Fr Don’s Blog: My Cousin Jimmy

  Written by Father Don FarnanDecember 13, 2025 My Cousin Jimmy When growing up, I had lots of cousins.  There were about fifty of us on my father’s side of the family.  Jimmy was five or six years older than me; I was close with his sister, Jeanne, who was more...

Fr Don’s Blog: Our Lady of the Americass

Written by Father Don FarnanDecember 9, 2025 Our Lady of the Americas Advent is a time to believe in impossible things.  Prophetic writers foretell of a virgin birth, and scriptural passages that dominate our liturgical gatherings this month offer scenes in which wolf...
Stewardship Appeal

Stewardship Appeal

St James Midtown Catholic Church values every parishioner and visitor who share their time, treasure and talent with the parish to support its ministries and presence at 39th and Troost in Kansas City.  Below is the parish commitment card for the 2026 Stewardship...

Fr Don’s Blog: The Coming

Advent means the Coming or Arrival.  Each year Christians join in a four-week, end of calendar, spiritual journey.  But it is a little difficult for us to comprehend exactly what is coming, whether it comes now, or only at the journey’s end. I’ll start with the coming...