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The program from the 1974 Dedication Mass for the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City called the altar servers “boys representing the various areas of the diocese.”
Not quite.
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By Jay Nies
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5/10/23
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April 28 marked an important milestone in the lives of 15 men of the Jefferson City diocese, as Bishop McKnight accepted them as candidates preparing to be become permanent deacons of the Church.
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By Jay Nies
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5/10/23
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Sister Jean Dietrich of the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) is stepping down but not stepping away from Helias Catholic High School in Jefferson City.
Nearly 40 years after joining the …
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By Jay Nies
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5/10/23
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Following a prayerful, extensive and thorough search process that yielded four strong and qualified candidates, the St. Vincent de Paul Parish leadership, Sacred Heart School Advisory …
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By Liz Suter-Van Leer
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5/10/23
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“Frustration is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.” —Ecclesiastes 7:3
In this scripture verse, we are drawn into what appears to be an obvious …
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By Ché Wilson
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5/10/23
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An oasis in what was once a food desert has become a community where people nourish one another.
All in a year’s time.
“It just keeps getting better,” stated Bill Heberle, …
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By Jay Nies
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5/10/23
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Catholic author, podcaster and presenter Patty Schneier is convinced that a single day can make all the difference.
She hopes women throughout the Jefferson City diocese will set that day aside …
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By Jay Nies
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5/10/23
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“I never weary of great churches. It is my favorite kind of mountain scenery. Mankind was never so happily inspired as when it made a Cathedral.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson
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By Jay Nies
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5/5/23
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Danielle Freie spent a year letting God convince her to try something new.
She finally ran out of excuses.
“I always tell people to follow what the Lord tells them to do, but I had …
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By Jay Nies
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4/27/23
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Paula Wekenborg was in eighth grade at St. Peter School in Jefferson City when her aunt volunteered to lead the Girl Scout troop for students of the school’s Special Education Program.
The …
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By Jay Nies
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4/27/23
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Father Gregory Meystrik was walking to noon Mass at the Basilica of Ars in France when two children drew near and said something in their native tongue.
At first, he couldn’t understand …
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By Jay Nies
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4/27/23
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Erin Cerneka and her husband were familiar with a simple Gaelic melody known as the “Mingulay Boat Song.”
She once noted that it could be refashioned into a church tune.
She later …
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By Jay Nies
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4/27/23
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Each morning I take a moment and pray for Christ to work through me, that I may be an instrument for others to encounter Jesus that day.
As a housing counselor, my job description includes working …
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By Paige Orscheln
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4/27/23
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Sister Irene (formerly Sister Mary Luke) McGrath, 95, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, died peacefully on April 19 at the Benedictine Living Community at the Shrine in Belleville, …
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4/27/23
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight invites people throughout the Jefferson City diocese to join in the public activities surrounding the rededication of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City.
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4/27/23
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People who visit the Cathedral of St. Joseph the night before its rededication are in for an up-close, personal and intensely prayerful …
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By Jay Nies
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4/12/23
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Father Tony Ricard insists that everyone who works in a Catholic school is a theology instructor and promoter of the faith.
“If …
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By Jay Nies
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4/12/23
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“May the Lord take a liking to you …”
The priest smiled back and gave the rest of the old Irish salutation.
“… but not just yet.”
Monsignor Michael T. …
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By Jay Nies
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4/12/23
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Three individuals with long and distinguished ties to the Jefferson City diocese received prestigious honors from Pope Francis at this year’s Chrism Mass.
The Mass was celebrated on April 4, …
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By Jay Nies
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4/12/23
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The World Health Organization classifies Down syndrome as a birth defect.
Rachel Campos-Duffy says that’s nonsense.
“My little Valentina is not a ‘defect,’” the …
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By Jay Nies
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4/12/23
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