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Just a few came forward at first, then more.
Soon, the area in front of the speaker’s platform was abuzz with activity.
More than 500 …
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By Jay Nies
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3/20/25
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No one said it would be easy.
“Confession is hard. It’s not supposed to be easy,” stated Mary Madelyn Mertes, assistant director of catechetical formation for the Jefferson …
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By Jay Nies
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3/20/25
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Coey Chrisman had been going to Mass with her dad and her grandma her whole life.
But …
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By Jay Nies
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3/20/25
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Sister Marie Esther Becker, 88, a Jefferson City native who taught for many years at St. Peter School in Jefferson City, died peacefully the morning of Feb. 27 at Anna House, The Sarah Community in …
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By Sister Carol Marie Wildt SSND
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3/20/25
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Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO) is hard at work offering hope to individuals and helping parishes become the centers of charity …
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By Jay Nies
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3/20/25
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Just a moment.
Sometimes, that’s all it takes.
“One powerful moment to save a life and a soul,” said Patrick Castle Ph.D., one of the keynote presenters for the 2025 Heart …
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By Jay Nies
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3/20/25
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The men of the diaconate formation class of 2025 recently completed their canonical retreat anticipating their ordination to the Order of Deacons.
The retreat was held from Feb. 13-17 at the …
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By Deacon John Schwartze
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3/20/25
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Mary Lenaburg agrees that life is like a box of chocolate.
Bittersweet chocolate that is — her favorite kind.
“It has some bitterness, a little bite to it, before you taste the …
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By Jay Nies
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3/8/25
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Lent is a good time for an examination of conscience and to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation in preparation for Easter. Here is a partial list of Lenten communal reconciliation services in the …
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3/6/25
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The first stage of the diocesan Sacred Music Consultation was a resounding success.
More than 6,600 people from throughout this diocese completed online and hard-copy surveys developed by the …
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3/6/25
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The bishop sent the people forth with a blessing that included:
“May he who gathers you at one table and renews you with one …
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By Jay Nies
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3/6/25
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For some, the roadway to heaven is paved with stones.
Rough-cut stones, quarried from a Chariton County farm 120 years ago, dragged by …
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By Jay Nies
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3/6/25
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Father Michael Penn counseled a brother priest who was in the late stages of a debilitating illness, despondent that he could no longer minister.
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By Jay Nies
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3/6/25
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Trying to celebrate Easter without observing Lent can be like visiting a museum without knowing the value of any of the art or artifacts on display.
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By Jay Nies
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3/6/25
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Father Daniel Merz recently heard a college-age parishioner refer to herself disparagingly as a “cradle Catholic.”
As if to say, “I grew up Catholic and never learned about …
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By Jay Nies
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3/6/25
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Each year during Catholic Schools Week, Catholic schools throughout the country, in cooperation with the National Catholic Education Association …
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By Jay Nies
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3/6/25
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Several young students of Sacred Heart School in Sedalia bobbed back and forth to the bouncy beat of Scott Joplin’s “Maple …
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By Jay Nies
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3/6/25
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CLICK HERE to read Bishop McKnight’s “Making Connections” column on co-responsibility.
CLICK HERE to read profiles of several diocesan councils and commissions.
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By Jay Nies
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2/19/25
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Jacob Stewart brushed up on a lot of the basics before representing his school in the diocese’s first-ever Seventh Grade Scholar Bowl in Jefferson City.
The most important of these things …
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By Jay Nies
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2/19/25
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A priest wearing a full cassock, skipping rope on the playground.
Only those who saw it could have believed it.
“As Catholics, we’re pretty good at observing fast days, but we …
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By Jay Nies
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2/19/25
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