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African Mass at Columbia Newman Center
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. http://catholicmissourianonline.com/stories/photos-african-mass-in-columbia,4458 Members of St. Thomas More Newman Center Parish in … more
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Pope Francis leads a prayer meeting with priests, religious and seminarians in Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral in Kinshasa, Congo, Feb. 2, 2023.
Parishioner from Democratic Republic of Congo highlights message of pope’s visit
Therèse Nti wants the world to pay serious attention to what Pope Francis said and did during his Jan. 31-Feb. 3 visit to South Sudan and her homeland, the Democratic Republic of Congo … more
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People in Jefferson City begin the long road to recovery a few days after an F4 tornado damaged a section of the city in May 2019.
Walking the long road to disaster recovery, together
I first came into the “disaster world” in 2017, when I was hired temporarily to provide disaster case management services to households impacted by flooding and severe storms. While … more
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Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O'Connell is pictured during a Nov. 17, 2021, session of the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. According to local news reports, he was fatally shot Feb. 18, 2023, and it has been ruled a homicide.
Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell was killed in his own home
Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell, a native of Ireland who spent most of his four decades as a priest ministering in LA’s inner city, was shot and killed in his Hacienda … more
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Sharron Parker (right) helps another volunteer correctly attach a blood pressure monitor to their arm as part of their CDC-certified training in the Mid-MO Self-Management of Blood Pressure program.
Healthier hearts for all
February is Black History month, and it is also a special month for people who celebrate Valentine’s Day. The two have something in common: the heart! One year ago, Catholic Charities and … more
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Bishop touts prayer, fasting, almsgiving as tools for Lenten conversion
Jesus repeatedly embraced the religious practices of his day but wanted to keep them squarely focused on God. He made that especially clear in his elevating and purifying of the three traditional … more
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The Cathedral of St. Joseph is seen at sunset on Feb. 10, showing progress on its expanded narthex, bell towers and columned porte cochere, all designed to help provide a more dignified, more welcoming environment for the Cathedral. Bishop W. Shawn McKnight has set May 5 as the rededication date for the Cathedral, following an 16-month renovation and renewal.
Bishop sets May 5 Rededication for renewed Cathedral
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight has set May 5, 2023, as the date for the Rite of Rededication for the Cathedral of St. Joseph. The diocese is planning a series of events surrounding the rededication, … more
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VIDEOS: Catholic Schools Week celebration at St. George School in Linn [Video]
Students of St. George School in Linn, St. Mary School in Frankenstein, Holy Family School in Freeburg and Sacred Heart School in Rich Fountain get together to celebrate Catholic Schools Week Feb. 2 … more
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Students of St. George School in Linn, St. Mary School in Frankenstein, Holy Family School in Freeburg and Sacred Heart School in Rich Fountain celebrate Catholic Schools Week together on Feb. 2 at St. George in Linn.
Four Catholic schools converge to celebrate their Catholic identity and their call to be saints
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. The Lord of the Dance was front and center, moving their hearts and minds and feet. Students of St. George School in Linn, St. Mary School in … more
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This mosaic image, titled “Christ, Ruler of All” adorns the space above the main entrance of the Cathedral of St. Joseph. It is made up of hundreds of intricately hand-cut pieces of stone and glass.
Cathedral’s vivid new mosaics from Italy are designed to teach, uplift, evangelize
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. CLICK HERE to learn more about Progetto Arte Poli’s artwork CLICK HERE to see a video about Progetto Arte Poli The pieces are falling into … more
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The Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School Tiger visits students on Feb. 7, during Catholic Schools Week.
Columbia OLLIS students learn about local charities
This year’s celebration of Catholic Schools Week was much more than fun and games at Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School (OLLIS) in Columbia. The school’s 621 students took stock of … more
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Religious sisters serving in the Jefferson City gather with Bishop W. Shawn McKnight for a “happy half-hour” social and catered meal in the Alphonse J. Schwartze Memorial Catholic Center in Jefferson City to celebrate the World Day for Consecrated Life.
UPDATED: Religious sisters in diocese gather to celebrate World Day for Consecrated Life
Fourteen sisters representing religious communities on mission to the Church in central and northeastern Missouri came together Feb. 5 to celebrate the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated … more
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The Sacred Heart School Choir in Sedalia participates in the Sedalia Right to Life’s 49th annual Pro-Life Observance, on Jan. 20 in the Pettis County Courthouse rotunda in Sedalia.
Columbia 40 Days for Life director rouses pro-lifers at Sedalia event
Fifty years after the Supreme Court legalized abortion-on-demand throughout the United States, Pettis Countians gathered in their courthouse rotunda to renew their resolve. The 1973 decision had … more
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This sketch of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was done by Igor Babailov during an audience with the late pope and before he began his oil portrait of the pontiff. Babailov was commissioned in 2006 to do the pope’s official portrait and completed it a year later.
Fr. Merz — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was one of greatest teaching popes in recent history
Father Daniel J. Merz believes Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be remembered as one of the greatest teaching popes in recent history — “probably going back several … more
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Deacon Joseph Braddock
Longtime diocesan CFO to move into new role supporting, advising parishes
The longtime chief financial officer at the Diocese of Jefferson City is preparing to move into a new role focused on supporting and advising parishes across the diocese.  Deacon Joseph … more
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Rami Salfiti, a lifetime resident of the Old City portion of Jerusalem, speaks to members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem about the situation facing Christians in the Holy Land, on Feb. 5 in St. Stanislaus Church in Wardsville.
Lifelong Old City Jerusalem parishioner visits diocese
Rami Salfiti is afraid that there will be no more Christians living in the Holy Land by the end of this century. A lifelong resident of the Old City of Jerusalem and a member of that city’s … more
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A child is rescued from the rubble Feb. 12, 2023, after 150 hours in the aftermath of an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, in this screen grab taken from a handout video. The powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked areas of Turkey and Syria early Feb. 6, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing tens of thousands. (OSV News photo/Turkish Health Ministry handout via Reuters)
Jefferson City diocese contributes to earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria
On behalf of all Catholics in central and northern Missouri, the Diocese of Jefferson City is sending $10,000 to the earthquake relief efforts in Turkey and Syria. “The Diocese of Jefferson … more
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight surveys progress on the renovation and expansion of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City on Oct. 14, 2022. He sees the Cathedral renovation as a good analogy to the journey the diocese’s parishes have been taking through the three-year diocesan pastoral plan — “a strengthening of our communion as Catholics in what we believe and how we pray and especially how we live.”
Bishop McKnight reflects on his first five years as bishop
“It is our task, it is our mission together to go out and proclaim the joy of the Gospel to a city, a diocese and a world so desperately in need of it.” — Bishop W. Shawn … more
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Dan Lester, executive director of Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri, stands inside the Catholic Charities Food Pantry in the agency’s headquarters in Jefferson City Jan. 31. Mr. Lester announced that he will step down from his role at Catholic Charities on April 7.
Dan Lester grateful for his time at Catholic Charities
Dan Lester perused the 2016 annual report from Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO). “The work we were doing at that time — it was very meaningful,” said … more
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Catholic Charities continues providing care, creating hope
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO) isn’t just known for creating hope. It has been witnessed resuscitating hope where it was thought to be permanently … more
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