“If you’re pro-life, you have to be ready to take care of the children,” said Church of the Nativity parishioner Eileen Drape, co-host of a “coffee and sweets” gathering in honor of Blessed Sacrament Family Center in Kansas City...
Latest Posts
Invigorating
The U.S. Marines want “A Few Good Men.” But the spirituality and leadership program called “That Man is You” does the Marines one better: It wants authentic, Christian men — and as many as it can get!
Women of faith
Wanted: women seeking to better understand, experience and share their Catholic faith.
‘Refuse to react to fear’
The Catholic bishops of Kansas have joined with some leaders of the state’s Protestant churches to urge Kansas legislators to “resist frustration” when drafting legislation dealing with undocumented immigrants.
Column: Son of God cannot be reduced to wise teacher
As we continue our walk through the Passion, we come to the trial — actually trials — of Jesus.
Go fish
It wouldn’t be a Friday night in Lent without a fish fry.
Column: Encyclical’s anniversary offers teaching opportunity
This year marks the 40th anniversary of "Humane Vitae" ("Of Human Life”), the papal encyclical of Pope Paul VI that primarily ad- dresses the transmission of human life and contraceptives.
Column: Find the joy in Lent by fasting for others
As a convert to the Catholic faith, I initially viewed Lent as a time of hardship and deprivation.
Column: John takes new approach to ‘woman at the well’
The local watering hole is often a popular place to find persons of the opposite sex. That was true even in biblical times.
Column: Don’t hide what Lent reveals
Sometimes things just don’t turn out as you expect.