Bishop McKnight
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In procession, Father Stephen Jones solemnly removed Archbishop Shawn McKnight’s Coat of Arms from above the bishop’s chair in the Cathedral of St. Joseph.
The chair and the place …
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Story by Jay Nies, photos by Annie Williams
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5/21/25
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The 267th pope, the first from the United States, projected humble clarity from the moment he stepped out onto the balcony above the throngs in St. Peter’s Square.
His first words, were …
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By Jay Nies and Cindy Wooden
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5/15/25
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If Archbishop Shawn McKnight could go to back to Feb. 6, 2018, the day he was ordained a bishop, and tell himself just one thing, what might it be?
“Listen intently to Archbishop …
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By Jay Nies
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5/15/25
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Archbishop Shawn McKnight thought back to how Pope Francis, when first introduced to the world, asked people in St. Peter’s Square to give him a …
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By Jay Nies
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4/28/25
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The light of hope kept getting brighter as it spread through the darkened Cathedral.
Much like how life once returned to the tomb near a hill called Golgotha, altering all of human history.
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By Jay Nies
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4/19/25
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The hopeful witness of dozens of priests and hundreds of lay faithful ascended from the altar, the ambo, the pews, the organ and the …
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By Jay Nies
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4/17/25
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Ongoing discernment for the use of music in sacred liturgies will move to the parish level under an updated decree issued by Archbishop-designate W. Shawn McKnight.
He signed and promulgated the …
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By Jay Nies
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4/17/25
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The crucifix in Kapaun Mt. Carmel School in Wichita, Kansas, was carved in honor of a chaplain who helped shepherd many prisoners of war through their own Way of the Cross.
That chaplain was …
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By Jay Nies
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4/10/25
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Archbishop-designate W. Shawn McKnight harbored a combination of sadness and joy in the weeks following Pope Francis’s invitation for him to be the next archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas.
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By Jay Nies
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4/8/25
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Only one thing could be better than a Jubilee Year of Hope pilgrimage to the Cathedral of St. Joseph for the Chrism Mass.
Bringing someone else …
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By Jay Nies
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4/1/25
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Coey Chrisman had been going to Mass with her dad and her grandma her whole life.
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By Jay Nies
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3/20/25
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The first stage of the diocesan Sacred Music Consultation was a resounding success.
More than 6,600 people from throughout this diocese completed online and hard-copy surveys developed by the …
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3/6/25
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The bishop sent the people forth with a blessing that included:
“May he who gathers you at one table and renews you with one …
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By Jay Nies
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3/6/25
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For some, the roadway to heaven is paved with stones.
Rough-cut stones, quarried from a Chariton County farm 120 years ago, dragged by …
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By Jay Nies
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3/6/25
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Father Daniel Merz recently heard a college-age parishioner refer to herself disparagingly as a “cradle Catholic.”
As if to say, “I grew up Catholic and never learned about …
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By Jay Nies
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3/6/25
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CLICK HERE to read Bishop McKnight’s “Making Connections” column on co-responsibility.
CLICK HERE to read profiles of several diocesan councils and commissions.
In teams …
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By Jay Nies
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2/19/25
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CLICK HERE to read profiles of several diocesan councils and commissions.
As members of the Body of Christ, each of us receives a unique mission from …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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2/19/25
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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.
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2/19/25
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Catholic schools are a fundamental part of a parish’s mission to evangelize and pass along the faith.
“It’s our major role, it’s our major help, it’s our major …
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By Jay Nies
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2/19/25
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CLICK HERE to read Bishop McKnight’s “Making Connections” column on this topic.
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No one can dispute the power of sacred music to …
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By Jay Nies
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1/23/25
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