“Anyone who is terminally ill, anyone with a serious illness, anyone who cares for someone with a serious illness [is invited]. . . . We also urge cancer survivors to come in thanksgiving,” he said. “And anyone who needs healing...
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Archdiocese found compliant with protection charter
From Aug. 3 to 7, a team of independent auditors, led by a retired Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, conducted on-site reviews of records and interviewed pastors and staff at 21 parishes and schools in urban, suburban and...
Column: Prayer, patience, and perseverance pay off
The original motto of Vitae was: “Reaching Minds to Save Lives.” Vitae Caring Foundation has played a critical role in saving thousands of lives as well as sparing thousands of parents from having to live with the overwhelming...
Health Care Reform
It is imperative that Catholics contact their legislators very soon
Armaggedon theory
“I think we can express faith in a way kids understand more,” said Oyler, a member of Our Lady of the Presentation Parish in Lee’s Summit, Mo., and lead vocalist for the band. “Music is a medium kids get and it’s a way for them...
Column: Beatitudes open Jesus’ blessings to all of us
The beatitudes challenge us to examine ourselves, to see if we fit into any of those categories. Only then can we feel any comfort from the beatitudes. Only then can we expect to be blessed.
Column: ‘Yup, there’s a saint for that!’
“Why were the saints, saints? Because they were cheerful when it was difficult to be cheerful; patient when it was difficult to be patient; and because they pushed on when they wanted to stand still, and kept silent when they...
The path to zero
Suellentrop’s dreams may be global, but her focus is local. She is a member of Physicians for Social Responsibility and a board member of PeaceWorks Kansas City, the metro area’s leading voice against the nuclear arms race.
Foundation works for ‘long-term cultural change’
Between now and December, funds generated from the dinner will help place 90 more throughout the Kansas City area. The name of the Vitae Caring Foundation never appears on the billboards. Instead, they feature the phone numbers...
Parish dedicates new hall — sans squirrels
The then-existing hall, a 100-year-old former one-room schoolhouse, had been moved to the parish site in 1955 from eight miles outside of town. Parishioners added a kitchen and the structure served them well for more than 50...