Seventy Times Seven Times Father Don Farnan Apr 20 When Peter asked Jesus, “How many times must I forgive, seven times?” He responded, “Not just seven but seventy times seven times.” There may be a few different translations of the seven and seventy numbers but...
COME REST AWHILE In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus said to His disciples, “Come away by yourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” This scene occurs in a very busy chapter of miraculously feeding thousands of people, healing others, battling storms, enduring the death of...
Old Ghosts Father Don Farnan Apr 5 Each spring as we recall the passion of Christ, we recollect His walk to Calvary and our own walk of destiny. As He encountered good and bad people, from soldiers carrying out His execution and religious leaders demanding His death...
FSC Website Father Don Farnan Apr 1 Though it has taken me a while, this week I am able to introduce a website for the Farnan Spirituality Center (FSC). You can visit it by clicking here, thanks to Lane Lucas, webmaster for Saint Charles Church and Borromeo Academy....
ather Don Farnan Mar 30 I have had a few recent encounters with students, alumni, and friends of Rockhurst University that, I believe, will help shape my role there in upcoming years. They all pointed to the value of friendships. Perhaps, most explicit was the...
Carry On Wayward Son Father Don Farnan Mar 20 In Robert Services’ famous poem, “Carry On,” he encourages human engagement in every aspect of life, from the youthful energy of overzealous adolescents to the struggled breathing of those in their final days on earth. He...
