Jay Nies

Jan 14, 2025 | catholicmissourianonline.com | Jay Nies

I will always remember where I came from.” SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. CLICK HERE to see a video of Bishop McKnight giving the Invocation. It was a time to celebrate, to pray and to hope. Hundreds of friends, family members, colleagues and supporters of newly elected Gov. Mike Kehoe joined him and Bishop W. Shawn McKnight at Mass in the Cathedral of St. Joseph the afternoon before Inauguration Day. Gov. Kehoe, a St. Louis native, is a lifelong Catholic and a member of Cathedral of...

Jan 9, 2025 | catholicmissourianonline.com | Jay Nies

As followers of Christ, we’re basically nothing but curators of something that is eternal, and we’re here for only a short period of time.” For John-Paul Buzard, whose company built the new organ for the Cathedral of St. Joseph, it’s all for God’s greater glory. The man whose company built the new organ for the Cathedral of St. Joseph said his life’s mission is to produce “functional works of art.” And like all sacred art, its purpose is to reflect back to God the greatest glory. “We want to...

Jan 9, 2025 | catholicmissourianonline.com | Jay Nies |Daniel Merz

Balanced — that’s a good word to describe him.

Jan 9, 2025 | catholicmissourianonline.com | Jay Nies |Colleen Abbott

Something different happens when you invest in those small groups and engage in each other’s lives.” Jonathan Pund thought people in his “Parishes as Communities of the Beatitudes” faith-sharing group might hold back somewhat because the bishop was participating with them. The Holy Spirit turned those concerns on their head. “I knew almost all the people, but I didn’t necessarily know them well enough to expect that we would all just jump in and have fruitful discussions from the very...

Jan 9, 2025 | catholicmissourianonline.com | Jay Nies

That time we spend with God, the time we spend in prayer, is the foundation for everything we do in our lives.” CLICK HERE to see a video clip of Kathleen Basi and Katie Wills performing together. SCROLL THE ARROWS to see more photos. Kathleen Basi and Katie Wills are Catholic composers, musicians and evangelizers who understand music’s power to be a gateway to the soul. “Music reaches deep into people and expresses faith and emotion in ways beyond words,” said Mrs. Basi, a member of Our Lady...