At the conclusion of the retreat earlier this month convoked by our Holy Father, Pope Francis, for the bishops of the United States in light of the clergy sexual abuse crisis, I returned to Missouri …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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1/24/19
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Jan. 21, 2019
Last week I celebrated Mass at the Cathedral of St. Joseph with pilgrims from our diocese as they began their trip for the March for Life.
I told them I was proud of them for …
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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1/21/19
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Diocese of Jefferson City
Office of the Bishop
P.O. Box 104900
Jefferson City, Missouri 65110-4900
Telephone 573-635-9127
www.diojeffcity.org
January 11, 2019
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1/13/19
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight’s first Christmas Eve Mass as bishop of Jefferson City coincided with the 50th anniversary of the first Mass in the Cathedral …
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Photos by Dan Bernskoetter
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1/3/19
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Several bishops who are planning to join a weeklong U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops retreat to start the New Year are trusting …
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By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service, Washington, D.C.
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12/20/18
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For 130 years, Wayland’s current St. Martha Church building and the one that preceded it stood as symbols of a community of faith and a visible reminder of God’s saving presence near …
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By Jay Nies
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12/13/18
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“May angels carry you into Paradise. May the martyrs greet your arrival, and may they lead you into the Holy City, Jerusalem. May choirs of angels sing to you, and with Lazarus, who was once a …
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By Jay Nies
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12/13/18
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight couldn’t forget the opening remarks to Bishop Joseph N. Perry’s keynote address at the 2018 Missouri Catholic Conference …
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By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service, Baltimore
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11/30/18
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Catholic News Service
Laypeople need to help the U.S. bishops get out from under the clerical sex abuse scandal that is plaguing the Church, said Bishop W. Shawn McKnight to Catholics of the …
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11/30/18
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The inaugural basket was more of a “Hail Mary” than a slam-dunk.
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight ascended a ladder and one-handed the ball through the hoop, capping off the rededication of …
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By Jay Nies
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11/30/18
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Bishop McKnight issued the following statement on Nov. 16, 2018:
The November General Assembly of Bishops in Baltimore was a difficult but …
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By Bishop W. Shawn McKnight
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11/19/18
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At the urging of the Vatican, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) refrained from voting on two proposals they were to discuss at their Baltimore meeting regarding their response to the …
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By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service
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11/15/18
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight is challenging fellow bishops throughout the United States to join him in applying renewed …
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By Jay Nies
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11/9/18
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City issued the following statement Oct. 27, in response to the shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue during services, which the Anti-Defamation League is …
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10/27/18
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight held nothing back in his homily for the closing Mass at the Missouri Catholic Conference 2018 Annual Assembly.
“The little ones among us are deserving of the …
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By Jay Nies
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10/19/18
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This article points to the far-reaching effects of the Church’s manifold mission endeavors.
This weekend, Oct. 20-21, World Mission Sunday will be celebrated in churches throughout the …
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By Jay Nies
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10/19/18
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight will host a series of listening sessions and shared prayer opportunities regarding the abuse crisis in the Church.
He hopes to gather information, insight and prayers …
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10/18/18
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City preached the homily at the Archdiocese of St. Louis’s Red Mass, on Oct. 7 in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis.
The Red Mass is celebrated …
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10/8/18
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This issue of The Catholic Missourian has been sent to all the registered Catholic households of the diocese as part of the kickoff for this year’s Catholic Stewardship Appeal (CSA).
The …
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By Jay Nies
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10/5/18
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