Young Kevin Gormley told the president of All Hallows Seminary in Dublin that he wanted to be a priest in San Francisco, where his brother was living.
The president said enough men from the …
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By Jay Nies
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9/26/24
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“Here I am Lord. Is it I Lord? I have heard you calling in the night. I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.”
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By Father Brad Berhorst
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9/26/24
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Themes of humanity, death, mercy, mission, healing and sure and certain hope resonated throughout St. Andrew Parish’s 10th annual …
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By Jay Nies
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9/26/24
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Father C. Duane “Bo” Ryan’s friends prayed for him to be well and strong enough to attend the Jefferson City …
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By Jay Nies
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9/12/24
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Members of the Steinman family drew …
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9/12/24
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The proposed Amendment 3 to the Missouri Constitution would go far beyond ensuring what its promotors call “the right to reproductive freedom.”
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By Jay Nies
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9/12/24
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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 …
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By Jay Nies
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9/12/24
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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 …
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9/12/24
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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 …
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By Jay Nies
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9/12/24
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Bursts of laughter erupted from Mrs. Belshe’s kindergarten classroom in Our Lady of the Snows School in Mary’s Home.
She …
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By Jay Nies
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8/29/24
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“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 …
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By Jay Nies
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8/29/24
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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 …
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Jay Nies
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8/29/24
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In kneeling one-by-one before the bishop, 14 men from parishes throughout the Jefferson City diocese reached an important threshold in their …
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By Jay Nies
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8/29/24
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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, …
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By Jay Nies
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8/29/24
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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 …
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By Jay Nies
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8/29/24
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God is everywhere, but he reveals himself uniquely to Sandy Rackers through her fellow members of St. Andrew Parish in Holts Summit.
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By Jay Nies
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8/16/24
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The fire that engulfed the priestly heart of Jesuit Father Ferdinand Benedict Mary Guislain Helias d’Huddeghem still rages a …
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By Jay Nies
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8/16/24
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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 …
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By Jay Nies
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8/16/24
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Catholic speaker, author, wife and mother Sterling Jaquith helps people hear and discern the voice of God.
“I find people who feel lost or stuck, and I matchmake them with the Holy …
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By Jay Nies
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8/16/24
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Plans are shaping up for the inaugural Catholic Rural Life Mass for this diocese, which Bishop W. Shawn McKnight will celebrate on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, at the Maries Creek Farm near Vienna.
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By Jay Nies
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8/16/24
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