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The 267th pope, the first from the United States, projected humble clarity from the moment he stepped out onto the balcony above the throngs in St. Peter’s Square.
His first words, were …
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By Jay Nies and Cindy Wooden
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5/15/25
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If Archbishop Shawn McKnight could go to back to Feb. 6, 2018, the day he was ordained a bishop, and tell himself just one thing, what might it be?
“Listen intently to Archbishop …
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By Jay Nies
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5/15/25
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Living out one’s calling in life is never easy.
“But then again, LIFE isn’t easy!” stated Trish Lutz, a member …
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By Jay Nies
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5/15/25
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Heavy rain pounded nearby areas, but sunshine and a refreshing breeze carried the day in the …
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By Jay Nies
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5/15/25
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St. Stanislaus School eighth-graders reflect on MidWest March for Life, what it means to be pro-life
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Not all lessons are learned in a classroom.
Take, for instance, the crash-course on the sanctity of human life that the eighth-graders at St. Stanislaus …
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By Jay Nies
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5/15/25
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By Jay Nies
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5/15/25
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A few months ago, I received a phone call from an individual interested in the work we do at Family Immigration Services.
He was a lifelong Catholic who wanted to promote the work of Catholic …
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By Marissa Flores Madden
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5/15/25
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Behind bishop, priests, candles and crucifix, the people processed to a shady corner of St. Peter Cemetery in Brush Creek.
Bishop …
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By Jay Nies
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4/30/25
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Teams of neighbors with five-gallon buckets combed the fields in the morning sun, binding up wounds in the landscape and sowing gratitude.
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By Jay Nies
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4/30/25
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Dr. Randy Miller DVM has stood at many crossroads along the road to closer communion with Christ.
None was ever quite like this.
Each morning of Holy Week this year, he and an …
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By Jay Nies
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4/30/25
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Archbishop McKnight has summoned 14 men to the diaconate — 13 of them for the permanent diaconate and one seminarian for the transitional diaconate.
He plans to ordain them during Mass on …
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By Jay Nies
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4/30/25
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The newest and likely most memorable addition to St. Jude Thaddeus Church in Mokane has ties to artwork that’s been there for over a century.
Father Alexander Gabriel blessed the large …
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By Jay Nies
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4/30/25
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A natural part of human development is the innate desire to seek purpose — to find meaning in life.
For Catholics, the search for individual fulfillment is influenced by the universality …
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By Chelle Smith-Vandergriff
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4/30/25
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The women of Mary Immaculate Parish in Kirksville and the Mission of St. Rose of Lima in Novinger hosted a Welcome Retreat March 29-30, at the Newman Center in Kirksville.
It was an incredible …
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4/30/25
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Archbishop Shawn McKnight thought back to how Pope Francis, when first introduced to the world, asked people in St. Peter’s Square to give him a …
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By Jay Nies
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4/28/25
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When the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio rose to the papacy, Bishop Emeritus John R. Gaydos immediately saw the significance of the name the new pope had …
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By Jay Nies
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4/28/25
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The light of hope kept getting brighter as it spread through the darkened Cathedral.
Much like how life once returned to the tomb near a hill called Golgotha, altering all of human history.
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By Jay Nies
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4/19/25
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Just as the Three Wise Men traversed afar, gave homage to the newborn King and returned home different for having encountered him, the faithful of the Jefferson City diocese are being encouraged to …
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By Jay Nies
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4/17/25
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There was a baby who enjoyed “singing” with the choir each Sunday at Mass.
His name was Andrew, and some things don’t change much.
“A lot of people are brought …
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By Jay Nies
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4/17/25
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The hopeful witness of dozens of priests and hundreds of lay faithful ascended from the altar, the ambo, the pews, the organ and the …
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By Jay Nies
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4/17/25
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