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“Bring all that weighs you down, so that you may find rest.”
A priest from Nigeria, tables full of faithful churchgoers and an hour of prayer, songs and food filled the gymnasium of …
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By Kaden Quinn, California
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3/18/26
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Each year, Lent invites us into a season of reflection, slowing us down, asking us to look honestly at our lives.
Where is Christ present?
Where is he calling us to grow?
And perhaps …
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By Audrey Ickes, Communications Specialist
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3/18/26
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The earth rests lightly over those who once made their home on the Irish Ridge in Lewis County. Their little St. Patrick Mission Church between Lewistown and Monticello has been gone for over a …
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By Jay Nies and Bernadette Adams
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3/17/26
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Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell recently traveled to St. Mary Parish in Milan to pray with a group of immigrant parishioners and parish leaders amid the fear and uncertainty many families are facing due …
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3/5/26
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The Solemnity of St. Joseph — husband of Mary, protector of the Holy Family, patron saint of the Universal Church and of a peaceful death — is March 19.
It’s one of only a few days that …
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By Jay Nies
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3/5/26
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“After decades as atheists, now suddenly, we’re this.”
Eric Jensen described the transformation that he, …
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By Jay Nies
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3/5/26
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Mary Madelyn Mertes hears the Gospel radiating and resonating throughout all of history.
It’s a process she feels privileged to participate in.
“Catechesis literally means to echo …
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By Jay Nies
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3/5/26
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When Jose Funes was little, his mother couldn’t pass by a church without taking him in to pray.
Otherwise, he’d cry the whole way home.
“I loved going to church,” Mr. Funes, …
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By Jay Nies
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3/5/26
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The congregation Russ and Hether Pflasterer poured themselves into establishing fell apart shortly after they stepped away from it.
The loss still stung …
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By Jay Nies
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3/5/26
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Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell and about 70 people knelt in the presence of the Most Blessed Sacrament and prayed fervently for peace — “peace in our …
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By Jay Nies
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3/5/26
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Crystal’s father suffered abuse as a child and wound up transferring that abuse onto her.
A childhood marked by neglect, instability and abuse led her into a toxic marriage at 18, with three …
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By Jay Nies
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3/5/26
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Bishop to offer bilingual Mass, present relic of St. Oscar Romero, March 21, 2026, in Cathedral
Bishop Ralph B. O’Donnell will celebrate a special bilingual Mass in the Cathedral of St. Joseph …
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3/5/26
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At Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri, our goal is to “provide care and create hope” throughout the Diocese of Jefferson City.
Yet we face a challenge.
Our office only …
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By Deacon Lou Leonatti
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3/5/26
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Sedalia’s Lauretta Emerson (1928-2025) has been likened to Civil Rights pioneer Rosa Parks.
Both women took a stand for what’s right and just, clearing a path for those who would come after …
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By Jay Nies
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2/19/26
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Cassandra Atchison had a great job, collaborating with people she continues to respect and admire.
But God made her heart restless.
“There was nothing broken or lacking in my work, but I …
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By Jay Nies
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2/19/26
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How did Jesus getting brutally murdered on the cross bring salvation to humanity?
By him sanctifying everything he touches, even suffering.
“When Jesus dies on the cross, he puts the …
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By Jay Nies
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2/19/26
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The Cursillo Movement for the Jefferson City diocese ( diojeffcity.org/cursillo ) held two weekends in 2025 at Fr. Tolton Regional Catholic High School in Columbia.
Men’s Cursillo #75 was …
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By Ken Sandbothe and Kim Lenger
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2/19/26
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Each year during Catholic Schools Week, Catholic schools throughout the country, in cooperation with the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), honor graduates who exemplify the schools’ …
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By Jay Nies
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2/19/26
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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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2/19/26
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“Does Jesus really care about all of this?”
Yes.
“He told us very clearly, repeatedly, that he does care about it,” stated Father Brad Berhorst, judicial vicar for the Jefferson …
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By Jay Nies
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2/19/26
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