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union with others.
Friends In Faith
Franciscan priest, Murray Bodo, once said, “God’s love, when it comes to us through other people, overwhelms us so. The reason is, I think, that God is always more convincing enfleshed, and that is what incarnation is all about. The incarnation was not a once upon a time event. It re-occurs each time we find God in another human being. People like you and me are, in fact, the Body of Christ.”
Earlier this month, hundreds of Kansas Citians gathered at Blue Hills Country Club to celebrate our faith and the fact that, together, we can put it into action by helping others. I am overwhelmed by the many people who joyfully assist me in ministry with urban parishes and impoverished citizens. As a follow-up to our successful fundraiser, I’ll host a Mass of Thanksgiving this Sunday (October 25) at the Farnan Spirituality Center at 1:00—followed by snacks and drinks. Friends have asked if they can drop off food for inner city pantries or clothes for Morning Glory or Troost-39 Thrift Shop that day. The answer, as always, is ‘Yes.’ 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.
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"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
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