In 1985, Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a group that organizes marriage enrichment weekends for couples, began encouraging a celebration of marriage on the second Sunday of February.
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Column: Postcard campaign provides concrete way to oppose mandate
Now it is our moment to protect the precious freedoms that have been given to us because of the significant sacrifices of those who have gone before us. Let us not be found wanting in defending what has been purchased for us at...
Sister act
“If we can save one — give her an education, give her empowerment, give her a life — just think of the ripple effect that has the potential to have.”
Column: Tune it this Lent for special lecture series
The Year of Faith commemorates the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Second Vatican Council and this lecture series is designed to introduce Catholics to the key documents and themes of the council.
Column: Marital loves helps us imagine what God’s love is like
Love between husband and wife provides us with one of the strongest experiences of human love. That love helps us to imagine what God’s love for us is like. This comparison of God to a bridegroom paves the way for the New...
Column: Are we really one in the Spirit, one in the Lord?
Or maybe we can just remember what Mother Teresa said so succinctly: “Peace begins with a smile.”
Poems, prayers and promises: Local Catholics find added meaning in crafting their own prayers
O’Neil has dealt with more stress than most. The 58-year-old convert has experienced divorce, depression and job loss in the past 24 months. To help him cope, he attended a two-day spiritual retreat last March with some friends...
Our Father: A practice as old as time was made new when Jesus taught his disciples how to pray
St. Thérèse of Lisieux said, “For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.”
Dohertys named chairpersons for 2013 Call to Share
Mary Jo and Phil are joyful parents and grandparents, ready to reach out when any need arises.
Sacred images will grace cemetery landscape
Catholic Cemeteries of Northeast Kansas recently announced that burial space is now available in three new garden sections on the southwest side of Resurrection Cemetery here, located at 83rd and Quivira.