“Donors who establish endowments don’t just have passion, they want communion,” he said. “Why? Because they want to be involved. Because they want to be co-creators. Because they want to be co-ministers. Because they want to help...
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Bishops call for less heat, more light in immigration debate
Rather, the two said the bishops wish to set the moral framework and strike a balance between the goods of law and hospitality. Particular proposals for immigration reform are, for the most part, nondoctrinal and a matter of...
Column: Archbishop addresses feedback from earlier column
Not surprisingly, I received quite of bit of feedback regarding my Oct. 21 column about the indictment of Bishop Finn for a misdemeanor by the Jackson County prosecutor.
The power of one
“Eight weeks and these young men have memories and friends for a lifetime,” said Flood after the assembly. “As a coach, it was just one of those special years you have.”
Give the gift of a lifetime
“I think more people would want to do this if they understood it,” said Gary Pratt, planned giving officer for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. “Thousands of people across the country are using gift annuities as a means...
Column: Our faith must be tended if it is to grow
One way that we can grow in our faith is by learning more about the God in whom we believe. The archdiocese has partnered with a great institution, the Maryvale Institute, to offer courses of study in our Catholic faith. One of...
Column: Good intentions are no substitute for acts of genuine love
Someday, when we stand before our Lord, he is not going to ask: “How big of a house did you have? What kind of car did you drive? Where did you go for vacation?”
Column: How do we break the grip of moral relativism?
With humility as a foundational virtue, we will be able to exercise the gifts of reason and faith. Reason and faith, exercised with a properly formed conscience, will never arrive at decisions leading to death but, rather, will...
Column: Paul calls us to constant readiness
Rather, it means faithfully following Jesus Christ and living according to his teachings. If we do that, then, in the words of our reading, we will truly be “children of the day and children of the light.”
Column: Are you ‘No. 1’ or ‘no one’?
You know, now that I think about it, there is a time when the gates of heaven swing wide open: It’s whenever someone arrives there who has understood that anyone who wishes to be first — No. 1 — “shall be the last of all and the...