Archdiocesan seminarians go on a pilgrimage with Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann at the start of every new school year, but this year he put a new twist on it.
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The ‘other’ Teresa
“The first few days of our trip I had been considering the pros and cons of being a Sister, particularly on day six,” she continued. “That same day we visited the Mother Teresa exhibition. I had finished reading and looking at...
Holy Toledo! (Segovia, Avila and Fatima, too)
Many of the Kansas pilgrims decided, despite their fatigue, to do the traditional walk on their knees around the Chapel of Apparitions. “Walking the distance on my knees was not an easy task, but it was so humbling to be on the...
It wasn’t home (but it was air-conditioned)
Archbishop Dolan told pilgrims that embracing their Catholic faith would challenge them to see today’s world in a different way, “turned around and upside down,” just as the apostle Peter did when he was crucified upside down in...
If it’s Tuesday . . . It must be Madrid
So join (at least vicariously) Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, archdiocesan youth and chaperones, seminarians and ace Leaven freelance photographer Susan McSpadden for the grace and the grind of World Youth Day in Madrid. May you...
Column: WYD reminds us that the church is young
How many young people’s lives have been changed and influenced by their participation in World Youth Day? I know several of our younger priests identify an experience at a World Youth Day as a key moment in their vocational...
Column: When Jesus comes a-callin’
Be ever ready to say “yes” to Christ, and you will never go away sad.
Column: World Youth Days are a BIG deal
Jesus promised his disciples that they would do greater things than he himself did, which seems absurd until you experience a World Youth Day. It is just too big and too real to ignore.
Column: Join CEF in honoring our Catholic school pastors
I suggest to you that there are many stories like this one. Our Catholic school pastors do so much! I encourage you to join us on Oct. 8 when we will honor our Catholic school pastors at this year’s Gaudeamus Catholic education...
Column: For Paul, the lordship of Jesus is the bottom line
It is because of Christ’s saving death and glorious resurrection that we acknowledge him as Lord. That is the paschal mystery, which lies at the heart of our Christian faith. Every time that we celebrate the Eucharist, we...