A further Baptism by Richard Rohr

A Further Baptism When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among...

Fr Don’s Blog: Francis Xavier, SJ

UPON THIS ROCK Read on blog or Reader Francis Xavier, SJ Saint Francis Xavier (SFX) Parish, established in Kansas City in 1909, has been led by Jesuits for its entire 115-year history.  Lack of manpower, however, sadly forces the order to withdraw from parish...

Fr Don’s Blog: Mother’s Day Reflection

Mother’s Day Reflection (Written by Cindy Lange-Kubich) This is for all the mothers who didn’t win Mother of the Year, all the runner-ups and wannabes, the mothers who’re too tired to enter, or too busy to care.  This for all the mothers who froze their buns off on...

Fr Don’s Blog: She Sat so He Could Stand

UPON THIS ROCK Read on blog or Reader She Sat So He Could Stand On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man and was arrested because state law dictated her to do so.  She was a seamstress and worked hard all...

Fr Don’s Blog: Urban Adaptation

WRITTEN BY FATHER DON FARNANAPRIL 11, 2024 URBAN ADAPTATION I am concerned about maintaining our Catholic presence in Kansas City’s urban core in the future.  We have a limited number of priests serving our diocese; the bishop and diocesan leaders must send priests...