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Our deanery (Southeast), held a Synod discussion last Tuesday evening, continuing the process Pope Francis initiated this past summer.   Bishop Nickless was present with Deacon Mark Prosser (Pastoral Planning Director), as was for the initial Northeast deanery Synod gathering last week.   His presence did not deter the different voices sharing thoughts and opinions relative to the Synod questions as initially set forth by the Vatican.  A wide spectrum of thoughts were shared pertaining to the Church at large and to that of our own diocese. 

SYNOD 2021 ~ 2023 FOR A SYNODAL CHURCH: Communion - Participation - Mission Following is a brief compilation of the comments offered by individuals within our Boone County parishes.

National Sanctity Human Life Day, the third Sunday in January, calls our attention to the legalization of abortion nearly fifty years ago this month. Heated emotions define those who support and those who oppose. As a Church, guiding individuals towards God through the Light of Christ, our teachings have always proclaimed that human life is sacred; the dignity of each human person is the foundation of a moral understanding of society, regardless of culture or ethnicity. As Psalms 139 describes: For it was You who formed my inward parts; You knit me together I’m mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. And Pope John Paul II reiterates, “Human persons are willed by God; they are imprinted with God's image.

All 8th-12th graders are invited to join us at the Steubenville Youth Conference in St. Paul, MN from July 29-31st! This is a can't miss event in your teen's faith formation! Register by January 15th

Thirty plus years ago we Americans were re-introduced to a song that was recorded some twenty years prior by the irrepressible, gravely voice of Louie Armstrong. “What a Wonderful World,” the overly simplistic song extolling the beauty of God’s creation struck a chord of optimism and hope through ‘Satchmo’s’ unique voice and persona. I’m reminded of such as the New Year of 2022 sets in, a bit jaded at this present moment as the wind howls with 40 mph gusts and some sobering statistics of the state of the Catholic Church in America shared at a KC meeting