Catholic author Joseph Benevento Ph.D., author of a novel about St. Joseph and the Holy Family, is donating 100 percent of the royalties from the book in perpetuity to Catholic Charities of Central …
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By Jay Nies
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11/24/23
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The bylaws for the Diocesan Pastoral Council (DPC) say any members can be elected to serve as chair and vice chair.
Both offices can be held by clergy, a Chancery employee, or a representative …
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By Jay Nies
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11/24/23
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Something amazing happens every time the founders of the St. Raymond’s Society let God take control.
He ups the ante, with grace to spare.
“We’ve never had a need that God …
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By Jay Nies
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11/24/23
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Father Jason Doke is noted by friends, family and parishioners for his cooking, a passion that started in childhood.
“My mom cooked for us because she was a good mother, not because she …
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By Alexandra Greeley
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11/24/23
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Advent is a good time for an examination of conscience and to receive the sacrament of reconciliation in preparation for the celebration of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. Here is a partial list of …
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11/24/23
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A version of the following article was originally published in the Nov. 21, 2008, edition of The Catholic Missourian. Fr. Huber’s nephew, Vincentian Father Oscar Lukefahr, who led numerous …
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By Jay Nies
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11/22/23
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In addition to Mass being available in many Catholic parishes on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 24), many local ministerial alliances organize ecumenical Thanksgiving prayer services in the days …
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11/10/23
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The bells of the Cathedral rang out the “ Angelus ” as priests of the diocese chanted the “ Salve Regina ” — “Hail, Holy …
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Story by Jay Nies, photos by Annie Williams
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11/10/23
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The following firsthand report is from a member of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in St. Robert.
Oct. 4 traditionally has been set aside as the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.
Among other …
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By Maxine Heidbreder
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11/9/23
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Lights shone in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome them.
Members of the eighth- through 12th-grade CCD religious education program at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in St. Anthony …
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By Jay Nies
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11/9/23
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It seemed like something God wanted from the very beginning.
Whenever an obstacle to building the new Memorial Prayer Garden outside St. Ann Church in Warsaw came up, the Lord took every …
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By Jay Nies
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11/9/23
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Father Clarence Wiederholt once preached: “There can be no fathoming what glorious things our all-knowing, all-loving God has in store for us after we die.
“We serve him now because …
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By Jay Nies
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11/9/23
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Jeanne Livers wants her colleagues in Catholic education to be brazen in knowing that they’re amazing.
“We’re ALL amazing because we are all sons and daughters of the …
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By Jay Nies
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11/9/23
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Each of the 15 deacon formation candidates stepped forward and knelt down before Bishop W. Shawn McKnight.
From the bishop’s chair, a symbol of his teaching authority, the bishop handed …
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By Jay Nies
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11/9/23
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No detail was overlooked in bridging the past, the present and the eternal …
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By Jay Nies
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11/9/23
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It’s long past time for women to stop letting themselves be defined by the things of this world.
God is who bestows their true identity and beckons them and all people onto a Eucharistic …
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By Jay Nies
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11/9/23
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Sister Angelina Marie of the Mother of God, O.C.D. (formerly Juanita Eva Milligan), 90, of Jefferson City, passed from this life to Eternity on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Our Lady of Rickenbach Health …
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11/9/23
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October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and St. George Parish in Hermann hosted a candle-lit Mass for any and all members of the community, young and old, who have ever lost a child to …
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11/9/23
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Father Joby Parakkacharuvil Thomas points to a large stained-glass window in St. Pius X Church in Moberly.
It depicts St. John the Baptist, the last and greatest of the prophets.
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By Jay Nies
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10/26/23
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With God’s help, Catholics throughout the diocese are determining the future of the Church in which they live and raise their families.
They’re discerning how to build communities …
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By Helen Osman
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10/26/23
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