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Archbishop McKnight: Easter is fullest expression of hope’s light in the darkness
The light of hope kept getting brighter as it spread through the darkened Cathedral. Much like how life once returned to the tomb near a hill called Golgotha, altering all of human history. … more
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Jubilee of Hope passports enhance Holy Year pilgrimages in diocese
Just as the Three Wise Men traversed afar, gave homage to the newborn King and returned home different for having encountered him, the faithful of the Jefferson City diocese are being encouraged to … more
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Andrew and Katherine Meagher stand near the sanctuary of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City after the Chrism Mass on April 15. Dr. Meagher is director of music for Cathedral of St. Joseph Parish. Mrs. Meagher is a trained vocalist.
Service to God through music drew Cathedral music director and his wife to each other, to this diocese
There was a baby who enjoyed “singing” with the choir each Sunday at Mass. His name was Andrew, and some things don’t change much. “A lot of people are brought … more
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Archbishop-designate W. Shawn McKnight mixes fragrant balsam with the Oil of Sacred Chrism while consecrating it for sacramental use, during this year’s Chrism Mass April 15 in the Cathedral of St. Joseph.
Jubilee of Hope permeates Abp.-designate McKnight’s last Chrism Mass in this diocese
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from the Chrism Mass. The hopeful witness of dozens of priests and hundreds of lay faithful ascended from the altar, the ambo, the pews, the organ and the … more
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Frequently asked questions about this time of transition for the diocese
CLICK HERE to read a related story.  With the announcement of Archbishop-designate W. Shawn McKnight’s new appointment, the Diocese of Jefferson City enters into a time of transition. … more
“Spirit and Truth” — decree, instruction issued for ongoing discernment on music in the liturgy
Ongoing discernment for the use of music in sacred liturgies will move to the parish level under an updated decree issued by Archbishop-designate W. Shawn McKnight. He signed and promulgated the … more
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Brian and Patricia Lutz
Future deacons reflect on their call to ministry — Part 1
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Archbishop-designate W. Shawn McKnight has summoned 14 men to the diaconate — 13 of them for the permanent diaconate and on seminarian for the … more
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Father Emil Joseph Kapaun, a U.S. Army chaplain, is pictured celebrating Mass from the hood of a jeep Oct. 7, 1950, in South Korea. While he continued treatment at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis issued a series of decrees regarding several sainthood causes Feb. 24, 2025, including for Fr. Kapaun, a U.S. Army military chaplain who died in a prisoner of war camp in North Korea in 1951. The pope recognized his sacrifice as an “offering of life,” a category distinct from martyrdom that the pope established in 2017.
Fr. Kapaun, native of Abp.-designate McKnight’s home diocese, declared Venerable
The crucifix in Kapaun Mt. Carmel School in Wichita, Kansas, was carved in honor of a chaplain who helped shepherd many prisoners of war through their own Way of the Cross. That chaplain was … more
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Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, left, greets Archbishop-Designate W. Shawn McKnight at a press conference April 8 announcing Bishop McKnight's appointment as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.
Abp.-designate McKnight returning to Kansas
Archbishop-designate W. Shawn McKnight harbored a combination of sadness and joy in the weeks following Pope Francis’s invitation for him to be the next archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas. … more
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Sister Ruth Ann Klauser SSND, left, a retired School Sister of Notre Dame who served for many years in this diocese as an educator and is now a member of Mary Immaculate Parish in Kirksville, takes part in a weekly Rosary group to pray for people’s prayer intentions. “So, the busier I am, the more persons I meet each day, the closer I feel to God,” she says.
A good way to thank retired priests, religious
The 2025 Easter Special Collection that will be taken up in parishes throughout the diocese will benefit retired priests and retired members of religious orders and congregations. A special … more
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Regina Quinn JD is the director of the Jefferson City diocese’s safe environment office.
Regina Quinn, safe environment director, brings decades of commitment, experience to her role
Throughout her career of safeguarding children and young people — first in the military, then in the Church — Regina Quinn JD has recognized two common reactions to allegations of abuse … more
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Principal Mike Aulbur and teachers Sheila Nagel, Marsha Thornton and Roger Williams gather for a photo at St. Pius X School in Moberly, to which they and about half of the rest of the faculty bring experience from previously teaching at public schools.
Former public-school educators savoring the joys, opportunities that Catholic schools bring
It’s not for everyone, but for those who are called to it, teaching in a Catholic school can be the adventure of a lifetime. Even for people who have spent most or all of their career in … more
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Chrism Mass April 15 to celebrate unity, communion in the Church during Jubilee Year
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos.  Only one thing could be better than a Jubilee Year of Hope pilgrimage to the Cathedral of St. Joseph for the Chrism Mass. Bringing someone else … more
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Teachers exchange their answers to discussion questions during the diocese’s annual Teachers’ Professional Development Day March 7 in Columbia.
Diocese’s Catholic school educators spend a day focusing on what matters most
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Just a few came forward at first, then more. Soon, the area in front of the speaker’s platform was abuzz with activity. More than 500 … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight greets a woman preparing to receive Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil, during the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion, on March 9 in the Cathedral of St. Joseph.
“With grace in still greater measure”
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. CLICK HERE to see another photo gallery. Coey Chrisman had been going to Mass with her dad and her grandma her whole life. But … more
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Deacon John Schwartze (holding book), diocesan the Director of Diaconate Formation, joins the class of deacon candidates who hope to be ordained this year, on their canonical retreat at Conception Abbey in northwestern Missouri.
Deacon candidates, wives attend retreat at Conception Abbey
The men of the diaconate formation class of 2025 recently completed their canonical retreat anticipating their ordination to the Order of Deacons. The retreat was held from Feb. 13-17 at the … more
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Mary Lenaburg
Women’s retreat presenter to speak from experience about finding hope in suffering
Mary Lenaburg agrees that life is like a box of chocolate. Bittersweet chocolate that is — her favorite kind. “It has some bitterness, a little bite to it, before you taste the … more
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Sacred Music Consultation draws impressive participation
The first stage of the diocesan Sacred Music Consultation was a resounding success. More than 6,600 people from throughout this diocese completed online and hard-copy surveys developed by the … more
Father Michael Penn (1957-2025) holds a portrait of Venerable Father Augustus Tolton while standing outside St. Peter Church in Brush Creek, which stands at the place where Fr. Tolton was baptized in 1854.
Rest in peace, Lake Ozark pastor Father Michael Penn, 68
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Father Michael Penn counseled a brother priest who was in the late stages of a debilitating illness, despondent that he could no longer minister. … more
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Bishop lays out timeline for revised process for initiating unbaptized adults into the Church
Father Daniel Merz recently heard a college-age parishioner refer to herself disparagingly as a “cradle Catholic.” As if to say, “I grew up Catholic and never learned about … more
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