Several high-profile upgrades are being made this summer to the Helias Catholic High School building in Jefferson City.
They are designed to make the building — and by extension — the …
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By Jay Nies
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8/3/22
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Growing in faith, welcoming outsiders and people who are marginalized, listening with intent to understand, and finding new ways to work together at all levels of the Church.
These are some of the …
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By Jay Nies
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8/3/22
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This is an updated version of an article originally published in The Catholic Missourian in July 2000.
Serenity, detachment and ageless pastoral …
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By Jay Nies
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7/22/22
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Counting isn’t just for October anymore.
For an entire year, parishes throughout the Jefferson City diocese will keep close track of the number of people attending Mass each Sunday and …
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By Jay Nies
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7/20/22
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“It’s one of those signs that holiness doesn’t know color.”
Father …
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By Jay Nies
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7/20/22
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Northern sunlight illuminates a panorama of Missouri wildlife, flowers and fauna.
A bishop, a priest and a deacon lead a procession through a glorified …
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7/20/22
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The parish community is the presence of the Church in a given territory — the network of relationships through which Christ’s followers are saved and by which they draw others toward His …
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By Jay Nies
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7/20/22
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Tom Turner’s brother had been helping a man in need for years.
Mr. Turner once offered to step up and relieve him.
“He’s MY Lazarus! You go find your own!” the brother …
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By Jay Nies
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7/20/22
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s Carson v. Makin ruling could eventually expand educational options for Catholic families and close out a longstanding relic of 19th-century anti-Catholic bias in …
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By Jay Nies
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7/20/22
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Father Michael Penn brought to mind a line from one of the praise anthems sung earlier in the evening by the Spellman College Choir of Atlanta.
“We …
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By Jay Nies
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7/20/22
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The Catholic Missourian is making changes to how it accepts information for its “People Page,” beginning Aug. 1, 2022.
From that time forward, all names for the “People …
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7/20/22
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Father Donald Antweiler doesn’t much care for the title “Reverend.”
He prefers “Father,” “Servant” or “Pastor,” which is Latin for …
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By Jay Nies
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7/7/22
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Just as a thunderstorm …
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By Jay Nies
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7/7/22
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Within 20 years of Belgian Jesuits bringing Christianity to the Oraon Tribal people in what is now Father Alex Ekka’s home diocese of Jashpur, India, boys in that area began wondering if they …
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By Jay Nies
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7/7/22
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Immaculate Conception School in Jefferson City has set a new gold standard for reinforcing positive behavior among all of its students.
It recently became the first non-public school in Missouri …
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By Jay Nies
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7/7/22
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Jim Coleman wasn’t at all interested in portraying Venerable Father Augustus Tolton in a national traveling theater production.
While he found the story of America’s first recognized …
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By George P. Matysek Jr., Catholic News Service, Baltimore
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7/7/22
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Dominican Sister Suzanne Walker’s pending retirement after 38 years as principal marks a new era for Holy Rosary School in Monroe …
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By Jay Nies
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6/23/22
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Constance Schepers has spent the past 32 years building bridges between parishes and the central administration of the Jefferson City diocese.
“We’re here to help them,” she …
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By Jay Nies
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6/23/22
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On Easter Sunday, about 100 worshippers filtered into a 150-year-old church in rural northern Missouri for a Spanish-language Mass.
Lively hymns filled the room, echoing off of stained glass and …
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Story by Connor Giffin, Photos by Minh Connors, Milan
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6/23/22
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Jesus is never diminished or depleted, despite the complete giving of Himself at every Eucharist.
His intention is to be with His people always, fill them with His life and join with them as an …
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By Jay Nies
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6/23/22
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