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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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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The pieces are falling into …
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By Jay Nies
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2/15/23
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Considero que todos los católicos de nuestra diócesis merecen pertenecer a una parroquia floreciente, y estamos comenzando un nuevo esfuerzo para que eso sea posible.
El 18 de …
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El Obispo W. Shawn McKnight
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10/27/22
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight has set May 5, 2023, as the date for the Rite of Rededication for the Cathedral of St. Joseph.
The diocese is planning a series of events surrounding the rededication, …
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By Jacob Luecke
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2/15/23
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A tide rises and recedes on one shore just as it cycles back on another.
Such are the bonds of mission among the people of central and northern Missouri and several dioceses thousands of miles …
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By Jay Nies
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7/6/23
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CLICK HERE to read this article in Spanish.
I believe every Catholic in our diocese deserves to belong to a thriving parish — and we are beginning …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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10/27/22
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The bells of the Cathedral rang out the “ Angelus ” as priests of the diocese chanted the “ Salve Regina ” — “Hail, Holy …
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Story by Jay Nies, photos by Annie Williams
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11/10/23
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Jesus repeatedly embraced the religious practices of his day but wanted to keep them squarely focused on God.
He made that especially clear in his elevating and purifying of the three traditional …
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By Jay Nies
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2/22/23
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Jefferson City native Sister Rose Ann Kaiser, 89, of the Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters, died peacefully on Sept. 23 at Victory Noll in Huntington, Indiana.
The Mass of Christian Burial …
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10/27/22
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One night while Father Daniel Merz was in first grade, he prayed in the dark before bed: “God, I just want to see you. Show me your face just once.”
“To some extent, …
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By Jay Nies
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7/6/23
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight has summoned Rev. Mr. Christopher Hoffmann to be ordained a priest and seminarian Gregory Clever to be ordained a transitional …
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By Jay Nies
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3/28/24
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A triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is an answer to prayer for families involved in Catholic education in and near Jefferson City.
A generous gift and a providential turn of events means …
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By Jay Nies and Jacob Luecke
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7/6/23
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St. Luke the Evangelist went from healing the body to ministering to the whole person.
Once he believed the Good News, he could never go …
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By Jay Nies
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10/27/22
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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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A familiar mosaic depicting the Blessed Mother under her title Our Lady of Perpetual Help now adorns one of the most visible locations in the Alphonse J. Schwartze Memorial Catholic Center in …
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By Jay Nies
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10/27/22
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http://catholicmissourianonline.com/stories/photos-hard-hat-tour-of-the-cathedral-of-st-joseph,4195
“Wow. Just wow! It’s …
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By Jay Nies
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10/27/22
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Like the Apostles who caught a glimpse of Jesus’s glory at his Transfiguration, people aren’t in much of hurry to leave the Cathedral of St. Joseph these days.
They tend to linger …
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By Jay Nies
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3/28/24
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Bishop-elect W. Shawn McKnight prays and meditates on the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary with permanent deacons, deacon candidates, and their wives the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 4, at Father Tolton …
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Brad Jones and Jay Nies
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2/12/18
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CLICK HERE to read related a “Making Connections” column by Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
CLICK HERE to read Bishop McKnight’s “Making Connections” column in Spanish. …
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By Jay Nies
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10/27/22
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