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Hotline created for reporting abuse of Church finances or human resource policies
A confidential telephone hotline has been created for reporting unethical or unprofessional behavior in the Diocese of Jefferson City. The number is 573-635-0386. “To truly have … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight signs the Book of the Elect during the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion in this 2022 file photo.
Bishop to preside at Rite of Election, Feb. 18 in Cathedral
People in parishes throughout the diocese are moving into the intense, final stages of preparation to receive Sacraments of Initiation at Easter. They will mark an important milestone on Sunday, … more
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Cursillo Women’s Weekend #80 — (Front row) Sandy Gamble, Mary Wideman, Glenda Wagner, Diane Brimer, Terri Crawford-Goss, Paula Gough, Therese Sander, Mary Jo Schwend, (second row) Megan Graessle, Andrea Davis, Teresa Peters, (third row) Debbie Brucks, Barbara Hall, Nicole Berkus, Lisa Berendzen, Linda Oligschlaeger, Julie Fuemmeler, Caroline Andriano, Deb Johnoff, (fourth row) Frinchie Tisdale, Jennifer Cordia, Katy Korte, Deacon Mike Long, Amanda Lutz, Shannon Downing, Fr. Mark Smith, Kelli Cash, Debra Johnson, Kyle Clark. (Not pictured: Barbara Garvey)
New Cursillistas had a great fall in 2023
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see an additional photo. The Jefferson City diocese’s Cursillo Movement held its Fall 2023 Weekends in the northern part of the diocese. This was the first time … more
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Deacon John Neudecker, who assists the pastor of St. Peter Parish in Fulton, and Shannon Cerneka, youth minister, music teacher and campus minister at St. Peter School, lead a palm-burning service on Feb. 13 to make ashes for Ash Wednesday, in the company of students at the school. Last year, the palms symbolized Jesus’s triumphant arrival in Jerusalem a few days before his arrest and crucifixion. As ashes, they symbolize the need for repentance and forgiveness.
2024 Lenten regulations, admonitions for the Diocese of Jefferson City
As another Lenten journey of conversion begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, and ends with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024, Holy Mother Church calls all … more
Medical personnel attend to an injured fan after gun shots were fired in Kansas City, Mo., after the celebration of the Kansas City Chiefs winning Super Bowl LVIII. The shooting at the end of the parade left one dead and at least 15 injured, while sending terrified fans running for cover.
McKnight, local bishops offer prayers for victims, including 11 children, after Super Bowl victory parade shooting
Local bishops offered prayers for victims after a shooting left one person dead and more than 20 people injured at the conclusion of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade in front … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight and Deacon Enrique Castro distribute ashes to diocesan Chancery employees during Mass on Ash Wednesday.
Bishop says the Beatitudes are a good guide for Lenten observance
What does Jesus really mean when he says, “Take up your cross daily and follow me?” Bishop W. Shawn McKnight believes the Beatitudes (found in Matthew 5 and Luke 6) are a great place … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight ceremonially presents a chalice to seminarian Christopher Hoffmann, a seminarian for the Jefferson City diocese who has since been ordained a transitional deacon, while instituting him as an acolyte in the chapel of the Pontifical College Josephinum on Dec. 8, 2021.
Pontifical College Josephinum to present Good Shepherd Award to Bishop McKnight
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Much of what a student learns in school comes from observing his instructors inside and outside the classroom. That’s how it was for Bishop W. … more
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This celebration of the World Day of Consecrated Life is attached to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on Feb. 2
Celebrating the World Day of Consecrated Life
CLICK HERE to read a related story. Six years ago, the late Redemptorist Father Richard Boever invited Sister Karen Thein of the School Sisters of Notre Dame to “be a presence” in … more
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For the past four years, the undercroft of the St. Patrick Chapel of St. Vincent de Paul Parish of Pettis County has been home to the Sedalia Warming Shelter, staffed by volunteers from the parish and other Sedalia congregations.
