Written by Father Don FarnanSeptember 6, 2024 Calcutta To Kansas City From the late 1940s till her death fifty years later, Mother Teresa of Calcutta inspired people all around the globe to take part in making their area of the earth a better place. Responding to...
KC Irish An Irish friend recently sent me a newspaper article about Father Michael O’Connor who died a year ago this month in Limerick at the ripe ole age of ninety-four. Father O’Connor was from Tralee in County Kerry and joined the Redemptorist religious order...
Recollections Will Vary By Father Don Farnan on August 24, 2024 When Queen Elizabeth II of England was asked about allegations from her grandson and his wife of racist statements made by members of the royal family, she responded by saying “Recollections may vary.” ...
X Factor I am in my thirteenth year of priestly service at Saint Therese Little Flower Parish (though it has spanned two centuries), in my third consecutive year at Saint James, and only my third week at Saint Francis Xavier. Most of the parishioners of these three...
Written by Father Don FarnanJuly 26, 2024 Structures exist in most societies because people usually benefit from parameters that contain us and systems to guide us. That is the general rule; but exceptions accompany most rules. Whether our nation’s political...
Among all the major world religions, Hinduism claims to have no beginning. Though it can be traced to around 2,000 BCE it may have always been around because it’s not so much a religion as it is a lifestyle. It has many offshoots. The major one is Buddhism, founded...
