Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann and the Little Brothers of the Lamb walk toward the entrance of the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex in Topeka. The Little Brothers rode with the archbishop on his drive from Kansas City, Kansas. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER
On Oct. 21, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann and members of the Community of the Lamb made their annual visit to the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex in Topeka.
Archbishop Naumann blesses one of the young men, after which the Little Brothers and Sisters of the Lamb sing for the boy and offer prayers. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER
After making their way through several levels of security in the complex, the archbishop spoke to a dozen young men in the visitation room.
Archbishop Naumann speaks to a small group of juvenile inmates. He told them that despite them being physically locked up, they are always free. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER
After a Bible skit from the Little Brothers and Sisters, based off of the Gospel reading of the day, Father Joseph Chontos, the juvenile prison’s chaplain, led them on a cell-to-cell visit and tour. The archbishop, Father Chontos and the Little Brothers and Sisters visited several of the young men who are incarcerated.
As the group left the cellblock units, Leaven photographer Jay Soldner found himself on the wrong side of an automatically closing door, giving an unexpected view of what the juvenile inmates might experience. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER
