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Column: Find your passion in your faith
I hope that the experience this year will open your heart to God’s grace. You will be invited to join the many ways we live and learn our faith in our parishes and archdiocese. I hope and pray that you will accept the invitation.
Column: Hey, better late than never
Although lateness is something to be worked on and remedied, I also think that there’s a place in life for the “better late than never.” We’re often so bombarded each day with the “must do’s” that the “would like to do’s”...
Seven Benedictine Ravens make final vows
On Aug. 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at St. Mary Parish ihere, seven former students of Benedictine College in Atchison took their final vows as Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George...
‘Innocents’ Mass provides closure for parents
The annual event held here in the archdiocese, called the Mass of the Innocents, is open to all who have experienced loss through miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS and other types of infant death.
Pro-life forums deliver pro-life message to eighth-graders
The purpose of the forum is simply this: to educate young people, who are about to enter high school, about why they should be pro-life and in conformity with the teachings of the church, said Williams. It’s vital information...
Father Jude remembered as a quiet man
Father Jude, 85, died in his sleep Aug. 22 at St. Benedict’s Abbey in Atchison. The Mass of Christian burial was offered on Aug. 27, followed by burial in the monastery cemetery.
Legendary coach Lou Holtz encourages Benedictine students
Legendary football coach, author and broadcaster Lou Holtz visited the campus of Benedictine College here on Aug. 28 to deliver the keynote address at the school’s opening convocation.
Faith flows where water doesn’t
“People are really affected by this drought,” said Father Marianand Mendem, pastor of those parishes. Most farmers have already lost corn crops there. Many ranchers had to sell animals at lower prices.
Father Alessandro Borraccia is archdiocese’s newest priest
Father Alessandro was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas on June 23 at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.