Come, And You Will See

The weekend of Aug. 12-13 had me driving from Springfield to El Dorado Springs and then to Joplin for the installation of new pastors: Fr. Tuan Van Nguyen, CRM, from the Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer, in Carthage, is now the pastor of St. Elizabeth of...

As many of you know, “Traditionis Custodes” (“Guardians of the Tradition”) is an apostolic letter issued by Pope Francis to all bishops of the world motu proprio (“on one’s own initiative”). Promulgated on July 16, 2021, the letter concerned the use of pre-Second...

As reported in the last issue of The Mirror, the USCCB just recently released the 2022 Annual Report on the Implementation of the Charter for the Protection and Young People. This annual report includes the independent audit carried out by StoneBridge Business...

“In these days, it is our task to go to the foot of the Cross and stay with Jesus and Mary.” This verse was at the end of a small article from the Heralds of the Gospel magazine, June 2023 edition. In the midst of all the various articles there was a little half-page...

Photo by Bruce Stidham, The Mirror   A caption caught my attention in the May 7-15 edition of Our Sunday Visitor, “How to make our Catholic parishes vibrant once again.” Although it highlighted the reality of disaffiliation of Hispanics with the Catholic Church,...

GettyImages Some 200 miles north of Springfield is the small town of Gower, MO, a population of about 1500. Outside the town, is a Benedictine convent, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, who live a quiet life of prayer and work, following the Benedictine...

  Photo: Sikeston – Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church: Corpus Christi Sunday, Jun 11, 2023 The processional stopped in downtown Sikeston pausing across from the downtown park, for a brief Adoration, where an altar with a white table cloth, was set up for...

FACE TRIVIA NIGHT—Bishop Edward Rice joined members of the Notre Dame Regional Catholic High School Community for FACE (Families for the Advancement of Catholic Education's) Trivia Night in March. The event was held at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Regional Catholic School,...

(GettyImages)The April 14, 2022, edition of The Atlantic referred to the rosary as a symbol of extremism, comparing it to the AR-15 rifle. To quote directly from the article, “Just as the AR-15 rifle has become a sacred object for Christian nationalists in general,...

SPRINGTIME IN THE OZARKS—The Japanese Stroll Garden, Springfield, MO. (Photo by Bruce Stidham/The Mirror) A blessed Easter Season to all of you! Now that Lent is over, have you gone back to your normal routine? With all the things that you might have given up, such as...