Archive for June 2019
June 24, 2019
Bishop’s message Thank you to everyone who joins with me each month in a prayer intention for our diocese. The July prayer intention is as follows: For the people of…
Read MoreWhat is an offering for a Mass intention?
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight For some, their first encounter with a Mass offering is at a funeral service. There’s those piles of envelopes, obviously meant for money, with the option…
Read MoreDeacon Brad T. Berhorst to be ordained as priest June 29
Deacon Brad T. Berhorst will be ordained to the priesthood on June 29, 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph, 2305 West Main Street, Jefferson City. All are welcome…
Read MoreTornado survivor experienced God’s presence in times of peril
“God was right there, wrapped all around me. He was insulation between me and the world.” Chris Salter and her family were hovering in the basement of their home across…
Read MoreClean-up volunteers “living out our Gospel values”
“Why did God allow the tornado?” asked Joanne Koechner of Tipton. “Maybe so Missouri could show the world how to set aside differences and love thy neighbor.” She might be…
Read More“REBOOT!” speaker offers compelling message of joy and conversion
“That is how most of the world has come to see your faith,” Catholic evangelist Chris Stefanick told a near-capacity crowd in the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City.…
Read MoreAnswering a Few “Frequently Asked Questions”
Answering a Few “Frequently Asked Questions” Readers, it has truly been another full week of projects, and progress. I am so grateful for this platform and the opportunity to provide…
Read MoreBishop McKnight celebrates Priestly Jubilee
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight preached the following homily on June 2 during Evening Prayer and Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament in the Cathedral of St. Joseph, as part of…
Read MoreContinuing to work with Christ through disaster recovery
“There was a strong and violent wind rending the mountains and crushing rocks before the Lord — but the Lord was not in the wind…” (1 Kings 19:11). Wherever God…
Read MoreCelebration of farewell, thanksgiving for Precious Blood Missionaries, June 23 in Sedalia
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight; Precious Blood Father Garry Richmeier, provincial leader of the Missionary Society of the Precious Blood’s Kansas City Province; and priests and sisters who have served in…
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