Lots of words could have been used to describe the downstairs Undercroft of the Cathedral of St. Joseph for its first 53 years of existence.
“Welcoming” probably wasn’t one of …
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By Jay Nies
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9/14/22
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National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed in the United States from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 each year.
The dates coincide with the Independence Day celebrations for five Latin American …
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By Jay Nies
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9/14/22
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Annette Owens was smiling at the baby in the stroller as the woman softly spoke.
“I had an abortion when I was 15.”
The woman confided that …
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By Jay Nies
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9/14/22
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The Mother of Christ, who bore inscrutable sorrow throughout her Son’s suffering and death, stands resolutely beside all of her adopted children in their times of greatest need.
“In …
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By Jay Nies and Don Kruse
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9/14/22
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When Don Wiegand was a sophomore at Mercy High School in St. Louis, his art teacher, Sister Corlita, made a comment to him that changed the course of his life.
“She told me that I drew like …
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By Laura Kosta
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9/14/22
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“We are rooted deep in tradition here.”
Callie Westhues watched 3- and 4-year-olds play together in a bright, open room stocked with …
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By Jay Nies
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8/31/22
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Catholics of all ages in this diocese might soon be able to recite the late Monsignor Thomas McGread’s definition of Catholic stewardship.
But what, in fact, does “the grateful …
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By Jay Nies
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8/31/22
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Eliza Randle knew what she was getting into when she signed up for Camp Siena this summer.
“It wasn’t just a camp with Jesus,” she said. “It was Jesus with a …
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By Jay Nies
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8/31/22
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One of Sister Bernita Wasinger’s students called her “the different-est sister I’ve ever known.”
That was nearly 70 years ago.
Some things don’t change very …
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By Jay Nies
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8/31/22
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Helias Catholic High School in Jefferson City has a few new faces, as the community has hosted visiting students from Spain and Italy.
Thirteen visiting students hail from Navalmoral de la Mata, …
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By Anna Campbell
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8/31/22
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The Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, Bishop of Jefferson City, hereby makes the following appointments to provide the most effective pastoral care of the Diocese of Jefferson …
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8/31/22
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Father Jason Doke opens up the floodgate, and the questions come gushing forth.
“Do you have any children?”
“Yes!”
“How many?”
“Two hundred! And …
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By Jay Nies
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8/17/22
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Sister Mary Ann Carey of the School Sisters of Notre Dame calls to mind a prayer of St. Gertrude the Great of Helfta:
“My God, You are my hope; You the glory; You the joy; You my …
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By Jay Nies
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8/17/22
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This is part of a series of articles on new Catholic school administrators in the Jefferson City diocese:
“Whoever receives one child such as this in My name receives Me,” (Matthew …
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By Jay Nies
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8/17/22
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“God was in the gathering.”
Sister Kathleen Wegman of the School Sisters of Notre Dame spoke of the joy of meeting in-person with fellow sisters and lay associates from 22 U.S. states, …
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By Jay Nies
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8/17/22
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Discerning a priestly calling is not just the work of a person who believes God is calling him.
It’s also the responsibility of the whole Church to pray vigilantly for him and for those who …
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By Jay Nies
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8/17/22
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Benedictine Sister Mary Magdalene “Maggie” Buergler, 86 — who for over four decades was a member of the Benedictine Community of the former Our Lady of Peace Monastery in Columbia …
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8/17/22
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They followed a priest carrying the Most Blessed Sacrament into the wilderness.
By firelight, they encountered the Lord in Adoration and the Sacrament of …
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By Jay Nies
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8/3/22
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An artist molding clay on a spinning wheel can keep starting over as long as the clay stays moist, but blocks of wood are far less forgiving.
“So, …
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By Jay Nies
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8/3/22
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“Whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant,” Jesus said to those who would lead in His place (Matthew 20:26).
The new …
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By Jay Nies
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8/3/22
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