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Women of Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Lake Ozark apply numerous layers of acrylic paint to the eyes of the Blessed Mother while praying and listening to sacred music. The women came together Sept. 28-Oct. 2 for a five-day workshop on writing icons, which are painted images of Jesus, the Blessed Mother or saints. Blessed after being completed, icons are windows to the divine and are powerful tools for meditation and spiritual contemplation.
Lake Ozark women share the joy of iconography
The women carefully applied layer upon layer of color to the canvases before them. Their pigments, purified with holy water, brought dimension, depth, tint and tone to the faces of Mary and her … more
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Members of La Misón San Pedro Music Ensemble from St. Peter Parish in Marshall lead the singing during the Hispanic Catholic Charismatic Conference on Oct. 3 in Sedalia.
Hispanic Charismatic Conference immerses local Catholics in life in the Holy Spirit
By Jay Nies There is a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. About 200 Catholics from all over the diocese found time for all of these things during this … more
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Our Lady of Lourdes Parish’s new Memorial Garden Columbarium and Shrine is faced with pink granite that matches the stone inside nearby Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
Bishop blesses Memorial Garden Columbarium and Shrine outside Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Columbia
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. The holy water flowed down with torrents from heaven. Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell blessed Our Lady of Lourdes Parish’s new Memorial … more
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An image of the Divine Mercy and an Amendment 3 sign stand outside the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City.
UPDATED: Priests instruct the faithful on Amendment 3 through the lens of the Gospel
CLICK HERE to read a related story. This report includes public testimony from Monsignor Robert Kurwicki, Father Joseph Corel, Father Daniel Merz, Father Christopher Hoffmann, Father Dylan … more
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Destiny Rehagen Schulte, her husband, Clinten, and three of their children await the birth of their little brother in this 2025 family photo.
Mother counters claims that Amendment 3 would deny lifesaving healthcare to women
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see an important graphic. Destiny Rehagen Schulte was furious when she saw the campaign commercial again. It was the same flawed message that had helped convince people … more
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Father Jeremy Secrist, pastor of St. Mary of the Angels Parish in Wien, St. Joseph Parish in Salisbury and St. Boniface Parish in Brunswick, greets St. Mary of the Angels parishioner Jeremy Burk and his great-niece, Vienna Belzer, on Oct. 4, after a Mass with Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell to celebrate the parish’s 150th anniversary.
Wien parish still striving after first 150 years
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. Kinship with community and Creation has long been a defining trait of St. Mary of the Angels Parish in Wien. A century and a half … more
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Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell presents the 2026 Missouri Catholic Conference Citizen Recognition Award for the Jefferson City diocese to Loretta Broker, a member of St. Michael Parish in Russellville.
UPDATED: MCC honors Loretta Broker with Citizen Recognition Award
One of the most important lessons Loretta Broker learned in college was to be an advocate. “The Benedictine nuns at Mount Saint Scholastica taught us to be women of conviction, to stand up for … more
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SPIRE Fund benefit to promote access for special needs students in Catholic schools
A special fundrasier ( diojeffcity.org/aces ) will be held for the SPIRE Fund on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in Jefferson City. Information can be found in the graphic on this page. Jayden had a … more
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Father Nicholas Reid and Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell stand next to a flag mural in the back of the St. Martin School Gym in St. Martins. The mural is a mosaic of red, white and blue congratulations cards for Fr. Reid from St. Martin School students.
Fr. Reid honored as Conception Seminary College’s 2026 Distinguished Graduate
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. The U.S. Air Force has promoted Father Nicholas Reid to major, but you won’t be able to tell from his camouflage uniform. New … more
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National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) changes name to National Association of Catholic Church Musicians (NACCM)
The National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) announced an official name change to the National Association of Catholic Church Musicians (NACCM). This rebranding reflects a renewed focus … more
Briana and her daughter, Mallorie, are safe and happy.
Mother changes mind midway through chemical abortion
Mallorie went from being a source of panic to being the most important thing in her mother’s life. A change of heart and a quick, compassionate response was all it took. “I love her … more
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Cathy Boero offers resources and answers questions outside the dining hall during the Holy Cross Parish Fall Festival in Cuba Sept. 20.
