Create an opportunity for your child to pray during Lent. See the tips below and print the prayer journal PDF by clicking the image below. Printed and bound prayer journals are available in the Gathering Area. Why: It is common practice to “giving up” something for Lent. However, sometimes “adding on” something can be a […]
Author: Sarah Streitwieser
The Epiphany of the Lord
Sarah Streitwieser The life of Christ is riddled with apparent contradictions — not with “either-or” discrepancies that disprove the narrative, but with “both-and” realities that expand it. When we contemplate Christ, we often tend to gravitate toward familiarity rather than embracing wonder. Most of us are comfortable with the story of Christmas morning, but what […]
Remembering Fr. Charles
Child of Bethlehem Jesus, Child of Bethlehem,Come within our hearts again.Restore our childlike spirit, LordAnd touch the Child within. Innocent Babe, perfect, pure,Inspire new penitence.Mercy and forgiveness bring,Restore our innocence. Show us how much we are loved,Give peace, all fear destroy.Touch the child within us, Lord,Fill us with childlike joy. Knowing that your love for […]
Vocations
Fr. Jared Loehr, LC My name is Fr Jared Michael Dennis Loehr, LC, RN. This life is such a gift and there are so many ways to give that gift. I remember CCD growing up at Ascension in the basement of St Thomas Aquinas High School and having mass in their auditorium. I remember helping with […]
Getting to Know Deacon Kris
Deacon Kris Kuckelman I was born and raised in Olathe, and am the second of four boys. My brothers and I often acknowledge that we won the “parent lottery.” I attended St. Paul Catholic School, followed by Olathe High School and then Kansas University. Since 1988, I have practiced law in a small firm. My […]
Small Town Christmas Traditions
Deacon Ken Billinger Growing up in a small town of 1200 truly was a special experience. Not only did I know everyone in town, when I was in my early years of school, everyone who happened to live in Victoria, Kansas was a Catholic! At the center of it all was our beautiful historical church […]
The 12 Days with my Kids
Liz Willman Years ago, when my kids were in early elementary school, I had this “creative” idea to make the Christmas Season last longer in our house by celebrating the 12 days of Christmas. Rather than have an avalanche of presents on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, I announced to my two young children, that […]
Christmas Formation
William O’Leary Did You Know? The Church celebrates the Octave of Christmas (8 days) as if it’s one continual “day.” But it doesn’t end there – the Christmas Season goes until the Baptism of the Lord – this year that is January 10th. The 12 Days of Christmas Song was created during a time in […]
The Octave of Christmas
Deacon John Stanley How long is the Christmas season? When are we to take down the Christmas tree and store the Christmas decorations for the next year? I invite you to take this quiz: How long should Catholics continue to celebrate Christmas? A. Until January 1st – the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God – the […]
Favorite Christmas Traditions
In my family Christmas Eve was always a special time. We had dinner together (observing the fast before the feast) and then later gathered as one of us read the Christmas story from Luke’s Gospel. Then we sang some Christmas carols (although there are no great singers in my family, but we tried.) Later we […]