Making Connections
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This Advent, many Catholics throughout our diocese will be participating in a four-session program called “A Steward’s Way.”
We’ll be meeting in small groups in our …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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11/13/19
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The preparation for my ad limina visit to the Holy See is well under way.
In July, I submitted to Rome a 137-page report, which covers the activity of the Diocese of Jefferson City since the last …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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10/17/19
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight issued the following letter on Sept. 13, 2019, to be distributed to parishes the weekend of Sept. 14-15:
Dear Faithful of the Diocese of Jefferson City,
On Friday, the Missouri Attorney General issued …
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9/13/19
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What is an offering for a Mass intention?
For some, their first encounter with a Mass offering is at a funeral service.
There’s those piles of envelopes, obviously meant for money, with …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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6/27/19
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight released the following statement on June 13, at the close of the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ 2019 spring general assembly in Baltimore:
I am returning to our Diocese …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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6/17/19
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This year, we have seen some wonderful news for our diocese.
In late January, we were able to announce that generous, anonymous donors have given $1 million to the diocese to use for tuition …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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4/5/19
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Next January, I will be making a special trip to Rome, along with other bishops from Missouri and some adjoining states.
We have been invited to make our “ad limina” visit to the Holy …
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3/8/19
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At the conclusion of the retreat earlier this month convoked by our Holy Father, Pope Francis, for the bishops of the United States in light of the clergy sexual abuse crisis, I returned to Missouri …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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1/24/19
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The truth exists and it cannot be changed or undone.
Whether you know it, whether you believe it, whether you love it or whether you hate it. It is immutable.
When Pontius Pilate asked Jesus if …
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By Eugene Vogel
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11/30/18
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Bishop McKnight issued the following statement on Nov. 16, 2018:
The November General Assembly of Bishops in Baltimore was a difficult but …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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11/19/18
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The following is Bishop W. Shawn Mcknight’s Nov. 8, 2018, statement on release of names of priests and religious brothers credibly accused or re-moved from ministry in the Diocese of Jefferson …
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11/8/18
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The bishop of the Diocese of Jefferson City issued the following statement on Aug. 23:
When our Lord established the Church, he promised to remain with us always until the end of the world. Jesus …
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By the Most Rev. W. Shawn McKnight, S.T.D.
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10/30/18
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City preached the homily at the Archdiocese of St. Louis’s Red Mass, on Oct. 7 in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis.
The Red Mass is celebrated …
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10/8/18
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Jefferson City, Missouri
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight is taking concrete steps to heal the wounds of sexual abuse in the Church, hold himself to higher standards of accountability, and help …
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By Jay Nies
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8/25/18
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One of the most important duties of a diocesan bishop (and a humbling one, too) is the appointment of the clergy and others to pastoral positions.
Several parishes learned last weekend that …
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5/31/18
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“Through the Blood of the Cross.” “In truth and charity.” “With a shepherd’s care.”
In my role as your new bishop and teacher, I find a connection …
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4/20/18
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