Listening and clarifying, praying and fasting: Parishioners offer public witness on Amendment 3
Cathy Boero stood by a table with a simple display and stacks of papers and pamphlets. “I understand what it’s all about, and I’m voting yes,” one passer-by told her. “Great!” … more
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More than 1,000 priests, scores of bishops, 850 seminarians and religious, and about 250 deacons from all over the United States gather with about 50,000 lay faithful in the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis Sept. 24 for the Beatification Mass for Blessed Bishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979), a beloved Catholic priest and evangelizer. He is the first native-born American bishop to be declared blessed, one step away from being declared a saint.
50,000 join in declaring ‘America’s Bishop’ blessed
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos CLICK HERE to read a related story. CLICK HERE to read another related story. Blessed Bishop Fulton J. Sheen’s voice was a warm and reassuring … more
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Blessed Bishop Fulton Sheen (1895-1979), second from right in the back row, joins the crew of St. Louis Fire Department Engine House 25 in St. Louis’s Penrose Neighborhood in 1958. Jim Bathe, a current member of Holy Cross Parish in Cuba, grew up in the neighborhood and as a teenager helped get Bishop Sheen a ride on the firetruck seen in the background.
‘Clear as day’: Cuba parishioner played catch with Blessed Bishop Sheen, helped him get a ride on a firetruck
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. It wasn’t a chariot that swung low to carry Bishop Fulton J. Sheen through a sultry St. Louis neighborhood one Sunday in 1958. It was a bright red … more
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Father Gregory Meystrik, pastor of Holy Family Parish in Hannibal and parochial administrator of St. Joseph Parish in Palmyra, looks over the statue of St. Elizabeth of Hungary that was lowered from its perch atop the original entrance to the former St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Sept. 19. The statue will be repurposed by the parish. It is believed to have been in place since the original section of the hospital was opened in 1915.
Beloved St. Elizabeth of Hungary statue lowered to safety as former Hannibal hospital demolition proceeds
It is believed that since 1915, a statue has been standing watch over the former St. Elizabeth’s Hospital campus in Hannibal. That statue recently was carefully taken down from its prominent … more
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Seminarian John Paul McGuire (back row, center) joins Father Daniel Merz, Father Dylan Schrader, Father Gregory Oligschlaeger, Father Paul Clark, Father Christopher Aubuchon, Father Gregory Clever, Father Brad Berhorst and Father Christopher Hoffmann for a photo before the Beatification Mass for Blessed Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Sept. 24 in St. Louis.
Priests, deacons, seminarians experience Church’s universality at Bishop Sheen Beatification
The bus carrying seminarian Gabriel Eckstein from Mundelein Seminary in Chicago arrived in St. Louis after the Opening Procession started. “We were allowed to skip security and enter through a … more
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Nicholas Iven welcomes friends and close and distant family members to the blessing of the newly installed Iven Family monument in Immaculate Conception Parish’s original cemetery in Loose Creek.
Five centuries of Iven family history converge in Loose Creek
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Five hundred years can make history seem distant, but for members of the Iven family who gathered on Aug. 14 at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Loose … more
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This is what the massive condenser unit at Mary Immaculate Church looked like after two men looted it for parts in the middle of the night. Replacing it was a complicated job that Brad Copeland, diocesan director of buildings and properties, entrusted to Harold G. Butzer Inc. and Meyer Electric Co.
Diocesan director’s ‘go-to guys’ go ‘above and beyond’ to fix damaged Kirksville A/C condenser
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. It was a balmy 85 degrees in Kirksville when Brad Copland answered the phone in Jefferson City. Father Joseph Luzandana was frantic. “He said … more
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Participants in the second annual Northeastern Missouri Knights of Columbus Journey for Charity Tractor Cruise stop for lunch at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Hannibal.
NEMO Knights’ tractor cruise builds fellowship, helps hungry people
CLICK HERE to see a related gallery of photos. Father Christopher Hoffmann climbed aboard a parishioner’s vintage McCormick Farmall Super M tractor, summoned the engine to life and raised his … more
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Produce grows in raised plant beds while tomatoes ripen on the vine in the Shelbina Community Garden on the grounds of St. Mary Church in Shelbina.
Shelbina parishioners cultivate healthy food, Christian witness with Community Garden
Locals donate seeds, fertilizer and other necessities, the parish provides the land and a water tap, and parishioners put in the work. God does the rest. That’s the premise of the … more
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