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In this issue of The Catholic Missourian, the report of the diocesan …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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6/23/22
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Seminarians need prayers and encouragement as they continue listening to God and allowing him to reshape their hearts for service to the Gospel.
“It is our obligation to teach what Jesus …
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By Jay Nies
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8/16/23
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This is an article to help increase the understanding of co-responsibility in the Church.
Patricia Joyce brings an unusual skill set to her role as chair of the Diocesan Review Board.
She …
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By Jay Nies
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8/16/23
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The Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, Bishop of Jefferson City, hereby makes the following appointments to provide the most effective pastoral care of the Diocese of Jefferson …
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12/7/22
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This is an article to help increase the understanding of co-responsibility in the Church.
With help from his advisors, Bishop W. Shawn McKnight has put new safeguards into place for ensuring …
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By Jay Nies
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8/16/23
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Within 20 years of Belgian Jesuits bringing Christianity to the Oraon Tribal people in what is now Father Alex Ekka’s home diocese of Jashpur, India, boys in that area began wondering if they …
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By Jay Nies
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7/7/22
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Nothing says “all things are possible with God” quite like a Christmas depiction of the Babe in the manger.
It …
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By Jay Nies
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12/25/23
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Even while facing imminent death, the Cristo Rey Martyrs of the past century never lost hope in their Supreme Lord and King.
It allowed them to forgive their executioners and cry out with joy: …
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By Jay Nies
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12/7/22
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Sometimes, it’s not just what is said that matters.
It’s how it’s said.
That was one of the points Bishop W. Shawn McKnight made in a discussion on a recent Vatican …
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By Jay Nies and Jacob Luecke
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1/5/24
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Jesus gave us the Sacraments to help us be in right relationship with God and with each other.
This is known as communion.
“The …
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By Jay Nies
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4/9/23
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Father Stephen Jones, director of stewardship for the diocese, is chairman of the newly convened Diocesan Stewardship Council. Patricia Lutz, associate stewardship director, is the recording …
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By Jay Nies
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8/31/23
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Jesus’s passion, death and resurrection brings about a new passing-over from darkness to light, from sinfulness to mercy, from brokenness to communion, from woundedness to healing and …
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By Jay Nies
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4/8/23
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“What part of ourselves do we deliberately choose to reserve from belonging to Christ and his Church?”
Every Christian must seriously consider that question in order to become a true …
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By Jay Nies
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8/31/23
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I pray that this Christmas season is a time of peace and joy for you, as we celebrate the birth of our Savior — when the light of God’s grace shone brightly on the human family.
As St. …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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12/14/22
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The parish community is the presence of the Church in a given territory — the network of relationships through which Christ’s followers are saved and by which they draw others toward His …
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By Jay Nies
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7/20/22
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight celebrated Christmas on Oct. 23 this year.
Christmas Mass, that is, at the place of Christ’s birth in Bethlehem.
“Whenever you visit one of the sites in the …
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By Jay Nies
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12/14/22
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The Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, Bishop of Jefferson City, released the following statement in anticipation of the nation’s observance of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 15:
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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1/18/24
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Christmas light forever changes all it touches.
It radiates through the ages, pushing back the darkness and revealing aspects of God’s wisdom and love.
“What we celebrate today is …
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By Jay Nies
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12/25/22
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Father Gregory Meystrik was walking to noon Mass at the Basilica of Ars in France when two children drew near and said something in their native tongue.
At first, he couldn’t understand …
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By Jay Nies
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4/27/23
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PHOTOS: Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight welcomed people from parishes all over the diocese who are preparing to be initiated into the Church at Easter, during the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion …
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Photos by Jay Nies
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3/2/18
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