Our annual Lenten journey begins in an ash heap that offers us numerous experiences and encounters. Marked with a sign of mortality, ashes in the form of a cross on our forehead, we embark on a pilgrimage of encounter. It starts by recalling that we are of the...
Cathedral of the Streets: a new way of being church in Kansas City A message to parishioners and friends of Saint Francis Xavier (SFX), Saint James-midtown, and Saint Therese Little Flower (STLF) Catholic Parishes March 1, 2026 Father Don Farnan I am grateful to...
Fr Don’s Blog: Lion-Lamb (& Patrick) The lion and lamb are also symbols for Christ. Saint Augustine described the dual nature of Jesus’ humble sacrifice and powerful resurrection this way: “He endured death as a lamb and devoured it as a lion.” Hebrew...
Proceed With Love As we proceed through Lent and life, we might do well to take cues from some church leaders of the past, like Pope Francis, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, and Jesus. The way of proceeding through synodality is like the Ignatian Way of Proceeding. They...
As mid-February takes us from Friday the Thirteenth to Valentine’s Day to the Lord’s Day to President’s Day to Mardi Gras to Ash Wednesday…each day might feel like an emotional rollercoaster with thoughts of human love, divine love, love of nation, celebration, bad...
