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Can KC’s biggest Red Cross drive meet the historic need?
From left, Sarah Staley, Kara Berning, Johnnea Saulsberry, Charity Selber, Liz Phillips, Michelle Wiederin, Rebecca Wayland and Stacey Sperry, all co-workers of Phillips, come together to donate at the 2021 blood drive...
KU Medical Center in need of Communion ministers
University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, hopes to fill 13 openings for the extraordinary minister of holy Communion volunteer position. They serve from 150-170 patients each day, typically from 9-11 a.m. PHOTO...
Ministry transplanted from Brazil has blossomed in archdiocese
Sister Sentinelle, PJC, hands a cantaloupe to Keith Winterhalter, a parishioner of St. Joseph in Shawnee. The Sisters of the Fraternity the Poor of Jesus Christ sold produce and flowers at churches this past summer to support the...
Hayden High School announces inaugural Hall of Fame class, celebrates 110 years
Hayden High School in Topeka honored their inaugural Hayden Hall of Fame class in December. From left are: Rick Strecker, Ben Meseke, Ken McGarity, Mark Bueltel, accepting on behalf of his father and inductee Ken Bueltel, and Bob...
Christ’s Peace offers serenity, solitude and a spiritual lift
Tom Novak, a parishioner at St. Francis De Sales in Lansing, reads at the lake at Christ’s Peace House of Prayer. LEAVEN FILE PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER by Tom FarmerSpecial to The Leaven LEAVENWORTH — There’s nothing better than...
Business teams help make the impossible possible
Kurt Rall, president of the Our Lady of Unity School Business Team in Kansas City, Kansas, talks with students at the school. The business team works out solutions to make it possible for families to send their children to Our...
Help make Kansas a model of care for both women and children
Joseph F. Naumann is Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann God willing, as you receive this week’s Leaven, I will be in Washington, D.C., with many other Kansans participating in...
Mother’s example renews appreciation of Catholic education
Vince Cascone is the superintendent of archdiocesan schools. by Vince Cascone I am writing this article from the basement of my childhood home in Chicago. Just over one week ago, on Jan. 2, my sister Regina informed me that my 78...
A friend in need is a friend indeed
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 How incredible is the human mind. I was reminded of its power in a most unexpected...