No higher honor
For her ministry to deaf Catholics, Sister Ann Albrecht, CSJ, was given the
Person of the Year Award by the National Catholic Office of the Deaf on Jan. 15
at the organization
’s annual conference in Albuquerque, N.M. FULL STORY
Faith and reason
Christians need never fear the truth nor the authentic pursuit of truth, because
this can only lead to the source of all truth. The great danger comes when we
are content with partial truths, says Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann.
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Science and ethics
The push to promote embryonic stem cell research threatens to break the
restraining tie between science and ethics, said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann
at a presentation on cloning and stem cell research.
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To Peru with love
Emily Broxterman started out for just a one-year stint of mission work in Peru.
But her love for the people she met there led her to make a more permanent
commitment to helping them help themselves.
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A Lenten offering
The key to a successful Lent is the same as it is in most other things in life:
advance planning. To help you plan for a successful Lent, The Leaven
interviewed Father James Martin, SJ, author of a new book
“My Life with the Saints.” FULL STORY
No clone zone
Rockhurst University associate professor John F. Morris presented a crash course
on cloning, stem-cell cures, and media myths about the two at the Shawnee
Knights of Columbus Hall.
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Learn by doing
About 1,000 parishioners of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Leawood will
learn more about Lent this year through a hands-on program called
“Journey in Faith Together." FULL STORY
Lifelong runaround
The more dear something or someone is to us or the greater the need, the greater
our efforts are to achieve what we want. But don
’t we, in our daily lives, make poor decisions about the truly important things? FULL STORY
Moved by others
The same support offered the paralytic by his friends in the parable in this
Sunday's Gospel, is available to us today from our fellow Christians.
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