened to Matthew’s gospel account of Jesus teaching the crowd the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12a), I thought of Jesus as an artist, sketching the features of a person for a portrait. As Jesus declared: Blessed are the poor […]
