Catholic Campus Ministry-Springfield at SEEK 23 COME,AND YOU WILL SEE By Bishop Edward M. RiceJan. 06, 2023 I participated in the SEEK23 Conference in St. Louis, MO, for the first time on Jan. 3-6, 2023, and I found it quite rewarding. What is SEEK? It’s an...
Getty Images COME,AND YOU WILL SEE By Bishop Edward M. RiceDec. 23, 2022 The Church celebrates the Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on Jan. 4. Located in Springfield, we are blessed to have a parish in the diocese under her patronage. As we enter into the new year...
January Prayer Intention: "Joining our prayers to that of Pope Francis, let us pray for peace throughout the world in the New Year." — Bishop Edward M. Rice Find past monthly prayer intentions on our Facebook or Instagram!
Photo by Getty Images SCRIPTURE WISDOMDecember 09, 2022, The Most Rev. John J. Leibrecht The joys of past Christmases will again inspire my Christmas this year. For instance, I recall aunts and uncles joining my family for Midnight Mass at our parish church....
Getty Images COME, AND YOU WILL SEE By Bishop Edward M. RiceNov. 25, 2022 In these waning days of November, the month of All Souls, as we begin the season of Advent on Nov. 27, I want to remind you of the beautiful tradition of having a Holy Mass offered for the...
COME, AND YOU WILL SEE written by Bishop Edward M. Rice In my last column, I shared my thoughts on the importance of Catholic identity and the integrity of life required of a teacher in our Catholic schools. Notice that I didn’t say, “Catholic teachers,” but teachers...
St. Mary Catholic School, Joplin by Dean Curtis Come, And You Will See Column written by Bishop Edward M. Rice On Mon., Sept. 5, we celebrate the civil holiday of Labor Day, the traditional ending of the summer season. Those with children will be back to following the...
Photo of Bishop Edward M. Rice with students from St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School “Based on the results of our recent site audit of the Diocese of Springfield – Cape Girardeau, the diocese has been found compliant with all audited Articles within the ‘Charter for...
Steubenville Conference 2022, Photo by Grace Tamburro In 1963, singer Nat King Cole released the song, “Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer,” and while I agree about the hazy and crazy, I do not agree with the lazy. The summertime here in the Diocese of Springfield...
GettyImages In a recent homily, I cited 139 attacks on Catholic Churches in the United States in the past two years, saying that these events are going to get worse depending on the Supreme Court decision regarding Roe v Wade. After Mass, a lady approached me and...
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