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Sometimes when Shannon Gaono closes her eyes, she sees faces of people she’s gotten to help.
They are smiling faces of children whose futures look brighter due to the surgeries she and her …
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By Jay Nies
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7/22/26
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Father Francis O’Duignan was in Ireland visiting family and potential seminarians.
Meanwhile, one of his young parishioners was getting to know the Franciscan priests from Quincy, Illinois, …
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By Jay Nies
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7/22/26
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Deacon Thomas Whalen, newly published author, has spent his entire adult life learning “sign language.”
That is, the sometimes-subtle, sometimes-splendid, always-awesome influence of the God …
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By Jay Nies
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7/22/26
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Annette Harriman and several new friends were trying to build a model out of marshmallows and uncooked spaghetti noodles.
It didn’t go very well.
“I guess I learned that I need to focus …
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By Jay Nies
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7/22/26
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Seventy-five years ago this spring, two brothers from Loose Creek woke up, went to church and became priests.
Father Francis Holterman (1924-1962) and Father Herbert Holterman (1926-2002), along …
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By Jay Nies
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7/22/26
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Missouri’s Roman Catholic bishops are counseling voters to think carefully before voting on Amendment 5 to the state’s constitution.
The proposed amendment, one of several amendments stated …
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By Jay Nies
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7/22/26
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Recently, a good friend of ours posed a significant question: “What do you think it means to live a life of meaning?”
As sisters and digital marketing students at State Technical College of …
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By Olivia and Allison Weckenborg, Communications Interns, Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri
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7/22/26
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School fixtures that would have been set aside will get a new life in classrooms far away, thanks to a unique …
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By Jay Nies
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7/9/26
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The Missouri State Council of the Knights of Columbus recently honored Father Ernest Dike, canonical administrator of Immaculate Conception Parish in Montgomery City and St. Patrick Parish in …
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By Jay Nies
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7/9/26
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Through most of her 74 years in religious life, Sister Bernita Wasinger SSND never knew what it felt like to be tired.
“I don’t know what ‘tired’ is,” Sr. Bernita, 93, would tell …
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By Jay Nies
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7/9/26
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“I kept hearing how wonderful you all are, so I decided I had to come and see for myself.”
Bishop …
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By Jay Nies
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7/9/26
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Jorge Guevara believes he’s been given a one-in-a-million opportunity to help people who are suffering in his beloved Venezuela.
The South American nation has been plagued with years of …
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By Jay Nies
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7/9/26
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Parabolic perspectives and melodic mantras swirled around the barrel-vaulted ceiling of Immaculate Conception Church in Jefferson City.
It was an …
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By Jay Nies
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7/9/26
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A prominent cleric summoned Catholics to mark the nation’s 250th birthday with celebration, introspection, gratitude and resolve.
He reminded the faithful that the greatest nation in the world …
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By Jay Nies
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7/9/26
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Some people make a difference through what they do.
Others make a difference through who they are.
For the past nine years, Jeremy Morris has done both as Treasurer and a member of the …
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By Sasha Whittle, Director of Finance, Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri
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7/9/26
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Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell joined Gov. Mike Kehoe, Cole County Presiding Commissioner Sam Buschman, distinguished Missouri historian Bob Priddy, local and …
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By Jay Nies
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6/26/26
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Chemically induced abortions are set to resume in Missouri, following a June 18 court ruling.
Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri J. Zhang’s 20-page decision strikes down most of the …
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By Jay Nies
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6/24/26
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Former vicars general don’t fade away.
They just keep on ministering.
“These eight years have been a privilege, but I’m looking forward to focusing on other things,” said Monsignor …
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By Jay Nies
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6/24/26
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A parishioner’s forgotten gift to Annunciation Parish in California kept growing without anyone knowing.
When it came time to …
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By Jay Nies
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6/24/26
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Father Daniel Merz led a group up to the roof of St. John Henry Newman Church in Columbia.
Vestments flowing in the wind, he offered prayers and went about sprinkling holy water onto an acre of …
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By Jay Nies
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6/24/26
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