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Ms. Flores Madden
Encounter at Catholic Charities — Finding joy amidst the struggle
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos.  She handed me her passport from across my desk and I smiled as I read the cover. She was the first Ecuadorian I had encountered while working at … more
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Students in all grades at St. Brendan School take part in a multitude of activities to reinforce their learning throughout the school week.
Catholic elementary schools score high in national testing
Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 29-Feb. 4) always brings with it an air of celebration and gratitude. This year’s observance will include an extra element of “with God, all things are … more
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A woman wearing a LIFE Runners shirt holds a child outside the Missouri Supreme Court Building in Jefferson City in a Decision Day Rally on June 24, 2022, the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 decision that legalized abortion-on-demand throughout the country.
Prayer, resolve, action as 50th anniversary of Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision nears
The 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court case that opened the door to abortion-on-demand throughout the United States will be an occasion for introspection and recommitment. The Court’s … more
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Monsignor Robert A. Kurwicki, chaplain of the Missouri House of Representatives, is seen from the press gallery in the Missouri House of Representatives Chamber in the State Capitol, leading the House in prayer at the opening of 2023 Legislative Session on Jan. 4.
Prayer for the opening of session, Missouri House of Representatives
Monsignor Robert A. Kurwicki, vicar general for the Jefferson City diocese and chaplain of the Missouri House of Representatives, led the House in prayer at the opening of 2023 Legislative Session on … more
The current group of men who are discerning a possible calling to the diaconate gather with their wives and several deacon couples for a three-day retreat at Con¬ception Abbey in northwestern Missouri.
Discerners for the diaconate enjoy three-day retreat in Conception
This past November, the diaconate formation class attended a weekend retreat at Conception Abbey in Conception, Missouri. The retreat preceded their ultimate entrance into the stage of … more
This image of the 30-foot sculpture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall in Washington Aug. 22, 2011, the year the memorial opened.
Bishop McKnight — Love is central to the message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The following is a statement from Bishop W. Shawn McKnight on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023: The life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a reminder that God has blessed all of us with … more
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MAKING CONNECTIONS — Living in awe of His many gifts
The new year — with the season of giving still fresh in our memories — is an opportune time to reflect on the gifts God has generously given and continues to give us. Yet, I hear and … more
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Members of Knights of Columbus Jay Harris Council 8620 and Ladies Auxiliary in Warsaw serve the council’s 37th annual Christmas Dinner on Dec. 25, 2022. Volunteers served between 350 and 400 meals to people who were hungry, homebound or otherwise in need of a good meal and cheerful company on Christmas Day.
Warm food and hearts on Christmas Day at Warsaw K. of C. dinner
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Richard Herndon remembers the best Christmas he’s ever had. About 15 years ago, his father, Richard Herndon, spent the early part of the day at the … more
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Pope Benedict XVI smiles as he bids the crowd farewell after celebrating Mass at Nationals Park in Washington April 17, 2008. Pope Benedict died Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 95.
UPDATED: In word and deed, pope emeritus inspired priests of this diocese and some with ties to it
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. This updated version includes further insight from Monsignor David Cox. A seminarian who would become Father Jason Doke was serving at a Mass offered by … more
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For the past three 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. The shelter was open 24 hours a day during the frigid temperatures that coincided with Christmas.
Sedalia St. Vincent de Paul Parish volunteers save lives over Christmas at warming shelter
The following is a first-person witness given by two deacons who assist the pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Sedalia. “And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in … more
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Sister Kathleen Wegman SSND
January — An invitation to begin anew
I remember well the feeling of strangeness in spending New Year’s Eve in silence, a holy hour and various forms of prayer. This was the practice when I was a novice of the School Sisters of … more
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Carmen Maxwell lends her finger and says, “peace be with you,” to a child eager to participate in the hand-shaking sharing of peace on Monday at Sacred Heart Church in Columbia. This was Maxwell’s first time celebrating Día de la Virgen de la Guadalupe in Columbia.
A celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Columbia
It was still dark out when Catholics in Columbia began singing Monday morning to la Virgen de Guadalupe, the name for the Mexican apparition of the Virgin Mary. It is said the Virgin appeared to … more
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The body of Pope Benedict XVI lies in St. Peter’s Basilica for people to pay their respects at the Vatican Jan. 2, 2023.
Diocese mourns the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
CLICK HERE for a schedule of Memorial Masses to be offered in the diocese Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City released the following message on Dec. 31, upon the death in Vatican City of … more
Shown on stage during their performance of “A Christmas Yarn,” which was this year’s annual Christmas play, are the students of St. Mary School in Frankenstein. Every student performed on stage in the musical that shared the Good News of God’s love. The play was provided and directed by Audie and Helen Cline.
St. Mary School students spin a yarn about Christmas
Students of St. Mary School in Frankenstein entertained friends, families and parishioners on Dec. 5 with a presentation of “A Christmas Yarn.” The 16 students from the school … more
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The inaugural edition of The Catholic Missourian, dated July 7, 1957, notes that it was a diocesan edition of Our Sunday Visitor. It is shown here with the telephone used by Monsignor Ralph G. Kutz, now deceased, to correspond with OSV personnel in Huntington, Indiana, each week during the decade he served as editor of The Catholic Missourian. The technology and production process have changed dramatically, but the commitment to help Catholics know, love and share their faith remains.
OSV News launches Jan. 1, aims to speak ‘truth in charity in a way that unites’
The hallmark of OSV News, a new Catholic news service that launched Jan. 1, is to provide news and content “that speaks to truth in charity in a way that unites,” said OSV Publisher Scott … more
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Sr. Dorothy E. Lauberth SFCC (1932-2022)
Rest in peace, Freeburg native Sister Dorothy E. Lauberth
Freeburg native Sister Dorothy E. Lauberth, 90, passed away peacefully on Dec. 18 at her home in Sullivan. A Memorial Mass was celebrated on Dec. 31 in St. Anthony Church in Sullivan, with Father … more
Rest in peace, Dominican Sister Carol Kopff
Sister Carol Kopff, 86, a Dominican Sister of Sparkill, New York, died on Dec. 18 in Siena Hall of the Dominican Convent in Sparkill. Sr. Carol had served in several capacities in this diocese and … more
“What we celebrate today is not merely something that happened 2,000 years ago, but what continues to happen in our day and in our world, even in our brokenness,” Bishop W. Shawn McKnight proclaimed on Christmas Day.
Bishop McKnight: Let the light of Christmas banish fear
Christmas light forever changes all it touches. It radiates through the ages, pushing back the darkness and revealing aspects of God’s wisdom and love. “What we celebrate today is … more
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More than 100 vintage blow-mold Santas join a cavalcade of other Christmas characters in the yard of Jim and Georgia Fick, who are members of Visitation Parish in Vienna. Each of the figures lights up at night.
Couple’s decorations celebrate the season, highlight the Nativity
Darkness doesn’t have a prayer when it comes to Jim and Georgena Fick’s yard at Christmastime. The couple has amassed dozens of large, illuminated Santas, elves, snowmen, candy canes, … more
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Claire Huntley’s pencil drawing of a rosary and flowers has been reproduced and incorporated into Deacon Christopher Wickern’s headstone.
Artwork testifies to deacon’s and child’s prayerful friendship
People who saw Deacon Christopher Wickern often mistook him for another fellow with a long white beard and enough radiant joy to fill a sleigh. But Deacon Wickern’s affinity for Christmas … more
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