INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Where there's Life, there's Hope; Bishop's Column: Offer Ourselves; Sister Elizabeth Determan, ASC / Father Colin Boor dies; Editorial: I Am Catholic; Lent Fasting / Operation Rice Bowl; Vibrant Ministries Appeal Report; Program focuses on Problem Gambling; ESPANOL; Obituaries; Abraham Lincoln helped 'Black' Catholic Parish; Virgil Dechant, former Supreme Knight, dies

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Bishop John Brungardt meets with Pope Francis - article, photo, column; Bishop Gilmore's Column - Make them come alive; World Day for Consecrated Life; Dave's Column - Behold the Birds of the Sky; KC Archbishop speaks at National Right to Life Rally in Washington, D.C.; Stories Regarding Right to Life; Don't worry, be counted! The U.S. Census is coming; What has the Church done to confront abuse?; Catholic Schools Week celebrated; Chronic pain brings emotional challenges; Obituary Listings;

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: LaCrosse "Living Nativity"; Hugoton "Christmas Story"; Abortion Ballot Measure; Bishop Gilmore's Column: Difference between Bible and Lectionary; Dave's Column; Priest Rotation -- A Review; The Church and MKL; Upcoming Youth Events; When a baby cries at Mass; Around the Diocese; Fighting 2020 Census Rumors; Stopping Sexual Exploitation; Espanol Pagina; Obituaries--Gertrude Jones, Albert Lee Schremmer, Lawrence Vierthaler; Father Emil Kapaun; Bishop Gilmore to host retreat in Garden City, Sharon

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: NCYS Youth Rally;  Parable of the Possum and the Cat; A look back at 2019; SISTERS' work for justice; Movie about Blessed Franz Jaggerstatter; What do you hope for in 2020; EMPOWER: Using canes, walkers, crutches and wheelchairs; Around the Diocese; Renewed concern for the immigrant; Espanol; 

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Sister Diane Leary dies; “I remember El Salvador”; Medicaid Expansion; Sister Maria Elena; Spearville Parish Mission; Mary, Queen of Peace youth give; Archbishop Sheen beatification delay; Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe; Christmas gift for Nigeria; Christmas at Windthorst; Catholic Charities appeal; Brother James Miller beatified; Mother Mary Lange sainthood cause; ESPANOL

Mass Kits; Sister Maria Elena bids farewell; Sister Tonimarie DeBar dies; Spearville Parish Mission, Part I; Dave's column; The U.S. Census; Humility and courage needed; Where all lines intersect; Local teenager spends last months serving others; Sister Mai-Dung's vocation story; Diocese breaks ground for Blessed Stanley Rother shrine; Trafficking victim's mother continues fight; Obituaries; Fulton Sheen to be beatified

Model civility, love for neighbor; Faith and Light; Living with the loss of ability; Your humanity and Black Friday; Dignity for Aborted Children Act; Meet the poor with love; Father Rudin Din; Father Stephen Dubanka; Newman Center fundraiser; Financial clutter; Cheap or frugal?; Giving Tuesday Campaign; Spiritual impact of debt; Money and the art of being content; Teens open thrift shop; IRA rollovers; Money tips for couples; D of I Kinsley turns 90; Dominican Mission Bazaar; Saints among us; Catholic Place Names: St. Marys; This year’s seminarian poster

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Diocese celebrates the gift of matrimony; Vocations are born of fervor (by Seminarian Carson Haupt); Encountering Jesus in the Liturgy (by Bishop John); ‘Kid Catholic’ brings message to diocese youth rally; Mrs. Moses and the Joy of Marriage (by Dave Myers); 1942 and other mysteries (by Bishop Emeritus Gilmore); Praying as a family for priestly vocations; Local priests discuss tough issues at convocation; An interview with Father Jacob Schneider’s parents; Public rosaries provide witness of communities united in prayer; Ways to explore the vocational call/promote vocations; Obituaries

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IN THIS ISSUE: FOCUS ON HEALTH; 'Reverse the Ruling' Campaign; The Lost Son, Part II; The Story of Father Cornelius; Margaret Klenke dies; How Catholic Charities Responds to Disaster; Book review: Equipping Laity to be the Public Face of Christ; Abuse Survivor: No more turning away; Pope Francis: serve the sick with generosity; Care for the caregiver; Difference between NFP and birth control; Chocolate, a true American tradition; Tips for keeping your mind sharp; Politics stressing you out?; Is laughter really the best medicine? Duh!; Nun runs her 10th marathon