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The hard-working teachers and staff members of the Diocese of Jefferson City’s Catholic Schools got a welcome surprise for Catholic Schools Week. Each of them received a bonus — more … more
“How can we help them?”  I hear this question often as I participate in parish engagement work at Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri. I heard it during … more
Into the 1930s, county sheriffs in Missouri carried out death sentences in their jurisdictions by hanging. The executions were public spectacles that often drew crowds. So it was for Harry … more
CLICK HERE to read The Catholic Missourian’s 1999 article about the Papal Youth Rally. CLICK HERE to read The Catholic Missourian’s 1999 article about the Papal Mass. Rebecca … more
St. Patrick Parish is built on layers of history, faith and sacrifice. According to the parish website, the first parishioners were Irish railroad workers laboring in the frontier town during … more
Grace and blessings cascaded through the corridors and concourses of the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis. Nearly 24,000 mostly college-age Catholics from all over the … more
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos.  The leaders of Fr. Tolton Regional Catholic High School in Columbia choose a theme for each new school year. This year’s theme is … more
More families in the Diocese of Jefferson City are choosing a Catholic education for their children as diocesan schools have continued a multi-year trend of stable, growing enrollment. … more
Jefferson City native Cam Branson wants his students to be “unapologetically Catholic.” He longs for them to grow up into people whose faith is readily recognizable in what they say … more
While many of their classmates were asleep enjoying the first day of winter break, members of Sacred Heart High School’s National Honor Society were up early on a mission to provide healthy … more
About 1,100 people from all over the Diocese of Jefferson City joined the congregation of about 100,000 at Pope John Paul II’s Mass (on Jan. 27, 1999) in St. Louis. About 1,000 … more
Upon arriving at the Light of the World Papal Youth Gathering in St. Louis, Pope John Paul II encountered a spiritually wired throng of more than 20,000 young people whose spirits and emotions had … more
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos.  Young and adult volunteers from Holy Rosary Parish in Monroe City help remove the pews from Holy Rosary Church on Jan. 15, 2024, as substantial … more
The people interviewed for this story asked to remain anonymous: There was plenty for everybody. Plenty of food. Plenty of work. Plenty of grace and fellowship. Plenty of Christmas … more
Matthew didn’t waste any time finding the chapel after being transferred to the Moberly Correctional Center (MCC) in September 2021. Upon learning that the new resident was Catholic, the … more
Who would have thought that Denver’s “Angel of Charity” would make it all the way to Europe? While her little red wagon might not have crossed the Atlantic, the life, witness … more
A vision for Hispanic ministry that has been taking shape for decades in the Jefferson City diocese reached an import Dec. 19. That afternoon, 13 leaders and representatives of various … more
Light shone in the darkness along the scenic walkway between Holy Family Church and the parish cemetery in Freeburg. Fifth- through eighth-grade art students at Holy Family School spent their … more
People whose visual acuity and command of history surpass that of most others took particular delight in the new vestments created for Conception Abbey’s 150th anniversary. Jubilee Masses … more
What do seminarians in all stages of formation and priests battling traumatic or lingering infirmity have in common? A growing sense of total dependence on God, an inclination to surrender to … more
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