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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 …
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By Jay Nies
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10/29/26
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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 …
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By Jay Nies
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10/29/26
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Bishop blesses Memorial Garden Columbarium and Shrine outside Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Columbia
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The holy water flowed down with torrents from heaven.
Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell blessed Our Lady of Lourdes Parish’s new Memorial …
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By Jay Nies
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10/29/26
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This report includes public testimony from Monsignor Robert Kurwicki, Father Joseph Corel, Father Daniel Merz, Father Christopher Hoffmann, Father Dylan …
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By Jay Nies
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10/29/26
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Meg Hunter-Kilmer is relieved not to have to follow anybody else’s model of what it means to be a Catholic woman.
“Each of us gets to be who God made us to be,” said Ms. Hunter-Kilmer, …
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By Jay Nies
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10/29/26
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You’re not alone.
Not in the things you struggle with.
Not in your desire to follow the Lord.
Not in being Catholic.
That’s something the organizers of this year’s Diocesan …
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By Jay Nies
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10/29/26
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When my family attended the recent beatification of Blessed Fulton J. Sheen, we reminded our daughters that the event wasn’t for Sheen himself, but for us, the Church.
His life offers a …
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By Elizabeth Stratman, Administrative Executive Assistant
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10/29/26
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Destiny Rehagen Schulte was furious when she saw the campaign commercial again.
It was the same flawed message that had helped convince people …
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By Jay Nies
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10/23/26
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Missouri’s Roman Catholic bishops are urging Christians and all people of goodwill to work, sacrifice and vote for the passage of Amendment 3.
The proposed amendment, one of several slated for …
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By Jay Nies
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10/15/26
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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 …
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By Jay Nies
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10/15/26
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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 …
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By Jay Nies
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10/15/26
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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 …
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By Jay Nies and Kyle Stephan
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10/15/26
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It just doesn’t add up.
Medical professionals who prescribe puberty hormone blockers, cross-sex hormones and irreversible surgeries to treat gender dysphoria are not providing proper …
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By Jay Nies
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10/15/26
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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 …
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By Jay Nies
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10/15/26
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Helen Osman served as executive director of communications for the Jefferson City diocese from 2018 to 2022 and as a consultant to then-Bishop Shawn McKnight until 2025. Her first work in the …
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By Christopher Gunty
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10/15/26
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“For I was…in prison and you visited me” (Matthew 25:35-36).
On an early September morning, I had the opportunity to participate in a prayer and reflection breakfast …
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By Tim Rickabaugh, Interim Executive Director
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10/15/26
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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 …
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10/15/26
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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 …
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By Jay Nies
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10/1/26
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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!” …
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By Jay Nies
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10/1/26
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Blessed Bishop Fulton J. Sheen’s voice was a warm and reassuring …
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By Jay Nies
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10/1/26
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