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Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna, Austria, delivers his homily to a full house at St. Benedict’s Abbey Church in Atchison, the first stop on his whirlwind tour of the archdiocese.
Herald of reason
Story By Joe Bollig
Cardinals links faith, science, and nature
| Photos by Elaina Cochran
It was dark and cold, and their special visitor
was late, but the people on South Boeke
Street in Kansas City, Kan., didn’t care.
The church’s equivalent of a rock star
was coming to this predominantly Hispanic
neighborhood. And the locals were ready for
him — with their balloons, banners, candles
and dancers in front of the monastery of the
Little Sisters of the Lamb, where he would be staying.
Suddenly, the crowd erupted. He had arrived: Cardinal
Christoph Schönborn — the archbishop of Vienna, Austria,
a leading intellectual light of the Catholic Church and
a personal friend of Pope Benedict XVI — was here, in KCK.
Turn to “Austrian Cardinal” on page 16
Cardinal Schönborn uses incenses during evening prayer with priests from the archdiocese and the Diocese of Kansas
City-St. Joseph at Savior Pastoral Center in Kansas City, Kan.

2 ARCHBISHOP THE LEAVEN • february 5, 2010
On Jan. 22, I was
blessed to be in
Washington, D.C., participating
in the annual
March for Life. It was
one of the largest of the
marches in recent years.
The best estimate that I heard was
more than 300,000 participants. The
March for Life is the longest running
annual demonstration on the Washington
Mall. It is by far the largest such
event. Yet, the march is almost completely
ignored by the mainstream media.
If it is covered at all, usually more
time is given to the dozen pro-abortion
activists and their message, rather than
the hundreds of thousands of pro-life
advocates.
Unfortunately, many in the secular
media, contrary to their responsibility
as journalists, choose not to report
and to give attention to those events
and activities with which they disagree
ideologically. There were well over a
thousand Kansans, as well as hundreds
from Kansas City, Mo., who journeyed
to Washington for the march, most
making the arduous journey by bus.
If such a group was making a trip to
Washington for almost any other cause,
this would be a major news event.
In addition to the Washington
march, there were many other local
events throughout the country. In San
Francisco, tens of thousands gathered
for the West Coast March for Life. In
Topeka, a couple thousand gathered at
the Capitol to advocate for the protection
of human life. For a news media
that is desperately looking for legitimate
news stories to fill air time, the
media silence on the annual March for
Life and parallel local events is deafening!
Many of the participants in the
March for Life are young people. They
enlist to attend the march because they
are already pro-life. On most of the bus
caravans, there is a wealth of information
shared with the youth regarding
life issues. Once in Washington, there
are many opportunities for prayer and
education in which the young people
participate. Our young people come
back from the march more knowledgeable
about the abortion issue and with
a greater commitment to advocate for
life.
Many were stunned at the results of
the May 2009 Gallup Poll revealing 51
percent of Americans self-identifying as
pro-life, while only 42 percent calling
themselves pro-choice. In 1995, the
same poll showed 56 percent of Americans
identifying as pro-choice and only
33 percent calling themselves pro-life.
Obviously, polls have margins of error.
However, even allowing for the limitations
of poll accuracy, this represents
a major shift in the sentiments and
beliefs of Americans on abortion.
Just as so many media outlets were
shocked by the recent election results
in Massachusetts because they chose to
believe their own reports, downplaying
the opposition to both the content and
the method of the health care reform
proposals supported by the president
and developed by the leadership in
Congress, they are clueless about growing
pro-life support. It seems that some
in the media think, if they do not report
it, it does not exist.
In many ways, this is to the advantage
of the pro-life movement. It allows
us to go about our educational efforts
quietly and unnoticed, changing one
heart and one mind at a time.
Recently, Sheila Barry — a member
of the Archdiocese — sent me a report
of the hundreds of pro-life presentations
that she has given to thousands
of adults and young people in the
Archdiocese over a more than 20-year
period. It serves as a good illustration
of what just one person can do. While
not all of us are called to do public
speaking, we all can influence family
members, friends, neighbors and coworkers
to understand the sacredness
LIFE WILL BE VICTORIOUS
What part will you play in the great campaign for life?
