Parishioners of St. Matthew Parish in southeast Topeka have found a way to literally blanket people in prayer — and are now working hard to spread the warmth.
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Column: Source of late pope’s strength and energy is available to us
Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in the first Communion liturgy for my great-niece Grace.
Jayhawker evangelization
On a recent Tuesday, University of Kansas freshman Leann Tracy was racing across campus so as not to be late for her art class.
A work in progress
When the Ursuline Sisters of Paola make that final trip to Mount Saint Joseph in Maple Mount, Ky., late this spring, not all of the Paola Sisters will be traveling with them.
Column: Our ‘amen’ to ‘The body of Christ’ means so much more than ‘yes’
There was a time when people were so afraid of going to Communion when at Mass that they, well, just didn’t.
Column: The power to divide comes not from without, but within
On a cold winter evening in 1838, a young, gangly state representative rose to address the Young Men’s Lyceum in Springfield, Ill.
Column: Catholics waking up to expansion of culture of death
In my previous column I pointed out that President Obama had undertaken a series of actions that could broadly expand the culture of death.
Column: We encounter the living Christ in the breaking of the bread
At one time, Catholics were commonly known as “fish-eaters,” from their practice of eating fish on Fridays.
Column: Do you make yourself crazy?
Did you know that your fingernails can indicate if you’re suffering from a serious disease?
A century of service
She wanted to join the Ursuline Sisters of Paola, a teaching order.