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Bishop Michael J. Sis of San Angelo, Texas, whose ancestors helped found Shrine of St. Patrick Parish in St. Patrick in the 1830s, blesses holy water to be sprinkled on the congregation at a Mass he is celebrating with Father Robert Fields (center), pastor, and the people of St. Patrick and surrounding parishes on Oct. 6. Assisting them is Deacon Luke Mahsman of Hannibal and Palmyra.
Texas bishop visits St. Patrick, land of his roots
Richard and Rose Riney’s great-great-great grandson most reverently approached his ancestors’ final resting place. Sunlight shone off the headstones and his pectoral cross. … more
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Award-winning Catholic author, writer and presenter Jennifer Hubbard pauses for a photo with her audience after giving a presentation titled “You Steer Where You Stare,” at a women’s luncheon Oct. 1 to benefit the National Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Church, in Laurie.
Catholic author, mother, speaks of keeping proper focus in hardest of times
“Just make the cake.” Jennifer Hubbard’s brother simply wouldn’t let her off the hook.  He wanted her to maintain the traditions that had brought joy to her … more
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Aaron and Jessica Kempker, members of Our Lady of the Snows Parish in Mary’s Home, gather with their children and a group of friends in front of one of the flatbed trailers they helped load up with donated necessities for Mr. Kempker to deliver to hurricane-ravaged Erwin, Tennessee.
Community steps up, Mary’s Home parishioner delivers emergency aid to area affected by hurricane
“If you feel the need to do something and you just can’t let it go, you should do it.” Aaron Kempker offered that advice after making a massive delivery to a hurricane-ravaged … more
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A Year of learning, growth and inspiration
 As I reflect on my first year as executive director of Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri, I am filled with profound gratitude and admiration. The past year has been one … more
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Pope Francis, leaders of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops and participants start opening session in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall Oct. 2, 2023.
Collaboration and Compassion — On the role of the bishop in a synodal Church
The following was written for and published in America magazine and online media (October 2024) and is republished here with permission: By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight Last June, I … more
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Jefferson City I.C. parish sets forth a vision to build a new school
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see additional land maps. “Use it up. Wear it out. Make it do, or do without.” The people of Immaculate Conception Parish in Jefferson City have been … more
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University of Missouri students and Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) missionaries from the St. Thomas More Newman Center in Columbia gather for prayer in the chapel of a home run by the Missionaries of Charity, the religious order founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
Loving and laughing while on Kolkata mission
A girl named Tuli could not see, could not speak, could not get up out of her wheelchair. “But whenever we’d have music, she’d bob her head,” said Olivia Evers, a … more
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Newly elected Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder of the worldwide Benedictine Confederation, formerly abbot of the Benedictine Archabbey of Sankt Ottilien in Germany, and Jefferson City native Benedictine Father Patrick Carter, a monk of Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey in Oklahoma, stand in the Benedictine Confederation’s headquarters at Sant’Anselmo in Rome. Fr. Carter has been appointed to serve as curia secretary for the Confederation.
Jefferson City native, a Helias Catholic graduate, to serve in worldwide Benedictine post in Rome
Still bound by vows and his heart’s longing to the hills of northeastern Oklahoma, Benedictine Father Patrick Carter will spend the next several years working and ministering about the hills of … more
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Steve Drake prays and gives witness on the sidewalk outside Planned Parenthood in Rolla during 40 Days for Life. He drives about an hour to and from Rolla, six days a week.
Inaugural 40 Days for Life campaign under way in Rolla
Whenever the Rolla Planned Parenthood location is doing business, Steve Drake is outside on the sidewalk, praying. Mr. Drake, a member of St. Mark Parish in Houston, in the Springfield-Cape … more
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“Cooking Priest,” Vigil Project ensemble to lead Nov. 1-2 Women’s Ministry events, Nov. 3 Diocesan Youth Rally
The sights, sounds and aromas of a Church ever-present and ever-eternal will inundate the Cathedral of St. Joseph the weekend of Nov. 1-3, 2024 Nationally-acclaimed Catholic evangelizer Father Leo … more
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Supporting mental wellness through AI technology Encounter at Catholic Charities
World Mental Health Day is a global observance centered around raising awareness, reducing stigma and promoting mental wellness. This year’s theme, selected by the World Federation for … more
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Standing with Bishop W. Shawn McKnight, Russ Kremer, a member of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Frankenstein, displays the Missouri Catholic Conference’s 2024 Citizen Recognition Award for the Jefferson City diocese. Bishop McKnight presented the award during the diocese’s inaugural Rural Life Mass Sept. 8 in Vienna.
Sustainable farming advocate Russ Kremer of Frankenstein receives Catholic Conference’s Citizen Recognition Award
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. The stone for the iconic Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Frankenstein came from Russ Kremer’s family’s farm. Now, this … more
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Lois Van Boening has been a member of the diocese’s Aquinas Academy faculty for 22 years and its director for the past 10.
Lois Van Boening steps down as director of Aquinas Academy summer enrichment program
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. “One Thing I know, everybody’s got a seed to sow.” Lois Van Boening taught that song each summer for the past 22 years to students of … more
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A couple of Laurie Millar’s junior-high science students at St. Joseph School in Salisbury take their turn racing the boats they built out of recycled materials, during the school’s sixth-annual STEM boat race Sept. 4 at the Salisbury Municipal Pool.
Students come to the water for STEM project
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. Quinn Clark had been coming to the annual St. Joseph School STEM boat races in Salisbury since she was little. “Mrs. Millar, can … more
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Father Kevin Gormley
Fr. Kevin Gormley: 60 years of priestly ministry and fellowship
Young Kevin Gormley told the president of All Hallows Seminary in Dublin that he wanted to be a priest in San Francisco, where his brother was living. The president said enough men from the … more
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Priest of the diocese explains Christ’s presence in the Eucharist
During the Protestant Reformation, there were many attacks made against the purported teaching of the Church on the Eucharist. Pamphlets appeared, showing a giant Christ bearing marks of the … more
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Candlelight Eucharistic procession after volleyball game at Sedalia Sacred Heart School
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. “Here I am Lord. Is it I Lord? I have heard you calling in the night. I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.” … more
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Father Christopher Cordes, pastor of St. Andrew Parish in Holts Summit, leads an outdoor memorial service for people whose lives have been lost and for those who have been touched by abortion, after celebrating Mass in St. Andrew Church on Sept. 14, the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance of Aborted Children.
A day for remembrance, mercy and recommitment to being pro-life
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. Themes of humanity, death, mercy, mission, healing and sure and certain hope resonated throughout St. Andrew Parish’s 10th annual … more
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Dr. Alexa Williams, an OB/GYN, warns that Amendment 3 language is confusing because it essentially includes “no restrictions, no safety standards, no parental consent for minors and no limitations on taxpayer funding.”
Amendment 3 intertwines abortion with other forms of reproductive services
Opponents of Amendment 3 assert that the proposed constitutional amendment would not only reverse the state’s near-total ban on abortion but also cause confusion in referring to other types of … more
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Mary Catherine Martin (bottom center), senior counsel for the Thomas More Society, addresses reporters outside the Missouri Supreme Court Building in Jefferson City on Sept. 10, surrounded by opponents to the proposed state’s Constitutional Amendment 3. The Missouri Supreme Court was reviewing a lower court’s determination that the proposed amendment as submitted violates state law because it does not state what laws would be repealed if passed.
Abortion amendment to stay on November ballot
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. CLICK HERE to read a related story. Amendment 3 — which if passed, will enshrine in the Missouri Constitution access to elective abortions … more
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