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Sisters Suzanne Walker and Loretta Keller of the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, New York, are part of the communities of Holy Rosary Parish in Monroe City and St. Stephen Parish in Indian Creek.
Easter Collection: Two sisters with deep roots in the community
Sister Loretta Keller and Sister Suzanne Walker, members of the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, New York, are living in retirement in the Holy Rosary Convent in Monroe City. Sr. Suzanne grew up in … more
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Members of St. Alexander Parish in Belle take in the scope and majesty the Whispering Gallery in the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.
Belle parishioners visit State Capitol on parish feastday
The feastday of St. Alexander Parish in Belle proved to be a fine day for members of St. Alexander Parish to visit the Missouri State Capitol. State Rep. Bruce Sassmann (R-District 61) and his … more
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Bishop W. Shawn McKnight blesses the newly cast bells for the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City on March 21.
Five new bells blessed, installed in Cathedral bell towers
“Great Bells as they were; melodious, deep-mouthed, noble Bells; cast in no common metal; made by no common founder ...” — Charles Dickens, “The Chimes” Wide-eyed … more
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First post-Roe Mid West March for Life, April 26 at Missouri State Capitol
2022 saw the U.S. Supreme Court give authority over abortion back to the states, and Missouri became the first to ban elective abortions. What comes next? “We get to live in this time in … more
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Howard Kirchner, grandson of John Kirchner, longest-serving postmaster in St. Patrick, responds to his grandfather posthumously receiving Shrine of St. Patrick Parish’s 2023 Historic Preservation Award on March 12 at the parish’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
Saluting people who built shrine, community in St. Patrick
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. The forms were in place, the concrete mixer was roaring to life and Father Francis O’Duignan’s dream was finally taking … more
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George, 5, a migrant boy from Venezuela traveling with his family, looks through the border wall as family members line up to request asylum in El Paso, Texas, Dec. 27, 2022.
Martinsburg native visits border parish, seeks prayers for stranded asylum-seekers
People asked if Father Edward Becker was afraid during his visit to a church near the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this year. No. He was just sad. “Jesus knows from his own personal … more
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This olive wood sculpture depicting the Last Supper will adorn Cana Hall in the Undercroft of the renovated Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City. A gift to the diocese form a donor, the sculpture was created in Bethlehem from part of a tree estimated to have been 3,000 years old.
Last Supper lively depicted in olive wood sculpture from the Holy Land
Something that had been growing for centuries when Jesus walked the earth has been transformed into a focal point for the downstairs Undercroft of the renewed Cathedral of St. Joseph. While on … more
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UPDATED: Seven Jefferson City area churches to host stational pilgrimage on Holy Thursday evening
Seven parishes in and near the Capital City will host an evening of silent pilgrimage and prayer following the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, April 6. The Most Blessed Sacrament … more
This image of St. Joseph and symbols of various names for him in the Litany of St. Joseph will be used to create a bronze relief tympanum over the entrance to the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City.
Bronze relief of St. Joseph being cast for new Cathedral portico
“If Mary was the aura preceding the Diving Sun, Joseph was the horizon illuminated by its splendors.” — St. Leonard of Port Maurice, an 18th-century Franciscan priest By Jay … more
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Joseph Benevento PhD is author of 16 books, including My Perfect Wife, Her Perfect Son.
Kirksville author seeks out St. Joseph’s humanity in new novel
The foster father of the Word Made Flesh is conspicuously wordless in the Canon of Sacred Scripture. What would he say if he could tell his side of the story? “He’s the only man in … more
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Author leads readers to holy sites throughout Missouri
Patrick Murphy wears rose-window-colored glasses on his jaunts through Missouri’s villages and metropolises. Raised “culturally Catholic” before being properly welcomed into the … more
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This farmhouse was the home of Liz Schleicher’s ancestors in Calhoun County, Illinois.
Connecting with God, our ancestors during the lean time of year
It’s Lent. Forty days of dedication to prayer, penance, almsgiving and fasting in the name of the Lord. Not fasting like medical fasting before a scan or surgery. Not trendy intermittent … more
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Benedictine Brother Gabriel (formerly Daniel) Chinn professes simple vows in the Benedictine Order in the presence of Abbot Benedict Neenan, OSB, on Feb. 3 in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception at Conception Abbey in northwestern Missouri on Feb. 3.
Shelby County native professes Benedictine vows at Conception
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Benedictine Brother Gabriel Chinn chose a name that reminds him of the Blessed Mother’s “fiat,” and of his own. Baptized Daniel, the … more
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The organ in St. Clement Church in St. Clement was built in Ireland and installed in 1983.
Pipes are calling — St. Clement Church organ is a jewel from the Emerald Isle
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. For 40 years, the organ in St. Clement Church in St. Clement has been speaking with a distinct brogue. The church was the first in the United States to be … more
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Christmas lights adorn the wedge-shaped garden between St. Patrick Church and the parish rectory in Laurie, where this limestone image of St. Patrick arrived providentially on St. Patrick’s Day in 1980.
Laurie’s St. Patrick statue from Ireland once was lost
SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. The late Father Fred Barnett never let a favor from heaven go to waste. “Pray for a miracle, and you get one,” the longtime pastor of St. … more
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Sister Laura Jean Spaeth SSND (1943-2023)
Rest in peace, Sr. Laura Jean Spaeth SSND
“Within every difficulty and struggle lies the opportunity for grace and transformation. The sooner we learn to let go and let God be in charge, the happier and wiser we will … more
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Monsignor David Cox, pastor of St. Stanislaus Parish in Wardsville and St. Margaret of Antioch Parish in Osage Bend (left, seated) listens to a speaker during Missouri Right to Life’s Pro-Life Action Day in the State Capitol.
Msgr. Cox leads prayer at Right to Life event
Monsignor David Cox, pastor of St. Stanislaus Parish in Wardsville and St. Margaret of Antioch Parish in Osage Bend, led the opening prayer for a rally in the Missouri State Capitol Rotunda on March … more
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight greets people who are preparing to receive Sacraments of Initiation in their parishes at Easter, during the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion on the First Sunday of Lent in Columbia.
Important milestone for those seeking Easter Sacraments
CLICK HERE to see a gallery of photos from this event. http://catholicmissourianonline.com/stories/photos-rite-of-election-and-call-to-continuing-conversion,4465 Receiving the Easter … more
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This newly created stained-glass window (partially covered in clear plastic for protection), depicting Jesus feeding the 5,000, is one of three that have been installed in the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City as part of an extensive renovation, expansion and upgrade of the 54-year-old Cathedral. An additional nine windows are scheduled to be installed by year’s end.
Cathedral’s new stained glass windows will filter light through the call to discipleship
The faces of Christ, of Moses, of venerable Father Augustus Tolton gaze down in radiant splendor into the Cathedral of St. Joseph. And this is just the beginning. “These imposing images … more
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Cast members of Helias Catholic High School’s 2023 student musical, “West Side Story,” rehearse on the set at the Miller Performing Arts Center on Feb. 28.
Classic musical production returns to Helias Catholic
“For so many years, I’ve been saying, ‘Gosh! How could it ever get any better than that?’ And then the next year, we blow them away again.” Production Manager Ron … more
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