Here’s a snippet of a recent conversation between my mom and I.
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Father Gary Pennings was still a relative rookie when Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann threw him a curveball: How would you like to be chancellor?
Priest trades mountain high for spiritual one
Moses and Father Gary Pennings have something in common: They’ve both been to the mountain.
Blood drive to honor two St. James Academy students
You take it for granted, said Dave Miller, until someone close to you needs it desperately.
Area pastor elected to national post with Jesus Caritas
Father Mark Mertes here at Holy Cross Church has had years of experience leading lay Catholics to Christ.
Maryvale program opens catechetical degrees up to all
Catholics in the archdiocese can now get a world-class catechetical education without ever having to leave Kansas.
‘What kind of society will we choose to be?’
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann opened his address on faith and politics with the first recorded “gotcha” question posed to a public figure.
Column: ‘The most important crisis in our nation is a moral crisis’
One of the saddest moments for me during this year’s election campaign occurred during the vice presidential debate, when the “Catholic” vice presidential candidate, Senator Joseph Biden, bragged about his role in preserving Roe...
Column: Academic success built on the bedrock of spiritual formation
One of my favorite Scripture passages is the parable of the talents. It beautifully illustrates the reason why we strive for academic excellence in Catholic schools.
Column: Vocation, Halloween edition: Seminary is not scary!
It is hard to get young men (and parents!) over their fear of seminary. It is almost impossible to get a guy to even go look at a seminary, much less enter one.