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Upgrades to Helias Catholic H.S.’s ‘Crucifix Entrance,’ fieldhouse are designed to enhance hospitality

Several high-profile upgrades are being made this summer to the Helias Catholic High School building in Jefferson City. They are designed to make the building — and by extension — the …

Regional report for Synod focuses on communion, listening, welcome, collaboration

Growing in faith, welcoming outsiders and people who are marginalized, listening with intent to understand, and finding new ways to work together at all levels of the Church. These are some of the …

St. Paul Church in Center overflows with history

SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. This is an updated version of an article originally published in The Catholic Missourian in July 2000. Serenity, detachment and ageless pastoral …

Yearlong, weekly Mass counts to start in August, will help guide pastoral planning

Counting isn’t just for October anymore. For an entire year, parishes throughout the Jefferson City diocese will keep close track of the number of people attending Mass each Sunday and …

Fr. Tolton’s 125th anniversary a call to ‘courageous patience’

CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. CLICK HERE to read a related article. “It’s one of those signs that holiness doesn’t know color.” Father …

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Mark Saucier

SAUCIER — Great Amen “Can the sister get an Amen?” She’d get it, too, from little Black kids to aging white bishops. A Franciscan whose death at 52 cheated the Church, Sister Thea Bowman spoke in a …

SAUCIER — The heavens are telling An old Roman philosopher said, “There is no easy way from earth to the stars.” Nearly 2,000 years after Seneca’s death, we still haven’t made it, but we are getting …

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Parishes and schools

Murals being created for Cathedral illustrate the spiritual reality of Baptism CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos. Northern sunlight illuminates a panorama of Missouri wildlife, flowers and fauna. A bishop, a priest and a deacon lead a procession through a glorified …

Bishop calls for parishes to be cradles of credible witness The parish community is the presence of the Church in a given territory — the network of relationships through which Christ’s followers are saved and by which they draw others toward His …

Columbia Sacred Heart parishioners discuss: “Was Jesus homeless?” “What does He want us to do?” Tom Turner’s brother had been helping a man in need for years. Mr. Turner once offered to step up and relieve him. “He’s MY Lazarus! You go find your own!” the brother …

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Events

July 24 Laurie pilgrimage speaker can relate to “bored” young Catholics

Maggie Craig grew up Catholic, went to Catholic school and got terribly bored with it as a teenager. “It didn’t seem to relate to me, and I couldn’t understand why it was so …

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Anniversary webinar celebrates Fr. Tolton’s faith, perseverance, reliance on the Holy Spirit

CLICK HERE to read a related article. Father Michael Penn brought to mind a line from one of the praise anthems sung earlier in the evening by the Spellman College Choir of Atlanta. “We …

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National & World News

Pope consecrates Ukraine, Russia to Mary

As Russia’s violent monthlong invasion continued to devastate Ukraine, Pope Francis laid the fates of both countries at the feet of … Read More

“Through prayer, ‘organizing hope,’ we reveal Christ’s love to those in need”

The following was written by the bishop of Gallup, New Mexico, who is chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) … Read More

Bishop McKnight urges faithful to continue praying for peace

Bishop W. Shawn McKnight is encouraging people throughout the Jefferson City diocese to continue praying and offering up sacrifices … Read More

Where to give to help Ukraine

Various Catholic agencies are collecting donations to aid with the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, as people flee to escape Russian … Read More

U.S. church offers prayers, solidarity after Russia attacks Ukraine

As war broke out in Europe Feb. 24, with Russia's early morning attacks on various parts of Ukraine, Catholics in the U.S. joined Pope … Read More

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Missouri Catholic Conference

Thanksgiving, renewed resolve in light of Roe’s demise

CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. … Read More

Dcn. McClay reflects on his time at Missouri Catholic Conference

For years, Deacon Tyler McClay has patiently listened to people say that the Church should “stay in your own lane” and avoid … Read More

MCC supports proposed law to keep mothers who are in prison together with their newborns

Babies born to women in prison would be able to stay with their mothers for up to 18 months under a bill awaiting action by the … Read More

CCCNMO to celebrate grand opening of Catholic Charities Food Pantry March 25

Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO) will host a celebration marking the grand opening of the Catholic … Read More

Missouri’s Catholic bishops issue statement renouncing vengeance, call for alternatives to death penalty

Following a failed clemency request from Pope Francis, Bishop W. Shawn McKnight and his fellow Roman Catholic bishops of Missouri … Read More

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