Column: Into the warmth and the light
The forecast for tonight is cold, bitterly cold, with a sharp northwesterly wind making the 22 degree temperature at midday feel more like single digits.
Column: Jesus subdues demon, establishing his authority
All teachers, at one time or another, have had to deal with a disruptive student, one who speaks out in class or in some other way interferes with the process of learning.
Column: Three chairs for Catholic Press Month
Because this paper is coming out on Super Bowl Weekend, I‘ll start with a sports story that you might have missed.
A march to remember
The marching mass of 250,000 people slowed to a near stop, which gave Caitlin Fox, a student at St. James Academy in Lenexa, an opportunity to survey the scene spilling across the National Mall.
Church offices asked to trim budgets
In the current economic climate, most companies are looking for ways to cut costs, and the Catholic Church Offices here are no different.
Flying high
Talk about a calling. Rick Storey, working as a funeral director in his 20s, had been kicking around the idea of going to the seminary for several years when he received a sign.
Column: Look for God even in your failures and disappointments
Each year, the bishops of Region IX (Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa) make an annual retreat together at the beginning of January.
Column: Boiling the ocean one scholarship at a time
Making Catholic education a reality for all who seek it is like trying to “boil the ocean.”
Column: Small faith communities touch Hispanic faithful
In my last column I promised that in the near future I would be sharing with our readers what has been going on in Hispanic ministry to promote evangelization among the Spanish-speaking.
Column: Are you waiting or building the kingdom — or both?
Remember the feud between the Hatfield and McCoy families? It lasted for years. Religious controversies can also continue over a long period of time.