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.).

The New Jerusalem

Palm Sunday is the only Sunday of the year in

which Mass attendees begin the service outside their church building and enter together. The united movement symbolizes Jesus’ entry into the holy city, Jerusalem, where He was accompanied by a large crowd to inaugurate His Passion. “Jerusalem” means peace realized. The ritual saunter also points us to the New Jerusalem that is written about in the final biblical book, Revelation, that tells of the heavenly city which brings forth spiritual renewal and a reawakening of faith; in addition, it orients us to the biblical definition of peace, which is more than the absence of conflict—it is the presence of harmony and completeness. Whereas the old Jerusalem is a place of suffering and sacrifice, the New Jerusalem is depicted as the bride of Christ that brings forth new life, where mourning turns to joy and sadness gives birth to hope. 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