Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann and the Little Sisters of the Lamb sing “Happy Birthday” to a 14-year-old boy at the Juvenile Detention Center in Topeka. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER Leaven photographers and reporters are not usually...
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Paola teacher helps introduce ‘FaceTime’ with Jesus
Holy Trinity School in Paola kicked off a school-wide eucharistic adoration on Feb. 9. From left, seventh grader Meg Johnson, eighth grader Katherine St. Marie, seventh grader Leah Foster, eighth grader Isabella Lange and seventh...
Lent will see a ‘soft launch’ of new campaign on the Eucharist
Elevation of the Eucharist is depicted in a stained-glass window at St. Anthony Church in North Beach, Maryland. Starting this Lent, the archdiocese is offering all Catholics three opportunities to renew “eucharistic amazement.”...
Legacy societies help parishioners support their parish after death
Father Barry Clayton is the pastor of St. Philip Neri Parish, Osawatomie; Our Lady of Lourdes, La Cygne; and Sacred Heart in Mound City. Each parish celebrated a significant anniversary recently during which Father Clayton talked...
Married couples in the church are called to invest in other couples
Over the 40 years of their ministry, Dutch and Kathy tenBroek have helped to prepare over 100 couples to live sacramental marriages in the church. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER Married couples in the church are called to invest in...
A painting that teaches
This replica of “Let the Little Children Come to Me,” by Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein, hangs in the entrance of Holy Trinity School, Paola. by Joe Bolligjoe.bollig@theleaven.org Hanging in the entrance of Holy Trinity...
Our students might just be the answer to what ails us
Vince Anch is the executive director of the Catholic Education Foundation. by Vince Anch After more than two grueling and COVID-infested years, the world needs healing, both physical and spiritual. Add in the contentious...
We need to be that person who will always listen
Rick Cheek is the associate consultant for the office of evangelization and Catholic formation of youth. by Rick Cheek The March for Life this year was both amazing and successful. When I say successful, I mean getting all 150...
Help me make Kansas a ‘destination state’ for life!
Joseph F. Naumann is Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann This past week’s (Feb. 11) Leaven contained a Catholic News Service article regarding Bishop George Thomas’ response to...
Want to become friends with God? Yes, pray tell
Father Mark Goldasich is the pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Tonganoxie. He has been editor of the Leaven since 1989. by Father Mark Goldasich There is only one right way to spend an evening with a friend: Go out for a meal and...