Learn how to strengthen your
relationship with God and your
union with others.
Join us at the Farnan Spirituality Center Fundraiser: “Waiting on a Friend” Happy Hour at Blue Hills Country Club on Oct. 1 from 5-8 p.m. A special evening for drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and live music by The Licks (a Rolling Stones Tribute Band). Don't miss the Toast at 6:30 PM!
Admission is free, but registration is required. Thanks to a generous benefactor, the event has been fully underwritten, allowing every contribution to directly support the Farnan Spirituality Center and its mission. Click here to register, bid, and learn more.
Healthy (Holy) Conversation
Many people today struggle in casual conversations with neighbors, friends, and family members when polarizing issues surface to threaten, discomfort, or offend them. It is a challenge for many of us to proceed in dialogue when differing viewpoints cause emotional upheaval or relational rift. Saint Ignatius of Loyola, sixteenth century Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus, offers guidance that, I think even today, can help us interact more openly, honestly, and lovingly with one another.
His means of discussing, sometimes called spiritual conversation, goes back to a time when he was recovering from battle wounds that rendered him physically inactive yet vigorously pensive. He discovered that one-to-one informal exchanges about God, faith, prayer, or how we acknowledge various mysteries of life or creation were edifying to others; he also found that such interactions are good for the soul as they peel back outer layers of thought that reveal healthy desires connected to our existential purpose and destiny. Read the Full Post.
In 'nun girl summer,' a thank-note
to the sisters of Journey House:
'I wouldn't have made it'
A thank-you note to two specific women, longtime nurses who recently left Kansas City. Sister Rose McLarney co-founder of Journey to New Life, and Sister Fran Voivedich, who lived with women who’d just gotten out of prison at
Journey House, along with Rose and three other sisters. Read the Substack feature article.
Sister Rose McLarney
Sister Fran Voivedich
Listen to the Upon This Rock Podcast with Father Don Farnan. Find inspiration and direction as He and his guests explore spirituality and faith in all aspects of life and how they inspire, support, and strengthen your relationship with God and your union with others. Listen on the podcast website, Apple, or Spotify. #uponthisrockpodcast
Saint Thomas More (STM) Parish has a sister community relationship with San Andrés Itzapa, a rural parish in south-central Guatemala. STM Parishioners Phil Smith and Marla Byrne have visited frequently in recent decades, often leading groups on work retreats and pilgrimages of faith that support foreign friends. The STM group has escorted thousands of Kansas Citians, including over a thousand teenagers, to Central America to encounter brothers and sisters who struggle in ways that open their eyes and hearts.
Direct Link. Listen on Apple and Spotify. Download the MP3 file.
Listen to all the Upon This Rock episodes. #uponthisrockpodcast
"In the end, these things are only required: that you act justly, that you love tenderly, and that you walk humbly with the Lord."
— The Prophet Micah
"We are like travelers who have forgotten
the name of our destination. We must return from where we came to discover where
we are going."
— G. K. Chesterton
"I truly appreciate the use of musical references and other writings which you often use. I have been blessed to have attended small dinners and discussions where you have often used these same references to engage attendees. It always has left me with soul searching and a path to answering some very deep questions. Thank you for providing some more stepping stones."
- Helen V.
“Thank you, Father Don! Your good words help so many, and I love forwarding your encouraging message.”
- Peggy B
"Thank you for helping us see the connections rather than the differences in many faith traditions."
- Mary Jo C.
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