University of Kansas students at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center here don’t have to go far to find someone sympathetic to their academic grind. In fact, they’ve only to look to the center’s director, Father Steve Beseau.
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Divine Sisterhood
“It appeals to something intrinsic in the human spirit,” she said. “Monastic life will continue in some form or another. There is an adaptability of monastic life because the archetype of the monk is in the heart of every person:...
False freedom is greatest threat to nation today
“Kansas is a great state and is part of a great nation. The greatness of our nation is not so much in the fertility of our land or the wealth of our material resources. Indeed, we have been richly endowed in these areas, but they...
Sleepyheads to the rescue
Most Americans take for granted the warm, soft bed they fall into every night after a long, busy day. But an estimated one in 42 children in Kansas City do not know such a luxury, living without a bed or proper sleep space to...
‘Preparing Him room’ in the Heartland
I think Dr. Ugarte spoke for all of us here at The Leaven — when he’d thawed out enough to type — when he wrote: “I had a truly remarkable day. “Can we do it again? Soon?”
Advent is really about surprises
Advent calls us to fine-tune our eyes and ears to the “splendor of our God” already in our midst — and then to tell others what we have seen.
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God wants to be a vital force in our lives. These books can open up our hearts, in the midst of busy lives, to give God that opportunity.
Listen, Pray, Love
God speaks to us every day. To hear his voice, we have to climb out of the dark subway of our tightly scheduled lives and silently enter the light of God’s present reality. Since the voice of God comes in unexpected ways that...
Planned giving program helps parishes with the ‘ask’
A well-off, elderly couple had been faithful members of their church for years and had always given generously. Upon their death, however, they left $5 million to a museum — and nothing to their church. Mystified, a member of the...
Student tutors fill gap between available aid and kids’ needs
“They’re not coming because they have to,” said Edwards. “They’re coming because they want to. “You can really tell that they’re here for the kids.”