The next six months will be a period of prayer, listening, discussion and goal setting

Ray County, organized in 1820, was one of the original 14 counties when Missouri became a state on Jan. 1, 1821, with a population of nearly 1,800.

On a recent vacation trip, my mother and I departed to join other family members for a week on the beach in Florida.

Surrounded by friends and family, 70 couples came to celebrate their golden wedding anniversaries and renew their vows before Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr.

Bishop Johnston is pleased to make the following clergy assignments:

What are those Catholics up to now?

As a pastor, one of the things I often ponder and pray about is Sunday Mass attendance.

It had been a long, at times bumpy, road toward the priesthood for three men.

The A/C may have been out, but the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception was still packed almost to capacity …

Bishop Johnston is pleased to make the following clergy assignments. All assignments are effective June 12 unless otherwise noted: Rev. Bryan Amthor is appointed Parochial Administrator of St. George Parish, Odessa and St. Jude Parish, Oak Grove with residence at St. George. Rev. Amthor retains his assignment as Chaplain at St. Pius X High School. […]