by Father Mike Stubbs “Speak softly, but carry a big stick.” That proverb tells us to consider two radically different approaches for influencing people’s behavior. One way takes a gentle approach. The other takes more forceful…
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by Father Mark Goldasich Awag once said, “We know that money can’t buy happiness, but it will allow you to be miserable in lots of really nice places!” “Happy New Year” is something that we…
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by Jessica Langdon jessica.langdon@theleaven.org KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Their ages span several decades, and they might — or might not — have crossed paths in the past. But about two dozen people come together several…
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by Joe Bollig joe.bollig@theleaven.org Every year is filled with important events, but the year 2013 was especially noteworthy, if only for being the year of two popes. Pope Benedict XVI shocked the church and the…
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by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann It seems that every year the effort to remove Christ from Christmas escalates. This year a group called American Atheists financed a billboard in Times Square that posed the question:…
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by Father Andrew Strobl I have never seen a Nativity display with an innkeeper depicted. Animals, shepherds, the Magi, angels, Jesus, Mary and Joseph are all there, but no innkeeper. Based on the Gospel accounts, it…
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by Michael Podrebarac “And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” — Jn 1:14 The sacraments that we celebrate today began over two thousand years ago, with the incarnation of Jesus Christ. After all,…
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by Father Mike Stubbs Sometimes, people will refuse a favor from someone else because they do not want to feel obligated to the other person. It may be that the person refusing the favor wants to…
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by Father Mark Goldasich Christmas is a time for stories. While nothing could ever rival the story of the birth of Jesus, the continuing effects of the incarnation continue to impact the world. The following story…
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Holiday tradition feeds body and soul in the NICU by Jessica Langdon jessica.langdon@theleaven.org OVERLAND PARK — To say 5-year-old George Liebergen loves trains might be a bit of an understatement. So it’s no surprise…
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