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Mary Catherine Martin (bottom center), senior counsel for the Thomas More Society, addresses reporters outside the Missouri Supreme Court Building in Jefferson City on Sept. 10, surrounded by opponents to the proposed state’s Constitutional Amendment 3. The Missouri Supreme Court was reviewing a lower court’s determination that the proposed amendment as submitted violates state law because it does not state what laws would be repealed if passed.
Abortion amendment to stay on November ballot
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. CLICK HERE to read a related story. Amendment 3 — which if passed, will enshrine in the Missouri Constitution access to elective abortions … more
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Father Bo Ryan (1929-2024)
Fr. Bo Ryan, 95, lived, served near Lake of the Ozarks for decades
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see a gallery of photos from the funeral. Father C. Duane “Bo” Ryan’s friends prayed for him to be well and strong enough to attend the Jefferson City … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight, surrounded by eight concelebrating priests and about 350 people from parishes all over the Jefferson City diocese, preaches the homily during the diocese’s inaugural Rural Life Mass Sept. 8 on the Steinman Family Farm near Vienna. Congregants were seated on lawn chairs, blankets or hay bales under shade trees or the late-summer sun.
Worshiping the Creator in the midst of creation
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. CLICK HERE to see a highlight video from this event. Members of the Steinman family drew … more
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Proposed amendment would enshrine abortion in state’s Constitution, take away protections
CLICK HERE to read a related story. The proposed Amendment 3 to the Missouri Constitution would go far beyond ensuring what its promotors call “the right to reproductive freedom.” … more
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“Protect Young Eyes” sessions in Salisbury, Jefferson City to help parents keep children safe in the Digital Age
A year ago, the public was just waking up to the ways vulnerable people could be exploited by the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the digital realm. It’s no longer an emerging … more
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Sister Rose Mary Boessen RSM
Mercy Sister Rose Mary Boessen notes 65th anniversary in religious life
St. Thomas native Sister Rose Mary Boessen RSM, a Sister of Mercy, had the honor of renewing her vows on her 65th anniversary in religious life, on Aug. 24. She did so at the 5 p.m. Mass in Twin … more
New Catholic school administrators are confident in their calling
This is the second part of a two-part report: The new school year is in full swing, and the new administrators at several of the diocese’s 37 Catholic grade schools are adapting to their … more
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Welcoming Week and our call to serve Christ through the stranger
Welcoming week is just around the corner, and it is a time for us to live our Christian values and reflect on what it means to welcome the stranger. This annual campaign seeks to celebrate the … more
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Bishop: On life, let us be guided by God’s mercy
The Catholic standpoint on life is grounded in a simple truth — that all human beings are made in the image and likeness of God. Our Church professes that human life is sacred from the … more
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The students of Our Lady of the Snows School in Mary’s Home, along with their teachers; their principal, Lucinda Varner; their pastor, Father Simon Jude Kanyike; and Deacon Chet Zuck gather around the Marian grotto outside Our Lady of Snows Church following their first all-school Mass of the new school year, on Aug. 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Mary’s Home school is a faith-filled community
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this story. Bursts of laughter erupted from Mrs. Belshe’s kindergarten classroom in Our Lady of the Snows School in Mary’s Home. She … more
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Recollections of parish picnics and happy marriages
“Why don’t you ride my Mule back to the shop?” Stephanie Farnan looked around for a beast of burden with a stubborn disposition. “I led her on for a little bit and … more
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St. Joseph Parish in Edina celebrates 150th anniversary of impressive, enduring church building
What would they say if they could speak? These lofty bulwarks of stone, brick and colored glass that mark the boundary between God’s house and God’s holy acre? These sounding … more
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14 men from throughout the diocese instituted as acolytes
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see 32 additional photos. In kneeling one-by-one before the bishop, 14 men from parishes throughout the Jefferson City diocese reached an important threshold in their … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight administers the Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders to seminarian Gage Neisen (left), on Aug. 4 during Sunday Morning Mass in Queen of Peace Church in Ewing. Queen of Peace is the home parish for Mr. Neisen, who is a seminarian at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio.
Seminarian Gage Neisen formally admitted to candidacy
Seminarians for the Jefferson City diocese and local parishioners joined Bishop W. Shawn McKnight at Mass Aug. 4 in Queen of Peace Church in Ewing, home church of seminarian Gage Neisen. There, … more
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Anna AuBuchon, Mason French, Sam Wyrick, Ava Morris and Ella Patterson, members of Helias Catholic High School’s Class of 2024, gather for a photo in the school’s St. Pius X Chapel after being interviewed this spring. They were among the graduating seniors of Catholic high schools in the diocese who shared advice for this year’s incoming freshmen.
Members of Class of 2024 offer advice to incoming freshmen
When Jake Ryan was a high school freshman, he made friends with half-a-dozen seniors, most of whom he’s still in touch with. “And they really just showed me how to enjoy high school … more
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The crucial role of supporting food pantries
Within all communities, amidst wealth and prosperity, there exists a stark reality for many individuals and families: food insecurity. This widespread issue affects millions globally, including … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight and concelebrating priests pray the Preface before the Eucharistic Prayer at St. Andrew Parish’s 50th anniversary Mass in St. Andrew Church.
St. Andrew Parish in Holts Summit celebrates 50 years of faith, family, fellowship
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. God is everywhere, but he reveals himself uniquely to Sandy Rackers through her fellow members of St. Andrew Parish in Holts Summit. … more
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New principals Mary Hudson at St. Mary School in Glasgow; Katie Helfer at Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School in Columbia; Courtney Pleus at Immaculate Conception School in Loose Creek; James Hendler at Mary Immaculate School in Kirksville; Linda Henderson at St. Clement School in St. Clement; Theresa Farnell at St. Brendan School in Mexico; and Jeremy Horvath at St. Joseph School in Westphalia, gather on Aug. 2 in the Alphonse J. Schwartze Memorial Catholic Center in Jefferson City.
New Catholic school principals reflect on the purpose of Catholic education and their role in it
This is the first part of a two-part report: As the Church gears up for the upcoming Jubilee Year of Hope, seven Catholic schools in the Jefferson City diocese are welcoming new principals this … more
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Deacon Michael Berendzen, who assists the pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Taos; Monsignor Robert A. Kurwicki, vicar general of the Jefferson City diocese and pastor of St. Peter Parish in Jefferson City; and Father Kelechi Uzuegbu, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Taos, gather around the church bell from the old St. Francis Xavier Church built by Jesuit Father Ferdinand Helias (1796-1874), known by many as the “Apostle of Central Missouri,” on Aug. 11, the 150th anniversary of the priest’s death. Msgr. Kurwicki presided at Mass and preached the homily in observance of the anniversary.
Remembering Fr. Helias 150 years later
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. The fire that engulfed the priestly heart of Jesuit Father Ferdinand Benedict Mary Guislain Helias d’Huddeghem still rages a … more
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Kathy Forck, co-coordinator for the Columbia 40 Days for Life Campaign in Missouri, addresses fellow participants July 13 at a 40 Days for Life national symposium in Nashville.
Kathy Forck receives national honors from 40 Days for Life
Kathy Forck, a member of St. Andrew Parish in Holts Summit and long-serving coordinator of the Columbia 40 Days for Life campaign, was recently honored with the national organization’s Sue … more
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