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Participants in this year’s Sixth Grade Vocations Day wear matching T-shirts emblazoned with the day’s theme: “Called to Sainthood” on the front and “Be not afraid!” on the back.
Sixth-graders learn about creating a good vocation environment
Not everyone in the Church has the same calling from God, but all are called to participate in the great work of creation and redemption. And no one can do it alone. “Rather, we are … more
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Gregory Clever
Bishop to ordain Gregory Clever, seminarian, to the Diaconate on June 1
Gregory Clever grew up in a place where urban and rural overlap. His heart always leaned toward the rural. “I like conservation and finding God in nature, and the prospect of serving … more
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Altar servers process to the sanctuary of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City during the inaugural diocesan Eighth Grade Mass with Bishop McKnight on May 1. More than 500 eighth-graders from the diocese’s 37 Catholic schools attended the Mass, followed by a luncheon and festivities in Cana Hall.
Eighth-graders attend Mass with bishop
Verses of “10,000 Reasons” cascaded off even more abundant mosaic tiles and stained-glass panes in the Cathedral of St. Joseph. About 500 eighth-graders from the diocese’s 37 … more
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Students from Immaculate Conception School in Jefferson City, which was honored as this year’s Pro-Life School of the Year by the Midwest March for Life organizers, walk behind the banner.
15th annual Midwest March for Life participants reminded of the impact “ordinary people” can make
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. https://catholicmissourianonline.com/stories/photos-2024-midwest-march-for-life,5294 Birthdays are complicated for Melissa Ohden. … more
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A few of about 300 participants from throughout the Jefferson City diocese take in the message and the atmosphere at the Diocesan Stewardship Conference April 13 in the Cathedral of St. Joseph.
300 explore stewardship at conference in Cathedral
It all starts at home. Prayer, vocations, the practice of the faith, catechesis and stewardship as a way of life. “Just like all things in our faith, the home — the domestic … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight gathers with priests, seminarians and friends from the Jefferson City diocese during the Pontifical College Josephinum’s Good Shepherd Dinner on April 15. The Josephinum presented him with its highest honor for clergy, the Good Shepherd Award, that evening.
Pontifical College Josephinum presents highest clergy award to Bishop McKnight
The Pontifical College Josephinum was privileged to present its annual Good Shepherd Award — the highest honor it bestows upon members of the clergy — to Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of … more
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Individuals representing people of all ages, backgrounds and skin tones process along an idealized image of the Missouri River while caught up in a fishing net, in this mural by artist Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs, adorning a wall of the Baptistry in the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City. The newly promulgated pastoral plans for the diocese and its deaneries encourage all Catholics to take up their Baptismal call to pursue holiness and participate fully in carrying-out the mission of the Church.
Pastoral plans point to collaboration, Beatitudes
CLICK HERE to read each pastoral plan and the full text of Bishop McKnight’s pastoral letter, “Shaping our Future Together: Parishes on Mission Together as Communities of the … more
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Parish representatives of the North Deanery of the Jefferson City diocese participate in a listening session for the Synod on Synodality on Feb. 27 in the Immaculate Conception Parish Hall in Macon.
Diocese submits listening sessions report for Synod on Synodality
CLICK HERE to read the full text of the latest report from this diocese to the Synod. Listening with the heart is a sacred act. That has been the message throughout the Churchwide Synod on … more
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About 60,000 people join Father Joseph Luzindana, a priest of the Archdiocese of Kampala, Uganda, who is serving on mission in the Jefferson City diocese, in meditating on the Stations of the Cross on a mountain leading up to a Marian shrine on Good Friday during a recent visit to his homeland with a group from this diocese.
Young adults from diocese gather lifetime of memories in Uganda
A group of young Missouri Catholics searched for words to describe the 11-day voyage they were preparing for to the African nation of Uganda. Some called it a mission trip. Some described it as … more
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Diocesan report to the USCCB for the Synod on Synodality
CLICK HERE to read an introductory story about this report. Approximately 300 people participated, in five locations and in Zoom sessions. The groups were very homogeneous: few under age 50, few … more
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight blesses the fire for the Easter candle outside the Cathedral of St. Joseph at the beginning of the Easter Vigil.
