I hope that many of you have heard the radio commercials and all of you have noticed the large posters encouraging every Catholic during this Lenten season to take advantage of the sacrament of reconciliation/pennance.
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A night at the museum
Mike and Patsy Gearheart have been to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art many times before, but the night of Feb. 10 was a little different.
Holy Family Altar Society kneads to carry on tradition
Julia Poje McGeeney mixed, kneaded and rolled — and ended up with more than a delicious meal.
Column: New covenant written on the hearts of the faithful
Texting is gaining in popularity. It goes a step beyond email, but still sends a written message.
Column: Looking for a bargain-basement God?
Wow, I've been indulging in way too much sorbet this Lent.
A peaceful goodbye
As a medical social worker with Catholic Community Hospice, Karen McGuinn had gotten tough calls before.
‘Welcome home’
Father Richard Storey, pastor of Holy Spirit Parish in Overland Park, believes Wednesdays this Lent are about coming home.
Harveyville seeks to rebuild after tornado
Lives changed in minutes for the people of Harveyville.
Hundreds continue journey toward Catholicism
These weeks of Lent are an important time in the life of the church. But they are particularly special to the hundreds of people preparing to enter the church at Easter.
Trip to Rome a chance to share successes, challenges of archdiocese
As this week's Leaven arrives in your home, I am in Rome with the bishops of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska making our "ad lumina apostolorum" ("to the threshold of the apostles" pilgrimage/visit.