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Nate Pfenenger, a senior at Fr. Tolton Regional Catholic High School in Columbia, displays the mosaic portrait of Venerable Father Augustus Tolton that he created out of 20,400 black dice. Fr. Tolton (1854-97) was born into an enslaved family in northeastern Missouri, escaped to Illinois with his family and overcame enormous obstacles to become the Roman Catholic Church’s first recognizably Black priest in the United States.
Tolton Catholic senior makes Fr. Tolton mosaic with 20,400 dice
Nate Pfenenger took his chances, rolled the dice and came out a winner. Specifically, he turned 20,400 black dice into an intricate, larger-than-life-size mosaic portrait of Venerable Father … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight makes several announcements at the end of the Chrism Mass.
Bishop addresses June 1 ordinations, Eucharistic Revival events, prayers for peace
CLICK HERE to read a related story. Bishop W. Shawn McKnight has summoned Rev. Mr. Christopher Hoffmann to be ordained a priest and seminarian Gregory Clever to be ordained a transitional … more
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Resource Fair marks Catholic Charities Food Panty second anniversary
To address the growing needs of mid-Missourians, community organizations and local collaborators are strengthening relationships to provide essential support and resources. The Catholic … more
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Catholic men’s conference to focus on heroic virtue in action
Father William Peckman hopes every participant will have his complacency reduced to ashes during the inaugural Heart of a Hero Men’s Conference on Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20, in … more
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Joseph Benevento and his book about St. Joseph and the Holy Family.
OSPINO — Joseph’s perfect wife and her perfect son
Editor’s note: Joseph Benevento Ph.D., a member of Mary Immaculate Parish in Kirksville, is the author of My Perfect Wife, Her Perfect Son, a novel about St. Joseph and the Holy Family. He is … more
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Carolyn Saucier, who volunteers to help the area’s homeless population and provides ministry in local prisons, poses outside of Immaculate Conception Church in Jefferson City.
J.C. volunteer Carolyn Saucier shares compassion with the unhoused and people in prison
Reaching out to those in need is as big a blessing to Carolyn Saucier as it is to those with whom she interacts. Mrs. Saucier has spent years volunteering with unhoused residents in Jefferson … more
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Nicholas and Sharon Liese stand outside the doors of the Proto-Cathedral of St. Peter in Jefferson City, where Mr. Liese serves as Director of Sacred Music.
Sacred music, the Divine Office, the Eucharist draw couple toward confessing the Catholic faith
Nicholas and Sharon Liese realized on the Solemnity of St. Joseph that they needed more than the faith of their upbringing. They needed the Eucharist. They needed the Sacraments, the Holy … more
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Sister Kathleen Wegman SSND, Father Donald Antweiler, priests of the Jefferson City diocese and some of the religious sisters now living and serving in the diocese are featured in this illustration for the Easter Special Collection to benefit retired priests and religious.
Retired priests, religious put greater focus on being
The 2024 Easter Special Collection that will be taken up in parishes throughout the diocese will benefit retired priests and retired members of religious orders and congregations. A special … more
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The 2023 Totus Tuus missionary team for the Jefferson City diocese gathers at the Lake of the Ozarks in this image from last year.
Totus Tuus and summer camp missionaries share the joys of loving, serving God unconditionally
One day, the children were so wound up that all Anna Schubert could teach them was the first of the five Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. And, as it turns out, that was enough. … more
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All are invited to the Chrism Mass, March 26 in the Cathedral
For the first time in three years, the Chrism Mass will be back in the renovated Cathedral of St. Joseph this year. Bishop W. Shawn Mc­Knight invites the faithful to join him and the priests … more
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Catholic authors, speakers and stewardship consultants Lisa and Eric McArdle will be among the presenters at the Diocese of Jefferson City’s Stewardship Conference on April 13, 2024, at the Cathedral of St. Joseph.
Mother to speak at Stewardship Conference on April 13
Lisa McArdle says her children have taught her more about the Stewardship Way of Life than she’s taught them. “A lot of people assume when you talk about stewardship that it’s … more
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Jill Simons, executive director of Many Parts Ministries, will be the keynote presenter at the Diocese of Jefferson City’s 2024 Women’s Ministry Spring Pilgrimage, April 6 in Shelbina.
Women’s Ministry Spring Pilgrimage, April 6 in Shelbina
The calling of a Christian is both universal and unique to each individual. The Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary shed light on that calling through specific moments when Jesus embraced, shared … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight signs the Book of the Elect, containing the names of all the people seeking to be baptized at the Easter Vigil in parishes throughout the Jefferson City diocese, during the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion, held on the First Sunday of Lent in the Cathedral of St. Joseph.
Stepping toward full communion with the Church
Now is a very acceptable time. A time like no other. “It’s time for me to do what I’ve always wanted to do,” said Julia Parker. “And I need support now, and I … more
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Jefferson City native Scott Frank has created an intriguing learning environment for his students at IDEA Frontier College Prep in Brownsville, Texas, where he teaches Advanced Placement (A.P.) and International Baccalaureate (I.B.) history and psychology.
Helias Catholic H.S. graduate receives Texas teaching award
Scott Frank flatly acknowledges that he wasn’t a stand-out scholar or athlete. Not until he had Mike Jeffries and Chris Cooper as teachers and coaches at Helias Catholic High School. … more
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Father Andrew Auer’s ministry at the University of Missouri frequently leads him to socialize with students. Father Andrew Auer shared a meal at Shakespeare’s Pizza in Columbia with University of Missouri students, from right, Olivia Evers, a parishioner at Assumption in south St. Louis County; Julia Boessen, a parishioner at Sacred Heart in Troy; and Abby Obert, at parishioner at Immaculate Conception in Dardenne Prairie.
Fr. Auer hopes to create young disciples who are on fire for their faith
Father Andrew Auer met up with a handful of students at Shakespeare’s Pizza near the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. Over a couple of extra-large pizzas and salad, the group … more
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LEFT: Toni (Struemph) Miller, this year’s honoree from Immaculate Conception School in Jefferson City, poses with Principal Heather Schrimpf. RIGHT: Paul Meyer, along with his wife, Frances, who died last June, were honored with this year’s award from St. Peter School in Jefferson City.
Distinguished graduates honored during Catholic Schools Week
Each year during Catholic Schools Week, Catholic schools throughout the country, in cooperation with the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), honor graduates that exemplify the … more
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“The Return of the Prodigal Son,” (1667/1670) by the Spanish artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682) is on exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
UPDATED — Communal reconciliation services for Lent
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 … more
Storm damage
How preparing for disaster can keep your family safe, and serve your community
At Catholic Charities, we understand that disaster preparation, response, and recovery isn’t just a safety issue — it’s also a poverty issue. Unfortunately, disaster doesn’t … more
Sr. Rose Miriam Wegman SSND (1931-2024)
Rest in Peace, J.C. native Sister Rose Miriam Wegman SSND
Jefferson City native Sister Rose Miriam Wegman of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, 92, died peacefully in the early hours of Jan. 31, at Anna House, The Sarah Community, in Bridgeton. The … more
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Applications being accepted to serve on new Diocesan Youth Council
Applications are being accepted through April 5 for people who wish to serve on the newly created Diocesan Youth Council (DYC). Bishop W. McKnight established the council on Feb. 16. The … more
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