“This is my time capsule of the year 2025. It is very scary, I think. Because we wrote what would happen to us before we started thinking about it.”
Seventh-grader Danielle Marie …
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By Jay Nies
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2/6/25
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The world came to St. Brendan School in Mexico, and the students couldn’t get enough of it.
They picked up their International Explorer Passports and set about mingling with Missouri …
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By Jay Nies
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2/6/25
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This year’s World Day of Consecrated Life — on which the Church honored and particularly prayed for consecrated religious sisters, brothers and religious priests — coincided with …
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By Jay Nies
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2/6/25
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Men in work vests and hardhats paused to pray with students and administrators outside Helias Catholic High School.
Father Paul Clark, the school’s chaplain, raised his arms in a blessing …
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By Jay Nies
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2/6/25
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Austin Stewart remembers what it was like to be in high school.
It wasn’t that long ago for him.
“I know what they think, I know how they act, I know what they want,” said …
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By Jay Nies
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2/6/25
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Paul Masek believes couples who make time to pray together experience incredible unity with God and one another.
It’s difficult to describe but easy to recognize.
“We’re …
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By Jay Nies
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2/6/25
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CLICK HERE to see a video of the prayer.
Monsignor Robert A. Kurwicki, chaplain of the Missouri House of Representatives, led the assembly in prayer the morning of Feb. 5, 2025, the Wednesday …
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2/6/25
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Kathy Coulson never stopped being a teacher.
Her students are quite different now.
“Just as a classroom teacher observes and assesses each student, learning their personal strengths …
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By Jay Nies
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1/23/25
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In six years as a Coordinator of the School Improvement Process for the Jefferson City diocese, Nancy Heberlie has visited nearly every Catholic school in these 38 counties.
At each, she …
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By Jay Nies
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1/23/25
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CLICK HERE to read Bishop McKnight’s “Making Connections” column on this topic.
CLICK HERE to read a related perspective.
No one can dispute the power of sacred music to …
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By Jay Nies
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1/23/25
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“Today, we raise our hearts in gratitude and admiration for a remarkable woman who has devoted 50 years to shaping minds, nurturing spirits, and leaving an indelible mark on the community of …
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By Jay Nies
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1/23/25
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Darrin Hartman is the choir director at Sacred Heart School and has lived in Sedalia his whole life.
His appreciation for music began early in life and, fostered by his parents, Hartman has made …
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By Chris Howell
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1/23/25
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Father Joseph Detwiler, associate pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Wentzville in the St. Louis archdiocese, gave the following invocation at the Governor’s Prayer Breakfast on Jan. 15 in …
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1/23/25
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It was a time to celebrate, to pray and to hope.
Hundreds of friends, family members, colleagues and supporters of newly elected Gov. Mike Kehoe joined him and Bishop W. Shawn McKnight at Mass …
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Story by Jay Nies, photos by Annie Williams
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1/14/25
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The man whose company built the new organ for the Cathedral of St. Joseph said his life’s mission is to produce “functional works of art.”
And like all sacred art, its purpose …
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By Jay Nies
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1/9/25
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CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from the Opening Mass.
CLICK HERE to read a related article on norms for receiving a plenary indulgence during the Jubilee Year.
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By Jay Nies and OSV News
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1/9/25
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SCROLL THE ARROWS to see additional photos.
Benedictine Father Kenneth Reichert wouldn’t want to be remembered for nearly dying in a puddle of his own blood in the monastery he called home …
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By Jay Nies
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1/9/25
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Jonathan Pund thought people in his “Parishes as Communities of the Beatitudes” faith-sharing group might hold back somewhat because the bishop was participating with them.
The Holy …
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By Jay Nies
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1/9/25
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CLICK HERE to see a video clip of Kathleen Basi and Katie Wills performing together.
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Kathleen Basi and Katie Wills are Catholic composers, musicians …
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By Jay Nies
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1/9/25
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On July 7, 1854, Father William Walsh became the third priest to lead St. Peter Parish in Jefferson City, which at the time consisted of approximately 40 families.
His tenure with the parish was …
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By Jeremy P. Ämick
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1/9/25
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