Articles & Columns
Articles & Columns
Looking for positive, life affirming stories? Want a source for prayer, devotion ideas, or living your Catholic faith? Interested in what others are saying about raising a Catholic family? What’s in the news from Vatican City? This is your source.
Day of Prayer & Fasting—Nov. 2, 2024
Bishop Edward M. Rice has set November 2, the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed, as a DAY OF PRAYER AND...
We are a People of Hope Challenging Societal ‘Norms’
As of June 1, 2024, I have been the Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau for eight years. During that...
US Fertility and Marriage Rates Continue to Plummet
“Let upright men consider, first of all, how wide and easy a road would thus be opened up towards conjugal...
Bishop’s Monthly Prayer Intention: October
Join Bishop Rice with his prayer intention for the month of October. "May Our Lady of the Rosary, whose feast we...
Diocese Comments on Civil Suite Filed in US District Court
September 16, 2024 The Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau has become aware it was named in a civil lawsuit...
Dress for Calvary: Giving Our Best to God
As we continue to plow through the heat of what’s left of summer, I address an issue that always draws much response –...