When traveling abroad, it is always good to be able to greet people according to local custom, even if it is not possible to master the entire language.
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Column: Have a blast in the second half
My parishioners sure take good care of me. A few weeks ago, one sent me an e-mail that, in a single page, explained why we human beings are the way we are. Curious? Well, here’s the story:
‘Jesus coming to the window’
by Bob Hart There’s nothing fancy about it. The simple brown paper bag contains a sandwich (two slices of bread with one slice of bologna and one slice of American cheese), a small bag of chips and two cookies. It is gratefully...
A pastor’s heart and pastor’s touch
by Joe Bollig joe.bollig@theleaven.org KANSAS CITY, Kan. — According to official records, Father Philip E. Kendall, CSV, was a priest without a parish — although that’s not quite true. In all his 48 years as a priest, Father...
74-year-old CFCA founder on 8,000-mile walk
by Bob Hart KANSAS CITY, Kan. — He talks the talk — and he walks the walk. Bob Hentzen is living his faith these days on the back roads and rocky paths of the developing nations it has been his life’s mission to serve. Hentzen...
The wit and witness of an Irish sage
Father Rossiter is remembered for exercising his 51 years of priestly ministry with wit, charm, humor, intelligence, generosity, compassion and faithfulness.
Keeping God in your summer
Like the old song says, "Summer time, and the livin’ is easy.”
Column: Beware the overselling of the synthetic cell
In a recent article, entitled "How We Created the First Synthetic Cell,” Dr. J. Craig Venter waxes broadly about how his research team succeeded in constructing a bacterial cell out of its component parts.
Column: Taking up the cross is a daily obligation
When some significant event happens in our life, we can often remember very distinctly where we were and what we were doing with great detail.
Column: Thinking of dad makes me sad and glad
I miss my dad.