“We were privileged to have experienced their love and concern for their fellow persons. We shall never forget their memories.”
The words of Archbishop Michael K. Francis of Monrovia, …
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By Jay Nies
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10/27/22
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Brandy Meeks and longtime Vitae Foundation President Debbie Stokes were both at the Pro-Life Women’s Conference in Indianapolis when the U.S. Supreme Court issued its Dobbs v. Jackson …
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By Jay Nies
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10/27/22
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Jefferson City native Sister Rose Ann Kaiser, 89, of the Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters, died peacefully on Sept. 23 at Victory Noll in Huntington, Indiana.
The Mass of Christian Burial …
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10/27/22
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Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of St. Louis and Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City offered prayers after three people died following an Oct. 24 shooting at a high school in St. …
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By Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service
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10/27/22
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CLICK HERE to read this article in Spanish.
I believe every Catholic in our diocese deserves to belong to a thriving parish — and we are beginning …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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10/27/22
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Considero que todos los católicos de nuestra diócesis merecen pertenecer a una parroquia floreciente, y estamos comenzando un nuevo esfuerzo para que eso sea posible.
El 18 de …
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El Obispo W. Shawn McKnight
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10/27/22
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Father César Anicama witnessed some of the most ardent professions of faith while on mission in his homeland.
“People came to me in confession, crying. Their only refuge was …
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By Jay Nies
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10/13/22
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An Eastern Rite bishop representing a large contingent of Ukrainian Greek Catholics in the United States thanked students of St. Peter School in Jefferson City for their prayers, while urging them to …
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By Jay Nies
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10/12/22
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Speaking to be understood and listening to understand.
That’s not only the essence of effective communication, it’s one of Helen Osman’s passions and lifelong …
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By Jay Nies
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10/12/22
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Followers of a Man Who built homes, fed the hungry, healed the sick and prayed for unity spent the day united in helping people who have no home.
It was …
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By Jay Nies
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10/12/22
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“Six P’s of prayer ... plus one.”
And 5 x 4 = 20.
“Remember that when you go home and tell your parents what you learned today …
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By Jay Nies
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10/12/22
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In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed in the United States from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 each year, The Catholic Missourian has been conducting interviews to shed light on the …
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By Jay Nies
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10/12/22
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The final Catholic Stewardship Appeal (CSA) in this diocese is about to begin for well over half of the parishes and missions here.
Gifts and pledges to the CSA support an array of diocesan …
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By Jay Nies
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10/12/22
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CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from the Mass in St. Martin Church and the pet blessing
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from the tractor parade.
God can work miracles every …
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By Jay Nies
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10/5/22
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight and his fellow Roman Catholic bishops of Missouri are asking voters to vote “no” on Amendment 3, which would legalize recreational use of marijuana in the …
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10/3/22
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In heaven, God’s memory alone is enough.
On earth, it is necessary for His agents in the Church to “let paper remember so that you can forget.”
The spirit of that dictum is …
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By Jay Nies
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9/28/22
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Jacob Luecke views the Church in central and northeastern Missouri as a richly textured mosaic of stories, waiting to be shared.
His newfound mission is to help magnify and illuminate those …
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By Jay Nies
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9/28/22
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Their harmonic strains can be heard on any given Sunday, echoing off stained glass or radiating across crowded churchyards in and near the heart of the Jefferson City diocese.
They are the Osage …
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By Jay Nies
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9/28/22
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Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodriguez of Denver offered Mass in that city’s Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception June 6, the 104th anniversary of the death of Servant of God Julia …
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9/28/22
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Pope Francis is prone to speeding up the tempo of the metered prose known as Catholic social teaching.
He refers to those who put that teaching into practice with their work and action as …
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By Jay Nies
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9/28/22
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