Committed volunteers kept Sedalia warming shelter going for 254 hours straight
January’s bone-chilling cold snap stretched the resources of Sedalia’s all-volunteer warming shelter to the limit. But they held. “It’s amazing what a community can … more
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Monsignor (later Auxiliary Bishop) Albert M. Bahhuth of Los Angeles distributes Holy Communion during Mass at Holy Family Church in South Pasadena, California, July 16, 2023.
L.A. auxiliary bishop’s road to Priesthood wove through Rolla
Albert knelt down before the Blessed Sacrament and emptied his heart. “Why would you do this to me? What are you thinking? I’ve worked so hard, and I’m finally getting close to … more
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Deacon Luke Mahsman has been honored with the Palmyra Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 Educator of the Year award on Jan. 11
Palmyra deacon honored as Chamber’s Educator of the Year
Tim Wellman was taking geometry at Palmyra R-1 High School when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and schools abruptly switched to remote learning. Mr. Wellman detested geometric proofs, especially … more
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Sister Cathy Vetter CCVI
For Sr. Cathy Vetter CCVI, consecrated life is about relationships, being present
The Son of God — God’s Holy Word — became one like us in order to become one WITH us for all eternity. For Jefferson City native Sister Cathy Vetter of the Sisters of Charity … more
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Bishop honors our Catholic educators
The hard-working teachers and staff members of the Diocese of Jefferson City’s Catholic Schools got a welcome surprise for Catholic Schools Week. Each of them received a bonus — more … more
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Paul Crnkovich addresses attendees of the Parish Engagement and Charity Event (PEACE) hosted at St. George Parish in Linn, in Fall of 2023.
Engaging with parishes: how can we help?
“How can we help them?”  I hear this question often as I participate in parish engagement work at Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri. I heard it during … more
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Father Henry Geisert, Catholic chaplain at the Missouri State Penitentiary and associate pastor of St. Peter Parish in Jefferson City, and Father Joseph Selinger, pastor, accompany three men who were condemned to die by hanging in their last moments on June 27, 1907.
Priests accompanied condemned men to the gallows in 1907
Into the 1930s, county sheriffs in Missouri carried out death sentences in their jurisdictions by hanging. The executions were public spectacles that often drew crowds. So it was for Harry … more
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Seeking to understand poverty
Have you ever stopped to think, I mean really think, evaluate, even visualize, what the reality of poverty looks like in your local community? What image comes to your mind? Is it a person … more
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Remembering Pope St. John Paul II’s 1999 visit
CLICK HERE to read The Catholic Missourian’s 1999 article about the Papal Youth Rally. CLICK HERE to read The Catholic Missourian’s 1999 article about the Papal Mass. Rebecca … more
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St. Patrick School Advisory Council President Nick Girondo, St. Patrick Home and School Association President Sara Lovegreen, Cahill’s Construction President Tonie Cahill, and Rolla City Administrator John Butz were among those present at the St. Patrick Catholic Early Childhood Center’s ribbon-cutting on Dec. 5 in Rolla. Holding the scissors are St. Patrick School Principal Anthony Arnold, Vice Principal Anna Starns and Early Childhood Center Supervisor Alysia Cohen.
St. Patrick Early Childhood Center in Rolla opens
St. Patrick Parish is built on layers of history, faith and sacrifice. According to the parish website, the first parishioners were Irish railroad workers laboring in the frontier town during … more
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College students and seminarians from this diocese move as a group from the America’s Center in St. Louis to a restaurant for dinner with Bishop McKnight, during the Fellowship of College University Students’ SEEK24 conference.
SEEK24: Young adults answer call to ‘Be the light’
Grace and blessings cascaded through the corridors and concourses of the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis. Nearly 24,000 mostly college-age Catholics from all over the … more
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Winners of the Fr. Tolton Regional Catholic High School’s house kickball tournament gather for a victory photo in the school’s gymnasium. Tolton Catholic’s distinctive House System builds up community, brings people from different grade levels together and helps welcome students who transfer from other schools.
Fr. Tolton Catholic H.S. sustaining impressive enrollment gains
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos.  The leaders of Fr. Tolton Regional Catholic High School in Columbia choose a theme for each new school year. This year’s theme is … more
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