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UPDATED — Heart of a Hero Men’s Conference, April 10-11, 2026, in Jefferson City
A powerful event full of prayer and inspiration is planned for the third annual Heart of a Hero Men’s Conference on Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11 in Jefferson City. The conference, … more
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Brooke Taylor will be the keynote presenter at the Women’s Ministry Spring Pilgrimage on April 25 at the National Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Church.
Speaker, author, radio personality, mother to lead 2026 Women’s Spring Pilgrimage
Nationally recognized Catholic speaker, author and radio personality Brooke Taylor will lead women of the diocese on a journey through the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary, during the fourth annual … more
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Chelsea Robbins, Director of Operations, Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri
Light after darkness — Rolling away stones
Easter begins in the dark. The Gospel readings do not open with trumpets or hallelujahs but with grief, uncertainty and a heavy stone. Mary Magdalene arrives at the tomb early in the … more
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Bishop Ralph B. O'Donnell proclaims a statement from Missouri's Catholic Bishops from the ambo in the Cathedral of St. Joseph during a noon Holy Hour on March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation.
Missouri bishops urge prayer, fasting for passage of Amendment 3 to regulate abortion in the state
Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell and Missouri’s three other Roman Catholic bishops are urging Catholics and all people of faith and goodwill to pray and fast for the successful passage of the Amendment … more
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Fellow Catholic-school educators give Sister Linda Maune SSND a standing ovation as Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell congratulates her for 45 years of teaching in the diocese and 65 years in religious life as a School Sister of Notre Dame.
Two big milestones for Freeburg’s Sister Linda Maune SSND
Sister Linda Maune SSND has the only classroom in her school with a high-tech ViewBoard and an old-school blackboard. “Some days, we turn the ViewBoard off and use the chalkboard, and the … more
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Daryl Hagan Ed.D., director of the Institute for the Transformation of Catholic Education at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., gave the keynote presentation at a Faith Development Day for educators of the Jefferson City diocese on March 6 in the gym of St. Joseph Cathedral School in Jefferson City. His topic was “How Do I Know My School is Catholic?”
Presenter to Catholic-school educators: Prayer, mission, community help define schools as Catholic
Daryl Hagan Ed.D. displayed a black-and-white photo of a classroom full of children. One of them grew up to be Pope Leo XIV. “That’s a Catholic school just like yours!” Dr. Hagan told … more
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Young Catholic adults ages 18 to 25 from all over Missouri attend the Saturday evening Vigil Mass with Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell in the Cathedral of St. Joseph on Feb. 28 during the Missouri Catholic Summit sponsored by the Jefferson City diocese and organized by college students in Columbia, Kirksville and Rolla.
Young adults revel in God’s sheer goodness
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos. Silence and incense mixed with the breath of the Almighty. Candlelight shimmered upon the sanctuary steps like sparks over a glassy sea. The … more
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Making a gift of gratitude to retired priests, religious through special Easter Collection
Holy Orders and Final Vows don’t diminish in the autumn of life. In fact, that’s when they reach their fulfillment. “Our retired priests and sisters remain such a blessing and their … more
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Participants in a Fall 2025 medical mission gather outside a church in El Salvador.
Healing bodies and souls: Parishioners lead medical mission to El Salvador
Answering the Gospel call to serve the least among us, a dedicated team of 20 missionaries from across the United States traveled to Sonsonate, El Salvador, this past fall to provide life-changing … more
Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of St. Louis testifies in support of Missouri House Bill 2153 in the House’s Corrections and Public Institutions committee on March 9 at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City. The bill would abolish the death penalty in the state.
Abp. Rozanski testifies in favor of bill to abolish death penalty
A Missouri House bill to abolish the death penalty finally received a committee hearing, and Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of St. Louis was there on behalf of the Missouri bishops to offer … more
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Chrism Mass March 31 to celebrate unity, communion in the Church
Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell will preside at his first Chrism Mass as leader of the Jefferson City diocese at 3 p.m. on March 31, 2026, the Tuesday of Holy Week, in the Cathedral of St. Joseph. … more
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Father Anthony “Tony” Onyeihe speaks to members and guests of California UCC’s World Day of Prayer event.
Father Tony Onyeihe joins World Day of Prayer in California, Mo.
“Bring all that weighs you down, so that you may find rest.” A priest from Nigeria, tables full of faithful churchgoers and an hour of prayer, songs and food filled the gymnasium of … more
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This image is part of a stained-glass window that adorns the chapel in the Catholic Charities Center in Jefferson City.
Encountering Christ this Lent
Each year, Lent invites us into a season of reflection, slowing us down, asking us to look honestly at our lives. Where is Christ present? Where is he calling us to grow? And perhaps … more
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Lewistown native Virginia Ann (Shoup) Terpening Baltzelle (1917-2007) created in 1985 this oil painting of the St. Patrick Mission Church that stood on Irish Ridge in Lewis County. The artwork is dsplayed in the Queen of Peace Parish Hall in Ewing.
Irish Ridge Cemetery in Lewis County was part of what was once known as “Little Ireland”
The earth rests lightly over those who once made their home on the Irish Ridge in Lewis County. Their little St. Patrick Mission Church between Lewistown and Monticello has been gone for over a … more
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Bishop visits St. Mary Parish in Milan
Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell recently traveled to St. Mary Parish in Milan to pray with a group of immigrant parishioners and parish leaders amid the fear and uncertainty many families are facing due … more
These stained-glass images depicting St. Joseph at work with Jesus and the Blessed Mother, and on his deathbed adorn St. Joseph Church in Salisbury.
Fr. Clever: St. Joseph gave himself completely to his family
The Solemnity of St. Joseph — husband of Mary, protector of the Holy Family, patron saint of the Universal Church and of a peaceful death — is March 19. It’s one of only a few days that … more
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Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell greets a candidate for Sacraments of Initiation and her daughter during the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion, held on the First Sunday of Lent in the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City.
‘We gather today, knowing that Christ leads us’
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. CLICK HERE to read a related story. “After decades as atheists, now suddenly, we’re this.” Eric Jensen described the transformation that he, … more
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Mary Madelyn Mertes is assistant director of catechetical formation for the Jefferson City diocese.
Mary Madelyn Mertes feels honored to help ‘echo down’ the faith
Mary Madelyn Mertes hears the Gospel radiating and resonating throughout all of history. It’s a process she feels privileged to participate in. “Catechesis literally means to echo … more
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Jose Funes is assistant director of pastoral ministry for the Jefferson City diocese.
Jose Funes answers God’s call to be an apostle to young people
When Jose Funes was little, his mother couldn’t pass by a church without taking him in to pray. Otherwise, he’d cry the whole way home. “I loved going to church,” Mr. Funes, … more
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Russ and Hether Pflasterer are preparing to be received into to full communion with the Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City.
Mary and the Eucharist welcome couple to the Catholic Church
CLICK HERE to read a related story. The congregation Russ and Hether Pflasterer poured themselves into establishing fell apart shortly after they stepped away from it. The loss still stung … more
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