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The Cathedral of St. Joseph is seen at sunset on Feb. 10, showing progress on its expanded narthex, bell towers and columned porte cochere, all designed to help provide a more dignified, more welcoming environment for the Cathedral. Bishop W. Shawn McKnight has set May 5 as the rededication date for the Cathedral, following an 16-month renovation and renewal.
Bishop sets May 5 Rededication for renewed Cathedral
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight has set May 5, 2023, as the date for the Rite of Rededication for the Cathedral of St. Joseph. The diocese is planning a series of events surrounding the rededication, … more
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VIDEOS: Catholic Schools Week celebration at St. George School in Linn [Video]
Students of St. George School in Linn, St. Mary School in Frankenstein, Holy Family School in Freeburg and Sacred Heart School in Rich Fountain get together to celebrate Catholic Schools Week Feb. 2 … more
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Students of St. George School in Linn, St. Mary School in Frankenstein, Holy Family School in Freeburg and Sacred Heart School in Rich Fountain celebrate Catholic Schools Week together on Feb. 2 at St. George in Linn.
Four Catholic schools converge to celebrate their Catholic identity and their call to be saints
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. The Lord of the Dance was front and center, moving their hearts and minds and feet. Students of St. George School in Linn, St. Mary School in … more
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This mosaic image, titled “Christ, Ruler of All” adorns the space above the main entrance of the Cathedral of St. Joseph. It is made up of hundreds of intricately hand-cut pieces of stone and glass.
Cathedral’s vivid new mosaics from Italy are designed to teach, uplift, evangelize
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. CLICK HERE to learn more about Progetto Arte Poli’s artwork CLICK HERE to see a video about Progetto Arte Poli The pieces are falling into … more
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The Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School Tiger visits students on Feb. 7, during Catholic Schools Week.
Columbia OLLIS students learn about local charities
This year’s celebration of Catholic Schools Week was much more than fun and games at Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School (OLLIS) in Columbia. The school’s 621 students took stock of … more
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Religious sisters serving in the Jefferson City gather with Bishop W. Shawn McKnight for a “happy half-hour” social and catered meal in the Alphonse J. Schwartze Memorial Catholic Center in Jefferson City to celebrate the World Day for Consecrated Life.
UPDATED: Religious sisters in diocese gather to celebrate World Day for Consecrated Life
Fourteen sisters representing religious communities on mission to the Church in central and northeastern Missouri came together Feb. 5 to celebrate the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated … more
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The Sacred Heart School Choir in Sedalia participates in the Sedalia Right to Life’s 49th annual Pro-Life Observance, on Jan. 20 in the Pettis County Courthouse rotunda in Sedalia.
Columbia 40 Days for Life director rouses pro-lifers at Sedalia event
Fifty years after the Supreme Court legalized abortion-on-demand throughout the United States, Pettis Countians gathered in their courthouse rotunda to renew their resolve. The 1973 decision had … more
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This sketch of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was done by Igor Babailov during an audience with the late pope and before he began his oil portrait of the pontiff. Babailov was commissioned in 2006 to do the pope’s official portrait and completed it a year later.
Fr. Merz — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was one of greatest teaching popes in recent history
Father Daniel J. Merz believes Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be remembered as one of the greatest teaching popes in recent history — “probably going back several … more
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Deacon Joseph Braddock
Longtime diocesan CFO to move into new role supporting, advising parishes
The longtime chief financial officer at the Diocese of Jefferson City is preparing to move into a new role focused on supporting and advising parishes across the diocese.  Deacon Joseph … more
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Rami Salfiti, a lifetime resident of the Old City portion of Jerusalem, speaks to members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem about the situation facing Christians in the Holy Land, on Feb. 5 in St. Stanislaus Church in Wardsville.
Lifelong Old City Jerusalem parishioner visits diocese
Rami Salfiti is afraid that there will be no more Christians living in the Holy Land by the end of this century. A lifelong resident of the Old City of Jerusalem and a member of that city’s … more
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A child is rescued from the rubble Feb. 12, 2023, after 150 hours in the aftermath of an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, in this screen grab taken from a handout video. The powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked areas of Turkey and Syria early Feb. 6, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing tens of thousands. (OSV News photo/Turkish Health Ministry handout via Reuters)
Jefferson City diocese contributes to earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria
On behalf of all Catholics in central and northern Missouri, the Diocese of Jefferson City is sending $10,000 to the earthquake relief efforts in Turkey and Syria. “The Diocese of Jefferson … more
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight surveys progress on the renovation and expansion of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City on Oct. 14, 2022. He sees the Cathedral renovation as a good analogy to the journey the diocese’s parishes have been taking through the three-year diocesan pastoral plan — “a strengthening of our communion as Catholics in what we believe and how we pray and especially how we live.”
Bishop McKnight reflects on his first five years as bishop
“It is our task, it is our mission together to go out and proclaim the joy of the Gospel to a city, a diocese and a world so desperately in need of it.” — Bishop W. Shawn … more
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Dan Lester, executive director of Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri, stands inside the Catholic Charities Food Pantry in the agency’s headquarters in Jefferson City Jan. 31. Mr. Lester announced that he will step down from his role at Catholic Charities on April 7.
Dan Lester grateful for his time at Catholic Charities
Dan Lester perused the 2016 annual report from Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO). “The work we were doing at that time — it was very meaningful,” said … more
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Catholic Charities continues providing care, creating hope
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO) isn’t just known for creating hope. It has been witnessed resuscitating hope where it was thought to be permanently … more
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The St. Patrick Parish Rectory in Clarence, shown here on the left adjacent to the church, is being converted to transitional housing for mothers and children in need, with help from a Charity and Mercy Grant from Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri.
Outreach is the goal of parish-focused Catholic Charities grant program
Amanda Durbin is a perennial force in the Shelby and Macon County parishes’ efforts to radiate God’s charity and mercy. She understands helping and being helped. “I know what … more
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Students of St. Nicholas Academy in Jefferson City help out in the food pantry during a visit to the Catholic Charities Center in Jefferson City.
Volunteer engagement is an important part of Catholic Charities’ mission
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Growing up Catholic in Central Missouri, Chelle Smith-Vandergriff struggled to connect with her faith in ways she found meaningful. Turning outward proved … more
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Catholic Charities Freedom through Financial Health program
414 percent. That, according to a 2021 Missouri Division of Finance survey of payday lenders in the state, is the average annual interest rate for a payday loan in this state. “If your … more
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Fr. Paul Clark speaks to the sixth-grade class of St. Joseph Cathedral School on-site at Catholic Charities’ central offices in Jefferson City for a day of service and reflection.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES ENCOUNTER — Our hearts were made for the gift of self
At the end of last year, I was invited to spend an afternoon with sixth graders from St. Joseph Cathedral School, on-site at Catholic Charities for a day of service and reflection. It was truly a … more
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The cots are set up and ready to welcome guests to Jefferson City Room at the Inn, an interchurch emergency shelter that’s open each night in January and February in the Catholic Charities Community Room in Jefferson City.
Interchurch overnight shelter needs more volunteers
In its former life as a high-school seminary chapel, the Community Room of the Catholic Charities Center in Jefferson City resonated with hymns of the folk variety. “We will work with each … more
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Deacon Ed and Valda Stroesser (center) gather with their family for a photo.
Deacon recounts “journey on the Plane of Death ... and Life”
Deacon Edward Stroesser proclaimed the Gospel reading from John 11 with confidence and conviction. He injected familiarity into the story of family and friends grieving for a man who had died too … more
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