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$1 million gift toward paying down debt at Tolton Catholic H.S.
The debt load for Fr. Tolton Regional Catholic High School in Columbia will be reduced, thus freeing up more money for academics and programs, thanks to a $1 million donation. The donors, who wish to … more
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Vice President Mike Pence greets Faith, a client of the Pregnancy Resource Center of Rolla and a temporary resident of Rolla’s St. Raymond’s House, and her son Noah the day before the March for Life in Washington, D.C.
PRC client and son call on lawmakers, vice president
“Pregnancy help centers are important for America. That’s why I’m here today.” Faith and her 1-year-old son Noah traveled to Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life … more
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Many Gifts, One Nation — A Day of Giving to Catholic Schools — Jan. 29-30
People who are grateful for blessings they’ve received from a Catholic education are invited to give thanks by giving back during the second annual “Many Gifts, One Nation: A Day of … more
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight visits with students of Sacred Heart School in Sedalia after offering Mass and announcing that the Jefferson City diocese had received an anonymous, $1 million gift for tuition assistance at Sacred Heart.
Major gift to fund endowment for tuition help at Sacred Heart School in Sedalia
Sacred Heart School in Sedalia is giving thanks for an anonymous, $1 million gift, designed to provide tuition assistance for many years to come. Bishop W. Shawn McKnight announced the gift … more
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A panel of six Bank of Missouri executives and employees listens to business presentations given by groups of seventh- and eighth-graders from Donna Blauch’s persuasive writing class at Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School in Columbia.
Columbia OLLIS foodies impress at professional level
What do you get when you ask seventh- and eighth-grade students from mid-Missouri to design a new restaurant for Columbia? You get the Blacklight Café, where dinners glow in the … more
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Lesha Neidert interacts with one of her second grade students at St. Peter Interparish School in Jefferson City. Mrs. Neidert has been selected to receive a “Lead. Learn. Proclaim.” Award from the National Catholic Education Association, for excellence in distinguished service in Catholic education.
Award-winning teacher lets God, students lead
The principal of St. Peter Interparish School in Jefferson City had just called to hire Lesha Neidert to teach second grade. Mrs. Neidert decided to talk about it with her family before … more
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Children at St. George School in Hermann gather around the newly planted “Rooted in Faith, Growing in Virtues” tree outside their school building.
Virtues, conversations becoming a holy habit in Hermann
A new approach to behavior has people of all ages thinking about virtues and looking for ways to create holy habits. It’s called Virtue-Based Restorative Discipline, and it’s making … more
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Sandra and Dale Deraps and Father Anthony Rinaldo help dedicate one of the signs that are now posted near the Missouri River bridge at Rocheport on Interstate 70, in memory of Marine L.Cpl. Leon Deraps, who was killed in Iraq in 2006.
Heroes Way sign honors fallen Marine from California parish
A heavily-traveled highway has a new reminder of the incalculable cost of freedom. The Heroes Way Foundation placed two signs — one for each direction — near the Rocheport Bridge … more
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Deacon Kent Boettger, parish life collaborator at St. Bernadette, and Father Angelus Minj, sacramental minister, stand by the font after Mass on Christmas Day.
Baptismal font in Hermitage dedicated in deacon’s honor
On Christmas Day, Father Angelus Minj, sacramental minister for St. Bernadette parish in Hermitage and the Mission of Our Lady of the Snows in Climax Springs, blessed the baptismal font in St. … more
Jim Dorge, Brian Holt and Cole Bocklage prepare to lift the refurbished, stainless-steel cross back onto the steeple 160 feet above the ground at St. Joseph Church in Westphalia on Dec. 16.
Restoration of iconic Westphalia church under way
Popular legend credits the architect of St. Joseph Church in Westphalia with what was originally inscribed over the door. The Latin loosely stated, “What grows in accord, crumbles in … more
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Sedalia S.H. students serve up Christ’s light at Christmas Eve meal
It came to pass on the eve before Christmas that about 75 volunteers shared dinner and the light of Christ with people who were hungry. They helped prepare and serve or deliver 536 hot meals … more
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Father Boniface K. Nzabonimpa and fellow pilgrims pause for photos in Fatima.
Priest reflects on pilgrimage to Marian apparition sites
“We prayed the Rosary every day. We took part in the processions. People went to confession. And we had Mass every day in the various churches.” Father Boniface K. Nzabonimpa, who goes … more
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PHOTOS: Christmas Eve Mass and 50th anniversary of the Cathedral of St. Joseph [Photo gallery]
CLICK HERE to read a related article. Bishop W. Shawn McKnight’s first Christmas Eve Mass as bishop of Jefferson City coincided with the 50th anniversary of the first Mass in the Cathedral … more
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Cheryl Hayes accepts this year’s Missouri Catholic Conference Citizen Recognition Award for the Jefferson City diocese from Bishop W. Shawn McKnight on Nov. 8.
Christmas a busy time for MCC award recipient
“It’s a lot of work, but it wouldn’t feel like Christmas if I weren’t doing it.” For about 40 years, Cheryl Hayes and two other women have been coordinating the … more
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Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, preaches the homily during Bishop W. Shawn McKnight’s episcopal ordination and installation as the fourth bishop of Jefferson City on Feb. 6 in the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City.
Bishop McKnight’s first Christmas Mass here will mark half-century for Cathedral of St. Joseph
CLICK HERE to see a nine-minute video, “The Cathedral and Its Symbolism,” produced by Deacon Dan Joyce and narrated by Monsignor Robert A. Kurwicki VG. At Midnight, the doors swung … more
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Confirmation candidates from St. Stanislaus parish in Wardsville prepare, serve and clean-up after dinner at the Salvation Army’s Center of Hope in Jefferson City.
Wardsville teens visit a dining room full of lessons, stories, grace
“A lot of eye-opening things happened that night.” Jade Canale spoke of the service trip she and other teens from St. Stanislaus parish in Wardsville took to the Salvation Army’s … more
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Members of the Sacred Heart parish pastoral council in Sedalia sign a joint resolution asking Bishop W. Shawn McKnight to merge Sacred Heart and St. Patrick in Sedalia and St. John the Evangelist in Bahner into one parish with three ministry sites.
Pettis County parishes, mission hope to combine
“Allow yourself to be led by the Lord. He will direct all things through you. Trust Him, and following His example, always act humbly, gently and in good faith.” — St. Vincent de … more
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Friends and family of the late Mr. Steffan prepare the meal on Thanksgiving Day.
Montgomery City family honors patriarch with Thanksgiving feast
Two years after Orville “Buzz” Steffan went to partake of the great Wedding Banquet in heaven, his wife, daughters and sons decided to prepare something like it for Thanksgiving … more
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Past and present members of the Mission of St. Martha in Wayland join Bishop W. Shawn McKnight and a group of concelebrating priests at the final Mass at St. Martha. The territory has become part of St. Michael parish in Kahoka.
Final Mass at St. Martha in Wayland
For 130 years, Wayland’s current St. Martha Church building and the one that preceded it stood as symbols of a community of faith and a visible reminder of God’s saving presence near … more
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Children take part in the 2017 Las Posadas celebration at St. Peter Church in Jefferson City. This traditional Advent devotion is a reenactment of the Holy Family’s frantic search for shelter in Bethlehem so Mary could have her baby, Jesus.
“Las Posadas” — On the road with the Holy Family
The search for shelter, warmth, safety and hospitality is as old as humanity. So it may not have seemed extraordinary for a man and his wife, about to give birth, to crisscross the streets of a … more
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