The Holy Spirit is the One Who calls us to action.
When we choose to pray, we are saying “yes” to the Holy Spirit Who prompted us to pray.
When we do a work of charity, we are …
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By Father Joseph Corel
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6/8/22
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A time for new leadership and for other changes is about to begin in many parishes in the Jefferson City diocese.
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight has issued a decree appointing 16 priests to new …
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By Jay Nies
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5/26/22
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“Do you resolve, with the Help of the Holy Spirit, to discharge without fail the office of Priesthood ... as a worthy fellow worker with the Order of Bishops in caring for the Lord’s …
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By Jay Nies
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5/26/22
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Images of the Garden of Eden harken back to a time when all creatures were in right relationship with God and one another.
Christ restored that relationship through His life, death and …
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By Jay Nies
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5/26/22
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Monsignor Thomas McGread wasn’t trying to create a revolutionary program for managing the parishes of his diocese.
“He was simply trying to implement the Second Vatican Council in his …
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By Jay Nies
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5/26/22
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Parishes throughout the Diocese of Jefferson City will take up the annual collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign and The Catholic University of America the weekend of June 4-5.
The …
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By Jay Nies
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5/26/22
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The collection of sixth-grade faces turned a certain shade as the question sunk in.
“How many of you are in a …
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By Jay Nies
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5/11/22
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Venerable Father Augustus Tolton received his priestly calling at baptism, so it’s only fitting that his likeness will help illuminate the new baptismal font in the renovated Cathedral of St. …
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By Jay Nies
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4/28/22
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Babies born to women in prison would be able to stay with their mothers for up to 18 months under a bill awaiting action by the Missouri Senate.
The state’s House of Representatives has …
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By Jay Nies
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4/28/22
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CLICK HERE to read the reflection Bishop W. Shawn McKnight gave at this event.
The U.S. Supreme Court may well overturn or seriously …
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By Jay Nies
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4/28/22
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This spring marked the 165th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Scott v. Sandford (1857), which infamously denied the freedom petition of Dred, Harriet, Eliza and Lizzie Scott …
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By Shannen Dee Williams, Catholic News Service
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4/28/22
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight delivered the following reflection during a rally for the Midwest March for Life on April 20 at the Missouri State Capitol:
“I have set before you life …
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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4/28/22
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“We were indeed buried with Him through baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we, too, might have newness of life.”
This …
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By Jay Nies
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4/17/22
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One of many lessons I’ve learned as a bishop is that miracles do happen. And, as I praise God for His work in the Diocese of Jefferson City, I also need to thank parishioners nationwide who …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight, Catholic News Service
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4/13/22
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Christ has given His Church a mission through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
Clergy and …
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By Jay Nies
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4/13/22
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Whenever artist Doris Davis of Westphalia goes someplace to worship God, she wants to be able to walk in and “feel” the spirituality.
“People might not realize it, but when they …
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By Jay Nies
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3/30/22
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The Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, Bishop of Jefferson City, announces the following appointments:
Reverend Ernest Dike, from modified temporary Parochial Administrator of Immaculate …
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3/30/22
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A great cloud of witnesses amassed within Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Columbia.
Seventy-six people from all over the diocese who are seeking Baptism at the Easter Vigil, and 88 candidates for …
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By Jay Nies
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3/18/22
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The woman was waiting on the sidewalk outside the Cathedral of St. Joseph when her husband pulled the car up.
He stepped out, helped her into the car, folded the wheelchair, lifted it into the …
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By Jay Nies
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3/18/22
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The constant need for reassessment, renewal and reallocation in the Church is not unique to the Jefferson City diocese.
Archdioceses and dioceses throughout the United States are in various …
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By Jay Nies
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3/18/22
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