by Todd Habiger todd.habiger@theleaven.org BERN — Ida Schiffbauer needed this one. Her husband Ralph had just been diagnosed with cancer — the kind you don’t recover from. So she prayed. And God said “no.” “I was going to work —...
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Prayer offers strength in face of nightmare
Lynsey James is a firm believer in prayer. Without it, she doubts she could have gotten through her son's death.
Keeping fit Through the decades
by Jill Ragar Esfeld jill.esfeld@theleaven.org KANSAS CITY, Kan. — When she retired several years ago, St. Patrick parishioner Jan Combs had two aspects of her life she ..wanted to improve: prayer and exercise. “And I realized if...
Phone feed finds FB friends in need
by Marc and Julie Anderson mjanderson@theleaven.org TOPEKA — For more than 10 years now, Jim Garcia, a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish here, has done a regular Holy Hour as part of the parish’s perpetual adoration ministry...
High times, hard times all go faster with prayer
by Joe Bollig joe.bollig@theleaven.org GREELEY — Joyce Burris, a member of St. John the Baptist Parish here, is living proof that you don’t need a stained-glass sanctuary to have a great experience of prayer. An overhead crane is...
Devotion to rosary connects generations
by Marc and Julie Anderson mjanderson@theleaven.org LEAVENWORTH — For most people, ordinary housework can seem to be just that — both ordinary and work. But that doesn’t seem to be the case for Kathy Jaster, a member of...
Nature offers a place to be at peace with God
by Moira Cullings moira.cullings@theleaven.org LEAWOOD — For some, praying isn’t a choice. It’s not something to do when it feels right or the timing is good. It’s a necessity. That’s why Curé of Ars parishioner Kristin...
Prayer by Design
by Moira Cullings moira.cullings@theleaven.org OLATHE — Laura Damewood prays by design — the designs of the landscapes she works on, that is. “Over the last three years, my spirituality became more of a priority, so I found...
Walking the road that leads to God
by Marc and Julie Anderson mjanderson@theleaven.org NORTONVILLE — There is only one road that leads from Linda Funk’s home where she has lived since her marriage in 1968 into the town of Nortonville. And she walks it just about...
Turn off the radio and pray
by Jill Ragar Esfeld jill.esfeld@theleaven.org LENEXA — A daily rosary seemed like a positive Lenten devotion to Linda Riley. But with a busy schedule as .a nurse at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, she wondered...