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Bishop opens process of discernment toward promoting participation in the Liturgy through sacred music
Sacred music’s power to move hearts and orient people toward unity with God and his entire Church has been evident since Christianity’s earliest days. Recognizing that power, and … more
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A mother holds her child in the vestibule while Bishop W. Shawn McKnight preaches the homily at a Mass to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the dedication of newly-renovated St. Mary Church in Shelbina.
Newly resplendent Shelbina church: home to lively, familial faith
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. https://catholicmissourianonline.com/stories/photos-100th-anniversary-mass-for-renovated-st-mary-church-shelbina,5569 What could be … more
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St. Peter Church and the Missouri State Capitol.
Making Connections — A Novena for the Electorate
The act of voting is an expression of faith. When we make our choices this Election Day, we are empowered in that moment to advocate for justice, uphold human dignity, and promote the values of … more
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Statement of the Missouri Catholic Conference on Amendment 3 (Constitutional Right to Abortion)
The following statement is from Missouri’s Roman Catholic bishops, functioning as the officers of the Missouri Catholic Conference, the Church’s public-policy agency in this state. … more
Pope Francis, leaders of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops and participants start opening session in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall Oct. 2, 2023.
Collaboration and Compassion — On the role of the bishop in a synodal Church
The following was written for and published in America magazine and online media (October 2024) and is republished here with permission: By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight Last June, I … more
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Jefferson City I.C. parish sets forth a vision to build a new school
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see additional land maps. “Use it up. Wear it out. Make it do, or do without.” The people of Immaculate Conception Parish in Jefferson City have been … more
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Standing with Bishop W. Shawn McKnight, Russ Kremer, a member of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Frankenstein, displays the Missouri Catholic Conference’s 2024 Citizen Recognition Award for the Jefferson City diocese. Bishop McKnight presented the award during the diocese’s inaugural Rural Life Mass Sept. 8 in Vienna.
Sustainable farming advocate Russ Kremer of Frankenstein receives Catholic Conference’s Citizen Recognition Award
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. The stone for the iconic Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Frankenstein came from Russ Kremer’s family’s farm. Now, this … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight, surrounded by eight concelebrating priests and about 350 people from parishes all over the Jefferson City diocese, preaches the homily during the diocese’s inaugural Rural Life Mass Sept. 8 on the Steinman Family Farm near Vienna. Congregants were seated on lawn chairs, blankets or hay bales under shade trees or the late-summer sun.
Worshiping the Creator in the midst of creation
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. CLICK HERE to see a highlight video from this event. Members of the Steinman family drew … more
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Bishop: On life, let us be guided by God’s mercy
The Catholic standpoint on life is grounded in a simple truth — that all human beings are made in the image and likeness of God. Our Church professes that human life is sacred from the … more
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14 men from throughout the diocese instituted as acolytes
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see 32 additional photos. In kneeling one-by-one before the bishop, 14 men from parishes throughout the Jefferson City diocese reached an important threshold in their … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight administers the Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders to seminarian Gage Neisen (left), on Aug. 4 during Sunday Morning Mass in Queen of Peace Church in Ewing. Queen of Peace is the home parish for Mr. Neisen, who is a seminarian at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio.
Seminarian Gage Neisen formally admitted to candidacy
Seminarians for the Jefferson City diocese and local parishioners joined Bishop W. Shawn McKnight at Mass Aug. 4 in Queen of Peace Church in Ewing, home church of seminarian Gage Neisen. There, … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight and concelebrating priests pray the Preface before the Eucharistic Prayer at St. Andrew Parish’s 50th anniversary Mass in St. Andrew Church.
St. Andrew Parish in Holts Summit celebrates 50 years of faith, family, fellowship
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. God is everywhere, but he reveals himself uniquely to Sandy Rackers through her fellow members of St. Andrew Parish in Holts Summit. … more
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On massive video screens, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pope Francis’s special envoy to the 10th National Eucharistic Congress, can be seen elevating the Most Blessed Sacrament during the sending-forth Mass on Sunday, July 21, in the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. More than 60,000 bishops, priests, deacons, religious and laypeople attended the Mass.
Taking his Eucharistic presence out into the world
CLICK HERE to read a related story from OSV News. A matronly voice shattered the stillness into 60,000 pieces. “Viva Cristo Rey!” — “Long live Christ the … more
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Father Christopher Hoffmann, associate pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Columbia, carries the Most Blessed Sacrament for a portion of a Solemn Eucharistic Procession from the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City to St. Peter Proto-Cathedral near the State Capitol July 5. Hundreds, including Bishop W. Shawn McKnight and Bishop Earl Fernandes of Columbus, Ohio, participated in the procession, which was part of the much larger National Eucharistic Pilgrimage.
Pilgrims bring week of Eucharistic revival here
Eucharistic processions through town centers and the vast countryside echo the smaller processions that take place throughout every Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. In fact, they all harken back to … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight greets a child and his family at the reception luncheon after the diocesan Hispanic Heritage Mass on June 23 in the Cathedral of St. Joseph.
UPDATED: Priest to Hispanic Catholics: Follow Jesus, trust him completely
Shrieks of little voices and the patter of little feet swelled across the great space of the Cathedral. Then, Father Greivin Rodriguez stepped up to break open God’s word, and people of … more
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Deacon Turf Martin of Sedalia and newly ordained Rev. Mr. Gregory Clever watch newly ordained Father Christopher Hoffmann bestow his first priestly blessing on Bishop W. Shawn McKnight outside the Cathedral of St. Joseph June 1 after the priestly and diaconal ordination.
Bishop ordains Fr. Hoffmann, Rev. Mr. Clever
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see additional photos. CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos. CLICK HERE to read a related story. Bishop W. Shawn McKnight placed his hands on the head of Father … more
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The new graduates of Fr. Tolton Regional Catholic High School in Columbia toss their mortarboards into the air during their graduation ceremony on May 19, 2024.
76 new Tolton Catholic High School graduates sent forth to love God, others, themselves
Fr. Tolton Regional Catholic High School graduating senior Solomon Canoy told his 75 classmates to “live like Fr. Mike.” Father Mike Coleman, their chaplain, urged them to “be … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight joins Father John Schmitz, Rev. Mr. Christopher Hoffmann and Father Louis Nelen in the outdoor sanctuary of the National Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Church, in Laurie during a Mass to celebrate the feast of Mary, Mother of the Church, on May 20.
Bishop at National Shrine in Laurie: ‘Celebrate the unity among Jesus’s earthly and heavenly families’
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. https://catholicmissourianonline.com/stories/photos-feast-of-mary-mother-of-the-church,5322 The moon rose up in broad daylight above … more
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Cheryl and Michael Kelly stand with Father Roberto Ike, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Columbia, and Bishop W. Shawn McKnight on May 18, the day the bishop presented the couple with the Knight of Pope St. Sylvester and Dame of Pope St. Sylvester award at Mass in Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Columbia.
Michael and Cheryl Kelly of Columbia receive papal honors
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Michael and Cheryl Kelly have been helping build up the Church in and around Columbia for decades. Now, their efforts have garnered recognition from … more
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Altar servers process to the sanctuary of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City during the inaugural diocesan Eighth Grade Mass with Bishop McKnight on May 1. More than 500 eighth-graders from the diocese’s 37 Catholic schools attended the Mass, followed by a luncheon and festivities in Cana Hall.
Eighth-graders attend Mass with bishop
Verses of “10,000 Reasons” cascaded off even more abundant mosaic tiles and stained-glass panes in the Cathedral of St. Joseph. About 500 eighth-graders from the diocese’s 37 … more
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