Fr Don’s Blog: Never on Sunday
UPON THIS ROCK BY FATHER DON FARNAN WRITTEN BY FATHER DON FARNANSEPTEMBER 21, 2022 NEVER ON SUNDAY The National Football League (NFL) is doing something that churches across America have not been able to do: deal with issues of racism, matters of justice, and...
Fr Don’s Blog: Hillbilly God
UPON THIS ROCK BY FATHER DON FARNAN WRITTEN BY FATHER DON FARNANSEPTEMBER 11, 2022 HILLBILLY GOD A future disciple, hearing about Jesus for the first time, asked his buddy: “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Jesus was a back hills barefoot carpenter who...
Fr Don’s Blog: Labor Day Faith September 1 2022
UPON THIS ROCK BY FATHER DON FARNAN WRITTEN BY FATHER DON FARNANSEPTEMBER 1, 2022 LABOR DAY FAITH This weekend, as we consider the work of our hands and labors of love, I invite you to consider some opportunities to transform faith into life-enriching work...
Fr Don’s Blog Synodality Now August 29
UPON THIS ROCK BY FATHER DON FARNAN WRITTEN BY FATHER DON FARNANAUGUST 29, 2022 SYNODALITY NOW! When I drive by Serenity Funeral Home on Bannister Road at Troost Avenue on my daily commute, I think of Frank Costanza from Seinfeld fame. In one episode, Frank...
Fr Don’s Blog: A Seamless Garment August 24
BY FATHER DON FARNAN WRITTEN BY FATHER DON FARNAN AUGUST 24, 2022 Seamless Garment When Jesus died on Mount Calvary, the soldiers stripped off His garment and cast lots for it. Because it was a seamless cloth, they determined that it should not be torn and divided. As...
Fr Don Blog Broken Hearts August 13
UPON THIS ROCK BY FATHER DON FARNAN WRITTEN BY FATHER DON FARNANAUGUST 13, 2022 BROKEN HEARTS I think it was G. K. Chesterton who once quipped that there should be a ninth Beatitude and it should read: “Blessed are the broken-hearted, for they provide a...
Fr Don’s Blog: Housing Wisdom Aug 1 2022
UPON THIS ROCK BY FATHER DON FARNAN WRITTEN BY FATHER DON FARNANAUGUST 1, 2022 HOUSING WISDOM Rockhurst University’s motto, Sapientia Aedificavit Sibi Donum, translates as “Wisdom has built herself a home.” The plot of land between Troost Avenue and The...