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Flowers for the Blessed Mother adorn the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in St. Brendan Church in Mexico during the 2017 feastday celebration.
Celebrations scheduled in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Flowers for the Blessed Mother adorn the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in St. Brendan Church in Mexico during the 2017 feastday celebration.   Celebrations scheduled in honor of Our Lady … more
This Thanksgiving display adorned the sanctuary of St. Joseph Church in Martinsburg as that parish hosted the local ecumenical Thanksgiving prayer service.
Christians contemplate gratitude together
“Our family, our life, our school, our country — all that we are showered with from conception in the womb of our mother until a natural death is a gift to us from God.” Father … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight rededicates the newly expanded and renovated St. Joseph Cathedral School Gym in Jefferson City Nov. 16.
Cathedral School gym, performing arts center completed, blessed
The inaugural basket was more of a “Hail Mary” than a slam-dunk. Bishop W. Shawn McKnight ascended a ladder and one-handed the ball through the hoop, capping off the rededication of … more
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Father Simeon Etonu, outside the Macon Country Courthouse in Paris, blesses the participants in a four-state caravan that marked the 180th anniversary of the Trail of Death of the Potawatomi people from Indiana to present day Kansas. Participants included members of the Religious of the Sacred Heart, of which St. Rose Philippine Duchesne was a member.
Trail of Death, St. Philippine remembered on journey
Father Simeon Etonu extended his arms in a blessing over the people and the ground they were standing on. “May God, our hope and our strength, fill you with peace and the Holy Spirit,” … more
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Marilyn Bassett (left), a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War and principal of Visitation Inter-Parish School in Vienna, and two other veterans stand by the Nurses Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery during a Central Missouri Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. They were the only women in the group of 108.
Vienna principal travels to D.C. for Honor Flight
Marilyn Bassett had leveraged a patriotic surge she experienced on a high school trip into a 30-year career with the U.S. military. Now, she was back in Washington, D.C., where it all … more
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The sacrament of reconciliation is depicted in a stained-glass window at St. Aloysius Church in Great Neck, N.Y.
Communal reconciliation services for Advent
Advent is a good time for an examination of conscience and to receive the sacrament of reconciliation in preparation for Christmas. Here is a partial list of Advent communal reconciliation … more
St. Martha Church in Wayland
St. Martha in Wayland to merge with St. Michael in Kahoka
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight has accepted and acted upon a request from the pastoral council of the Mission of St. Martha in Wayland to be combined with neighboring St. Michael parish in Kahoka. The … more
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Father Geoffrey Brooke gathers for Mass in a chapel in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City with a group of Apostles of the Sacred Heart from Brazil on Nov. 2, the day before their foundress, Blessed Clelia Merloni was beatified, an important step toward being declared a saint.
Fr. Brooke concelebrates at Blessed Clelia Merloni beatification
Father Geoffrey Brooke was in a college Bible study at St. Thomas More Newman Center in Columbia when a fellow student confided, “I think I’m being called to be a … more
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Fr. Dylan Schrader successfully defends his doctoral dissertation
“God seems to have preferred a world in which He would offer mercy over a world in which mercy would not be needed. “And He wanted that mercy to cost something of … more
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Ecumenical community Thanksgiving services
In addition to Mass being available in many Catholic parishes on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 22), many local ministerial alliances organize ecumenical Thanksgiving prayer services in the days … more
Dr. Daniel Lapsley, a psychology professor at the University of Notre Dame and senior academic advisor for the Alliance for Catholic Education, gives the Notre Dame Club of Central Missouri’s Hesburgh Lecture on adolescent risk-taking behavior.
Notre Dame professor sheds light on adolescent risk behavior
Dr. Daniel Lapsley believes American civilization may owe its future to the generation of young people who are now in high school and college. Sometimes referred to as “Generation Z” … more
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Roy Petitfils, an internationally-recognized expert in understanding and raising teens, speaks to about 200 adults in the chapel of Helias Catholic High School in Jefferson City on Oct. 24.
Catholic counselor gives advice for connecting with teens
For 30 years, Roy Petitfils has been hearing teenagers say how much they want a meaningful relationship with their parents. When they don’t get that, they start substituting other things, … more
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Members of the Arty Luebbering family after the dedication of the outdoor classroom at St. Joseph School in Westphalia.
Outdoor classroom, prayer garden dedicated in Westphalia
A formerly neglected corner of the St. Joseph School property in Westphalia is now filled with life and activity, purpose and potential, thanks to hard work and some generous donors. Vibrant … more
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Participants in the Osage County Historical Society’s 2018 Cemetery Walk in Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery in Frankenstein listen to Father Daniel Merz portray the late Father George Fugel.
Resurrection hope gives light to Frankenstein cemetery tour
“Lord Jesus Christ, by Your own three days in the tomb, You hallowed the graves of all who believe in You, and so made the grave a sign of hope that promises Resurrection.” — … more
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Earl Billings stars in a scene from the movie “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 — parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
“Gosnell” movie presents chilling truth with prudence, restraint
Given the controversial, politically sensitive nature of the subject matter, there may be a narrow window of opportunity for moviegoers to view one of the most thought-provoking films to come along … more
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Students at Immaculate Conception School in Macon join schools around the country in observing the national “See You at the Pole” student prayer service on Sept. 26. Prayers were lifted up for the school, church, family, community and country. “We are so fortunate that our students get to come together in prayer each day!” said Principal Teresa Thrasher.
Macon parish, diocese work together on lifelong discipleship
Gina Shorten believes that for the eight generations of Catholics who have been sustaining Immaculate Conception parish in Macon — often sacrificially in terms of their time, money and … more
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Helping at-risk, pregnant mothers become self-sufficient
A sliver of light pushes back against the darkness every time a mother says “yes” to the life of the baby inside her. That “fiat” is less difficult for women in … more
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A woman in a village near Merida experiences clearer sight while trying on a pair of glasses.
Mission with a Vision: Merida Foundation offers gift of sight
A member of St. Peter parish in Jefferson City offers the following account of the visits he has made to Merida, Mexico, with the Jefferson City-based Merida Foundation: Jefferson City … more
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Father Dylan Schrader, center, gathers with the priests and altar servers who assisted him at Mass on Sept. 14 in St. Peter Church in Jefferson City.
Sung Mass in extraordinary form draws 250 to Jefferson City
There is a large framed image hanging in the St. Peter Parish Life Center, of the late Monsignor Joseph Vogelweid offering Mass in St. Peter Church. Large letters under the photo spell out … more
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PHOTOS: Fall Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows [Photo gallery]
Several hundred pilgrims from as far as St. Louis and Kansas City take part in this year's Fall Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Starkenburg. The day included Adoration of the Most … more
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