Lean Straight By Father Don Farnan on April 10, 2025 When I was a kid in middle school, I broke my left arm at the elbow. It has never since been straight. In my twenties and again in my thirties, I had orthoscopic surgery on my left knee. For most of my life, I...
Mother Teresa once said, “At the end of life, we will not be judged by how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, taking in the homeless—hungry not only for bread but hungry for love,...
Quo Vadis By Father Don Farnan on April 3, 2025 While the New Testament scriptures were written in the first century, Christians were getting persecuted, especially in Rome. According to a famous legend, Peter, Jesus’ choice to lead the church, was fleeing the city...
A Woman’s Place By Father Don Farnan on March 24, 2025 About thirty years ago, when I served as vocation director for our diocese, members of a particular religious order visited Kansas City to recruit future priests. They asked my help to secure a home where some...
Spring Break By Father Don Farnan on March 17, 2025 Everybody benefits from a break now and then. Though ancient Greeks enculturated a multi-day springtime “awakening” tradition, our American custom of spring break began in the late 1930s when a coach from frigid...
Irish Mysticism By Father Don Farnan on March 11, 2025 “I arise today through the strength of heaven, light of the sun, radiance of the moon, splendor of fire, speed of lightning, swiftness of the wind, depth of the sea, stability of the earth, firmness of the rock. ...
