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The Islamic Center of Central Missouri hosts fellow Community Sponsorship group members for a meal with Afghan refugee families.
Community Sponsorships of refugee families blooming in the heart of Missouri
Cindy Schlueter dropped by a recently resettled Afghan family’s home in Columbia, with clippers to trim up the boys’ hair. The parents and children were kneeling on their colorful … more
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The teachers in the Temple listen to the child Jesus, in this stained glass depiction in St. Thomas the Apostle Church in St. Thomas. “All who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers” (Luke 2:47). Pope Francis is confident that the Holy Spirit will inspire people of all stations in life to help discern God’s will for the Church through the preparations for the Synod of Bishops.
Listening sessions to be held in preparation for Synod 2021-2023
From prophetic times to the present, the Holy Spirit has been well known for dispensing truth and inspiration in unexpected ways. That’s why Bishop W. Shawn Mc­Knight wants people … more
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Children of St. Vincent de Paul Parish of Pettis County give a dramatic reenactment of the story of St. Juan Diego and our Lady of Guadalupe in St. Patrick Chapel in Sedalia on Dec. 12.
An array of intercultural festivity and prayer in December
The apostle Paul encourages us to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17). That is possible when we begin our morning with prayer and ask the Lord to show us how to act, what to say and how to … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight joins the seminarians of the Jefferson City diocese in Adoration before the Most Blessed Sacrament during Evening Prayer and a Holy Hour for Vocations in the diocese, on Dec. 21 in the Cathedral of St. Joseph. Several priests and laypeople joined them.
Seminarians share some of their prayers for 2022
“Lord, make known Your will throughout the earth; proclaim Your salvation to every nation.” Bishop W. Shawn Mc­Knight led the antiphon for one of the psalms during a Holy Hour and … more
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The old dead tree in front of St. George School in Linn was cut down by Matt Seifert and his crew at Three Rivers Electric Cooperative on Dec. 3.
Landmark tree outside St. George School in Linn transformed into a crucifix
For many years, the tree in front of St. George School in Linn has been part of the landscape, something that might have been taken for granted. Now, however, the area has been transformed as the … more
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Catholic Charities affiliate grows in response to community needs
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO) has welcomed new program staff and administrative leaders over the past several months as the agency expands programs and services to meet … more
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New software will help parishes manage payroll and H.R. functions more efficiently
Help is on the way for pastors, principals, parish bookkeepers and all others who have a hand in hiring, managing and compensating the 2,000 Church employees in the Jefferson City … more
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These statues of the Three Wise Men adorned the sanctuary of the Cathedral of St. Joseph during the Christmas Season.
In Epiphany message, bishop calls for gratitude, reflection
The homage the Wise Men from afar gave the Christ-child in Bethlehem reinforces the Christian belief that Jesus was more than the promised fulfillment of the Messiah for the Jews. He was a Light … more
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Deacon Gene Kazmierczak preaches a homily from the pulpit in the St. Thomas More Newman Center pulpit, which he has considered for the past 30 years to be one of his two parishes.
God’s directives led Deacon Kazmierczak into hospital ministry
Deacon Gene Kazmierczak, a deacon of the Jefferson City diocese and recently retired hospital chaplain in Columbia, offered the following message to fellow parishioners of St. Thomas More Newman … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight places an image of the infant Jesus in the Nativity scene in the sanctuary of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City Dec. 24, during the Vigil Mass for Christmas.
Bishop McKnight urges all to recognize, participate in the miracle of Christmas
Miracles are not simply a deviation from the norm nor an interruption of the natural order. They are God’s interventions in the world to restore what should be or to assure what should … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight comments on what parishes have learned by evaluating and updating their pastoral plans during the pandemic.
