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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
A girl adjusts candles on an Advent wreath. "Be watchful!" and "Be alert!" are two traditional spiritual commands often heard by Catholics during the Advent season.
FR. BROOKE — Four ways to be more attentive this Advent
“Be watchful!” and “Be alert!” are two traditional spiritual commands often heard by Catholics during the Advent season in preparation for the birth of Christ at Christmas. To … more
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Priests exchange a sign of peace during the Mass.
Bishop, priests offer Mass for those who went before them
“May angels carry you into Paradise. May the martyrs greet your arrival, and may they lead you into the Holy City, Jerusalem. May choirs of angels sing to you, and with Lazarus, who was once a … more
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Sacred Heart Hall of Fame inductees participate in the processional entrance led by Jack Turner during the Sept. 16 Sunday Mass at St. Patrick Church in Sedalia. Greg Myers, son of the late Jewel Myers (Class of 1945), holds a photo of the Class of 1945 to honor his dad and classmates unable to attend. Laura (McMullin) Carter (Class of 2009), carries a photo of her grandmother, the late Mary Jo (Welliver) McMullin.
Sedalia Sacred Heart H.S. honors its first, six of its greatest
The Sacred Heart School Foundation honored seven individuals and the Sacred Heart High School “Pioneer Class of 1945” as the 2018 inductees into the Sacred Heart Hall of Fame. The … more
CSA SPOTLIGHT: Road to Encounter
The Fifth Encuentro is winding down, but God’s use of it to make Himself known in exciting new ways throughout the Church in the United States is just beginning. The Fifth Encuentro, a … more
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Isli Palacios and her daughter Galilea
CSA REFLECTION: Thanks in all things
Since I experienced my personal encounter with God, I felt deep joy, gratitude and a burning calling to discipleship. This experience has taken me to serve the Lord everywhere I’ve lived, in El … more
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In a statement, Missouri’s Catholic bishops endorsed placing historical markers such as this in places where the lynching of African-Americans took place in Missouri. A recent study concluded that 60 such lynchings took place between 1877 and 1950 in Missouri. The bishops said acknowledging these acts of terror as part of the state’s history will help to heal some of the lingering harm.
Bishops shed light on history of lynchings in the state
As Missouri’s 200th anniversary of statehood draws near, the state’s Roman Catholic bishops see the need for a proper reckoning with grave acts of injustice of the past that continue to … more
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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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The U.S. bishops unanimously endorsed the sainthood cause of Sister Thea Bowman, pictured in an undated photo, during their Nov. 12-14 fall assembly in Baltimore. The granddaughter of slaves, she was the only African-American member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, and she transcended racism to leave a lasting mark on U.S. Catholic life in the late 20th century.
U.S. bishops overwhelmingly approve pastoral against racism
CLICK HERE TO READ THE DOCUMENT.  Bishop W. Shawn McKnight couldn’t forget the opening remarks to Bishop Joseph N. Perry’s keynote address at the 2018 Missouri Catholic Conference … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight answers a reporter's question while sitting on a panel of bishops Nov. 14 at the end of the U.S. Catholic Bishops' fall general assembly in Baltimore.
Bishop McKnight calls for greater lay role in the Church, including abuse probes
Catholic News Service Laypeople need to help the U.S. bishops get out from under the clerical sex abuse scandal that is plaguing the Church, said Bishop W. Shawn McKnight to Catholics of the … more
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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A stained-glass window depicting Jesus’ agony in the garden the night before His crucifixion reflects on glass in the vestibule of St. Joseph Church in Edina, overlapping the crucifix in the sanctuary.
Regarding the crisis in our Church
The diocesan moderator for spiritual formation offers the following insight into current developments in the Church: Our beloved Catholic Church is facing the dreadful reality of a sex-abuse … more
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Monsignor Robert A. Kurwicki, Jill Alberti and Father Gregory Meystrik visit a vendor’s exhibit during the International Catholic Stewardship Council’s (ICSC) 56th annual Stewardship Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
Three represent diocese at stewardship conference
CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO JILL ALBERTI’S PRESENTATION. The quality of communication is often the difference between whether people accept their role as stewards of the Gospel or abdicate the … 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
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