Benedictine College in Atchison has announced a new strategic plan called “Transforming Culture in America,” which includes the education of students but also extends to working with alumni and extending beyond the campus out...
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Internationally known pro-life activist headlines local banquet
Abby Johnson, subject of the bestselling book “Unplanned” and in the 2019 film of the same name, served as the keynote speaker for the Life and Hope Banquet Sept. 2 at the Overland Park Convention Center. LEAVEN PHOTO BY MARC...
Hibernian Cup promotes friendly rivalry between schools
St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park, celebrates winning the Hibernian Cup, a crystal trophy presented each year to the winner of the St. James Academy-St. Thomas Aquinas football game. The Father Bernard Donnelly...
Program helps Catholics identify their own spiritual gifts
Jennifer Rau, a member of Good Shepherd Parish, Shawnee, takes part in a discussion at the Called and Gifted workshop Sept. 11 at Good Shepherd. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER by Moira Cullingsmoira.cullings@theleaven.org SHAWNEE —...
For a heart like Christ’s, ask first if your actions exhibit his love
Joshua Ruoff is the lead consultant for the archdiocesan special-needs ministry. He can be reached by email at: jruoff@archkck.org. by Joshua Ruoff Do we truly love everyone as Jesus loves them? What about when we park in the...
Knights’ founder empowered laity to collaborate with parish priests
Joseph F. Naumann is Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. by Archbishop Jospeh F. Naumann Last week’s Leaven contained an excellent article on this year’s seminarian pilgrimage. The pilgrimage was designed to...
Holiness is all in your ‘shed’
Father Mark Goldasich is the pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Tonganoxie. He has been editor of the Leaven since 1989. by Mark Goldasich Oh, sweet summertime, when the days are long and the livin’ is easy! For most of us, summer...
Polish cardinal, blind Franciscan who knew each other beatified together
Karolina Gawrych, whose 2010 cure from severe head injuries was a miracle attributed to the intercession of Mother Elisabeth Rosa Czacka, carries Blessed Czacka’s relics at the beatification Mass Sept. 12, 2021, in...
Diocese of Wichita, Kansas, set to welcome home remains of Father Kapaun
Workmen at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita, Kan., move a marble tomb Sept. 13, 2021, where the remains of Father Emil Kapaun will be interred. (CNS photo/Christopher M. Riggs, Catholic Advance) by...
Horrors of Holocaust must not be forgotten, pope tells Slovak Jews
Pope Francis and Richard Duda, president of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Slovakia, light candles during a meeting with the Jewish community in Rybné námestie Square in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sept. 13, 2021. (CNS...