Bishop McKnight calls the faithful to tend to Christ’s body through charitable, merciful action
The Lord who conquered death by dying and rising cements his reign with mercy, peace and reconciliation. So should it be for all who follow him and hope to inherit his gift of eternal life. … more
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This digital photo of the face on the Shroud of Turin has been inverted to a positive and converted to black and white with enhanced contrast in Photoshop. The image has been rotated from its original horizontal view. The Shroud of Turn is believed to be the cloth in which Jesus was buried after his death on the cross.
Shroud puts focus on Christ’s death, resurrection
CLICK HERE to watch the livestream video of Fr. Dalton’s presentation in Jefferson City. CLICK HERE to watch the livestream video of Fr. Dalton’s presentation in Colubia. Much … more
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Priests of the diocese join the bishop at the altar for the Consecration during the Chrism Mass on March 26 in the Cathedral of St. Joseph.
New deanery, diocesan pastoral plans announced during Chrism Mass
CLICK HERE to see the first of two photo galleries from this event. SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. The Prayer After Communion put an exclamation point on all else that had been said … more
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The enameled panels on the doors depicting the Annunciation were made using an ancient technique involving the placing of finely ground colored glass dust onto a copper sheet, which is then fired in a kiln.
Cathedral’s tabernacle reinforces oneness of the Eucharist, the Paschal Mystery
Like the Apostles who caught a glimpse of Jesus’s glory at his Transfiguration, people aren’t in much of hurry to leave the Cathedral of St. Joseph these days. They tend to linger … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight makes several announcements at the end of the Chrism Mass.
Bishop addresses June 1 ordinations, Eucharistic Revival events, prayers for peace
CLICK HERE to read a related story. Bishop W. Shawn McKnight has summoned Rev. Mr. Christopher Hoffmann to be ordained a priest and seminarian Gregory Clever to be ordained a transitional … more
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Sister Kathleen Wegman SSND, Father Donald Antweiler, priests of the Jefferson City diocese and some of the religious sisters now living and serving in the diocese are featured in this illustration for the Easter Special Collection to benefit retired priests and religious.
Retired priests, religious put greater focus on being
The 2024 Easter Special Collection that will be taken up in parishes throughout the diocese will benefit retired priests and retired members of religious orders and congregations. A special … more
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The 2023 Totus Tuus missionary team for the Jefferson City diocese gathers at the Lake of the Ozarks in this image from last year.
Totus Tuus and summer camp missionaries share the joys of loving, serving God unconditionally
One day, the children were so wound up that all Anna Schubert could teach them was the first of the five Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. And, as it turns out, that was enough. … more
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All are invited to the Chrism Mass, March 26 in the Cathedral
For the first time in three years, the Chrism Mass will be back in the renovated Cathedral of St. Joseph this year. Bishop W. Shawn Mc­Knight invites the faithful to join him and the priests … more
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Catholic authors, speakers and stewardship consultants Lisa and Eric McArdle will be among the presenters at the Diocese of Jefferson City’s Stewardship Conference on April 13, 2024, at the Cathedral of St. Joseph.
Mother to speak at Stewardship Conference on April 13
Lisa McArdle says her children have taught her more about the Stewardship Way of Life than she’s taught them. “A lot of people assume when you talk about stewardship that it’s … more
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Jill Simons, executive director of Many Parts Ministries, will be the keynote presenter at the Diocese of Jefferson City’s 2024 Women’s Ministry Spring Pilgrimage, April 6 in Shelbina.
Women’s Ministry Spring Pilgrimage, April 6 in Shelbina
The calling of a Christian is both universal and unique to each individual. The Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary shed light on that calling through specific moments when Jesus embraced, shared … more
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