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Catholic Charities Staff Members celebrate the Catholic Charities Food Pantry’s one year anniversary with an Open House Celebration welcoming community members and partners to tour the pantry, enjoy refreshments and live music, and learn about the incredible work the pantry has done to bring neighbors one step closer to food security. Pictured from left to right are Lori Stoll, Mark Smith-Vandergriff, Sr. Kathleen Wegman, SSND and Diane Elam.
Reflecting on one year of service at the Catholic Charities Food Pantry
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. As I reflect on one year of serving our neighbors in the pantry, I feel immense gratitude. I feel grateful that Catholic Charities has given me the … more
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For Deacon Seibert, Black Nativities and Santas celebrate a God who creates in all shades
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos. https://catholicmissourianonline.com/stories/photos-deacon-bill-and-rachelle-seiberts-black-nativity-and-santa-collection,5034 Deacon Bill Seibert … more
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Seminarian Shane Kliethermes, steps forward to answer questions from Bishop W. Shawn McKnight as part of the Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders, during Mass on Aug. 5 in Immaculate Conception Church in Jefferson City.
Seminarian Shane Kliethermes admitted to candidacy for Orders
Seminarians need prayers and encouragement as they continue listening to God and allowing him to reshape their hearts for service to the Gospel. “It is our obligation to teach what Jesus … more
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Monica Reyes performs with a musical group during a posadas celebration at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago in this file photo. Posadas, a traditional Christmas festivity in many Hispanic cultures, are marked by a candlelight procession.
Las Posadas: Setting aside a prominent place for the Lord
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
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Young people in the Shelbina and Clarence parishes sent cards to people on the parishes’ Disaster Responders Team’s call list.
Parish response teams shining light on their communities
Amanda Durbin brought a 4-foot wooden cross to the high school youth group at St. Mary parish in Shelbina on Ash Wednesday. She invited each member to try carrying the cross. Then she asked if … more
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Students and several dozen friends of Father McCartan Memorial School in Marceline enjoy the Hawaiian-inspired festivities during the school’s 65th anniversary celebration.
65th birthday for Fr. McCartan Memorial School in Marceline
Father McCartan Memorial School in Marceline celebrated its 65th birthday at its current location on Nov. 18. The celebration, with a Hawaiian theme, took place on the 65th day of the current … more
Leann Rockwell, director of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Child Development Center in Jefferson City, displays an image of the Blessed Mother and her Immaculate Heart, during the blessing and dedication ceremony of the center on Aug. 6.
Bishop blesses, dedicates IHM Child Development Center in J.C.
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Families, friends and well-wishers formed a circle of prayer in the sunlight-saturated great room of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Child Development Center … more
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Howard Kirchner, grandson of John Kirchner, longest-serving postmaster in St. Patrick, responds to his grandfather posthumously receiving Shrine of St. Patrick Parish’s 2023 Historic Preservation Award on March 12 at the parish’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
Saluting people who built shrine, community in St. Patrick
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. The forms were in place, the concrete mixer was roaring to life and Father Francis O’Duignan’s dream was finally taking … more
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A bearded visitor in red kneels and prays before the Nativity scene in St. Mary of the Angels Church in Wien at the conclusion of Mass on Christmas Eve in this 2022 file photo.
Visitor stops to pray in Wien each Christmas Eve
A seasoned gentleman in polar attire steps into St. Mary of the Angels Church in Wien at the end of Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. He walks slowly, reverently, bells slightly jingling as he … more
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Patricia Joyce is chair of the Diocesan Review Board.
Diocesan Review Board applies clear, multidiscipline perspective to reports of abuse, inappropriate conduct
This is an article to help increase the understanding of co-responsibility in the Church. Patricia Joyce brings an unusual skill set to her role as chair of the Diocesan Review Board. She … more
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and in the cafeteria of Immaculate Conception School in Jefferson City to prepare and serve Thanksgiving Day meals to people in the community.
Giving thanks with food, community, fellowship
The 17th annual free Thanksgiving Day dinner hosted by St. Anthony Parish in Camdenton was a success for Christian fellowship and gratitude. More than 85 volunteers cooked, decorated and carved on … more
First post-Roe Mid West March for Life, April 26 at Missouri State Capitol
2022 saw the U.S. Supreme Court give authority over abortion back to the states, and Missouri became the first to ban elective abortions. What comes next? “We get to live in this time in … more
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Paulette Bruch, president of the Anne’s Anchor Board of Directors; Elizabeth and Constantine; Georgia Hearn, Anne’s Anchor Executive Director and her daughters Caelyn and Raelyn gather for Constantine’s Baptism earlier this year. Elizabeth and Constantine are residents of the Anne’s Anchor maternity home in Bowling Green.
The Rosary was a lifeline for human trafficking survivor, now a resident at Anne’s Anchor maternity home
Elizabeth was too far gone to realize that her once-beautiful mind was disintegrating. The drugs, the repeated trauma and the infections had claimed her sanity and nearly all of her intellect. … more
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Father Jeremy Secrist, pastor of St. Peter Parish, elevates the Precious Blood during the anniversary Mass.
140th dedication anniversary celebrated for newly renamed Proto-Cathedral of St. Peter
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. Vibrantly hued sunlight, aromatic smoke and ethereal chants filled a thousand gothic arches, … more
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Official Decree of Appointments
The Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, Bishop of Jefferson City, hereby makes the following appointments to provide the most effective pastoral care of the Diocese of Jefferson … more
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight blesses the newly cast bells for the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City on March 21.
Five new bells blessed, installed in Cathedral bell towers
“Great Bells as they were; melodious, deep-mouthed, noble Bells; cast in no common metal; made by no common founder ...” — Charles Dickens, “The Chimes” Wide-eyed … more
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Jim Coleman portrays Venerable Father Augustus Tolton in a national traveling theater production of “Tolton: From Slave to Priest.” Father Tolton, born into slavery, was the first recognized Black American ordained to the priesthood and is a candidate for sainthood.
Actor is ‘transformed’ by portraying Fr. Tolton in theater production
Jim Coleman wasn’t at all interested in portraying Venerable Father Augustus Tolton in a national traveling theater production. While he found the story of America’s first recognized … more
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St. Louis Archbishop Robert J. Carlson is pictured in a May 22, 2009, photo. As the Archdiocese of St. Louis released a list of names of archdiocesan clergy with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of a minor July 26, 2019, Archbishop Robert Carlson acknowledged that seeing the names "will be painful" and publishing them "will not change the past." (CNS photo/Jerry Naunheim Jr., St. Louis Review) See ST-LOUIS-ABUSE-CREDIBLE-CLAIMS July 26, 2019.
St. Louis archbishop emeritus leads retreat for deacon community
Some deacons thrive while proclaiming the Gospel, preaching a homily or assisting a priest at the altar. Others excel in the field, among the people, especially those who are hurting and in … more
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Gary Wilbers, chair of the Diocesan Finance Council, has been a member of the council since 2014.
Financial protocols promote mutual trust through transparency, accountability at all levels
This is an article to help increase the understanding of co-responsibility in the Church. With help from his advisors, Bishop W. Shawn McKnight has put new safeguards into place for ensuring … more
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Diocesan Christmas Collection to support seminarians, Infirm Priest Fund
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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