Farnan Spirituality Center - Kansas City, MO

You're invited to join us for Holy Week in the Heart of the City. Experience the Cathedral of the Streets—a vibrant collaboration of three historic urban Kansas City Catholic parishes living the Gospel in a new way.

Holy Thursday (April 2nd - 7 p.m. - Fr. Don Farnan) at St. Therese Little Flower Parish, Good Friday (April 3rd - 7 p.m. - Fr. Gary Richmeier) at St. James Parish, and Easter Vigil (April 4th - 8 p.m. - Fr. Don Farnan) at St. Francis Xavier Parish.

Easter Sunday Mass (April 5th) at St. Therese Little Flower (9 a.m. - Fr. Don Farnan), St. James (10 a.m. - Fr. Garry Richmeier), and St. Francis Xavier (10:30 a.m. - Fr. Don Farnan - *Prelude to music begins at 10 a.m.).

Upper Room

To Empty Tomb

About thirty percent of the Gospels are dedicated to recounting the passion and death of Jesus (42% of John’s Gospel), but only one week of the church’s liturgical year is given to the same focus. Much happens between the upper room of Holy Thursday as the sun sets and the empty tomb of Easter Sunday as the Son rises.

Similarly, only a small percentage of Catholics participate in the Triduum services of Holy Week, yet they at the center of our religious tradition. “Triduum” is a Latin term that means three days. It is used specifically by Catholics to mark the three-day period of prayer that begins on Thursday of Holy Week and concludes on Easter Day. Because it is one continuous prayer, it might more accurately be considered as one day that contains three cycles around the sun. Both the sun and moon play important roles in this commemorative festival. Read the Full Post.

Father Don and his sister, Barbie, drop a podcast about podcasts, particularly this podcast, Upon This Rock, as we pause operations to assess its impact and how the church can reach people in our twenty-first-century virtual society. They reminisce about messages from the hundred-plus conversations and how we can encourage people to talk with one another about matters of faith and faith that matters to us, our families and friends, our community, and our world.

Direct Link. Listen on Apple and Spotify. Download the MP3 file.

Listen to all the Upon This Rock episodes. #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