MAKING CONNECTIONS — Ongoing pastoral planning reveals strengths, challenges
CLICK HERE to read a related article from CNS. With a year under our belt of the diocesan pastoral plan, and even more time for some parishes to be using a parish pastoral plan, the reviews … more
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Sister Anne Boessen SSND, seated, and Sister Celly Ann Amparano, now deceased, enjoy a laugh in this file photo from the Jefferson City Diocese’s 2014 World Day of Consecrated Life celebration.
Sr. Anne Boessen living in peace, joy with fellow SSNDs near St. Louis
Sister Anne Boessen of the School Sisters of Notre Dame  (SSND) had a clear vision of what her golden years of religious life would be like. The St. Thomas native dreamed of gazing at the … more
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It's almost night when the lights come on at the Community Betterment Association's hilltop Nativity scene in Meta.
Meta hilltop Nativity scene is a community’s labor of love
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Members of St. Cecilia Parish in Meta pitched in on the First Weekend of Advent to keep a community tradition going for yet another year. They gathered on … more
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Tom Higgins and T.J. Higgins sport tuxedos during the Helias Catholic High School Music Department’s Christmas Concert on Dec. 14 at the Miller Performing Arts Center in Jefferson City. T.J. Higgins, band director for Helias Catholic and music teacher at St. Martin School in St. Martins, and his father, Tom Higgins, retired band director at Linn High School and current band director at St. George School in Linn, will march in a band of 300 band directors from all over the United States on Jan. 1 in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.
Father-son duo to perform in band director band at Rose Parade
One of Helias Catholic High School’s band directors will be marching in this year’s Pasadena Tournament of Roses Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. So will his dad. “We hope … more
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This Nativity scene from the early 1900s was originally given to Monsignor Martin Hellriegel by his parents. He later gave it Bob Simon, a friend and parishioner at Holy Cross Parish in St. Louis. Mr. Simon recently donated it to the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Starkenburg, where Msgr. Hellreigel offered his First Solemn Mass in 1914.
Family donates priest’s Nativity scene to Starkenburg shrine
Bob Simon did not know that his pastor’s beautiful Nativity set was a priceless gift from the priest’s parents in Heppenheim, Germany. He only knew that it was beautiful and that he … more
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Very Reverend Steven P. Beseau, Rector/President of the Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington, Ohio, joins seminarians Christopher Hoffmann and Phillip Novotny of the Jefferson City diocese and Bishop W. Shawn McKnight in the sanctuary of the college’s the St. Turibius Chapel on Dec. 8.
Bishop institutes Hoffman as acolyte, Novotny as lector at the Pontifical College Josephinum
Several men in particular stages of priestly discernment and formation at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington, Ohio, received important new roles in the Church on Dec. 8, the Solemnity … more
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St. Patrick Parish in Rolla celebrates Our Lady of Guadalupe
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event from St. Patrick School’s The Emerald Press. On Saturday Dec. 11, St. Patrick Parish in Rolla hosted a prayer service and celebration of … more
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri Executive Director Dan Lester and CCNMO director of Refugee Services Samantha Moog visit with former Delaware Governor Jack Markell, the point person for the White House task force on Afghan Refugee resettlement, to talk about how our communities in central Missouri are welcoming refugees.
White House task force on Afghan resettlement visits Missouri
CLICK HERE to see a list of items needed for donation to help resettling refugees. Missouri’s efforts to partner with local communities and organizations to resettle a wave of refugees from … more
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Shrine in Laurie celebrates 40 years of Christmas lights
There is a glow in the air at the National Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Church in Laurie. It is not just radiating from the thousands of bulbs that now illuminate the 30-acre outdoor Shrine on … more
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Decked in distinctive hats, helmets, shields and other distinctive “swag,” young members of Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Lake Ozark and their adult chaperones gather inside the massive venue for this year’s National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis. The theme for this year’s event was “Aflame!” — from Jesus’s stated intention of setting the world on fire with His love.
Over 300 from diocese converge at Catholic Youth Conference
Marley Corpe and a group of friends new and old were out getting lunch during this year’s National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis. They came upon a bride-to-be and her … more
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