Soccer’s in her blood
St. James Academy alumna gets a shot with professional soccer league by Shelia Myers Special to the Leaven A St. James Academy alumna had a dream come true when she was drafted to play in a…
Column: Cultivate your spirituality at April stewardship conference
by Lesle Knop Stewardship conferences help us bloom where we are planted. I have been impatient to get into our gardens after our snow-packed winter. With Eastertide comes a desire for renewal that drives me…
Column: New technologies fueled by imagination of kids like ours
by Kathy O’Hara Dear friends of Catholic schools, “Gram, why doesn’t your computer have an apple on it?” That’s the question my five-year-old grandson asked me during his recent visit. To say that I am…
Column: Baptismal waters represent both death and life
by Father Mike Stubbs In the past few generations, most Catholics have been accustomed to seeing baptism by the pouring of water over the head of the person being baptized. This method is called infusion.…
Column: Right, left . . . or scattered?
by Father Mark Goldasich Right or left brain? I’m sure that you’re aware of the theory that we humans tend to favor one side or the other. Left-brain types are more analytical and logical; right-brain…
Animator for Hispanic ministry steps down
by Jessica Langdon jessica.langdon@theleaven.org KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A gardener tending his patch might not appreciate its full beauty until he steps back to take it all in. Now, after nearly 10 years of helping…
Stormy weather: Basehor has the drill down pat
by Shelia Myers Special to the Leaven BASEHOR — With the spring storm season approaching, Holy Angels Church here has decided to make like Boy Scouts and “be prepared.” It even conducted a run-through of…
‘Blessed are the merciful’
Diving Mercy Sunday celebrations invite Catholics to share in devotion by Jessica Langdon jessica.langdon@theleaven.org The Topeka couple had prayed the chaplet of Divine Mercy for years, but the devotion really took on new life for…
The face of human trafficking
by Marc and Julie Anderson Special to the Leaven TOPEKA — Lent. It’s a time of repentance — and a time of renewal. Perhaps that explains why the students at Topeka’s Catholic Campus Center at…
Topeka parish breaks ground for addition
by Mark and Julie Anderson mjanderson@theleaven.org TOPEKA — When a growing family needs space, they sometimes build an addition. And so it is with Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish here. When the parish was founded…