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Bishop Johnston - ON THE WAY
Our special work of charity

“There is no ordering of the state so just that it can eliminate the need for a service of love. … There will always be suffering which cries out for consolation and help. There will always be loneliness. There will always be situations of material need where help in the form of concrete love of neighbor is indispensible … the Church can never be exempted from practicing charity as an organized activity of believers … because in addition to justice man needs, and will always need, love.”

        —Pope Benedict XVI,

“Deus Caritas Est,” 28-29

This past Friday evening, Nov. 6, Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri was launched with a Mass, dinner, and program in Holy Trinity Church in Springfield. It was a celebration of completion as well as a new beginning. The diocese has been planning to launch Catholic Charities for years and this planning was finalized by the work of an interim board of directors, made up of talented people across the diocese.

This special evening marked the beginning of the important work that will touch thousands of lives in the years ahead... >>Read More 

Discerning a call to the priesthood?

Are you a Catholic man, age 14-35? 
Join Bishop Johnston and other diocesan priests
the Operation Andrew dinner Sunday, December 6. 
For more information, contact Fr. Patrick Nwokoye at
fatherpatrick@ccmin.org or (573) 335-3899 with
the Office of Vocations.  Reserve your spot today!