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Archbishop Naumann’s
weekly calendar
Feb. 5
Mass, concelebrate & preach, commemorating
the canonization of St. Jeanne Jugan,
Little Sisters of the Poor — Cathedral, KCMO
Feb. 6
Lunch and commissioning of catechists —
Savior Pastoral Center
Feb. 6-7
Pastoral visit — St. John the Evangelist,
Lawrence
Feb. 8-9
Jesus Caritas, bishops’ prayer group, Wichita
Feb. 9
Mass & dinner at residence for high school
presidents
Feb. 10
Workshop for priests on end-of-life issues by
Father Tad Pacholczyk — Savior Pastoral Center
Mass for 40th anniversary of Kansas City,
Kansas Serra Club — Queen of the Holy
Rosary, Overland Park
Feb. 11
Kenrick-Glennon Seminary board meeting
— St. Louis
of each and every human life, no matter
how young, small or in what stage of
development.
In his landmark encyclical letter,
“The Gospel of Life,” the late Pope
John Paul II wrote: “What is urgently
called for is a general mobilization of
consciences and a united ethical effort
to activate a great campaign in support
of life. All together, we must build a
new culture of life: new, because it will
be able to confront and solve today’s
unprecedented problems affecting
human life; new, because it will be
adopted with deeper and more dynamic
conviction by all Christians; new,
because it will be capable of bringing
about a serious and courageous cultural
dialogue among all parties. While
the urgent need for such a cultural
transformation is linked to the present
historical situation, it is also rooted in
the Church’s mission of evangelization.
The purpose of the Gospel, in fact, is ‘to
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Feb. 12-13
Knights of the Holy Sepulchre weekend
meeting — Naples, Fla.
Feb. 14
Mass & dedication of new church — Holy
Angels, Basehor
Mass for 40th anniversary of Marriage
Encounter — Cathedral, KCMO
Archbishop Keleher’s
weekly calendar
Feb. 7
Mass & confirmation — U.S. Disciplinary Barracks,
Fort Leavenworth
Mass, federal prison
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transform humanity from within and
make it new.’ Like yeast which leavens
the whole measure of dough (cf. Mt.
13:33), the Gospel is meant to permeate
all cultures and give them life from
within, so that they may express the
full truth about the human person and
about human life” (no. 95).
During the coming week, I ask you
to pray over how the Lord is asking you,
in the unique circumstances of your
life, to be part of this “great campaign
for life.” No one can deny the media is a
powerful force shaping our culture. Yet,
more powerful than any technology or
mass communication tool is the truth
proclaimed not only in word, but the
manner in which we live our lives.
There are two maxims that give me
great strength and encouragement
as I strive to do my part in this great
struggle for the soul of our nation and
culture: 1) The truth is irrepressible;
and 2) Life will be victorious!
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Special to The Leaven
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — “We have
the highest enrollment in the seminary
college in almost 40 years!”
This was the good tidings Abbot
Gregory Polan announced to Catholics
attending the 17th annual Support
Our Seminarians Benefit on Jan.
29 at the Marriott Allis Plaza Hotel in
Kansas City, Mo.
In honor of this year’s designation
as “The Year of the Priest” by Pope
Benedict, the evening was dedicated
to St. John Vianney, also known as
the Curé of Ars.
A French theme permeated the
event, complete with an Eiffel Tower
in lights overlooking the silent auction
“marketplace.”
Guests enjoyed dinner and French
desserts while “artist in residence”
Mike Debus, from St. James Academy
in Lenexa, came onstage and painted
a beautiful Madonna to open the live
auction.
“My inspiration for the painting
came from Michelangelo’s ‘Pietá,’”
Debus told the crowd.
Inspiration was also provided
by musician Mikey Needleman and
vocalist Cayleigh Bustillo, who performed
as the Madonna was being
created.
KMBC-TV anchor Larry Moore
was master of ceremonies, as he has
been every year since he and his wife
spearheaded the first SOS Benefit.
After dinner, Archbishop Joseph
Naumann thanked the audience say-
Mike Debus (above), the artist in residence
at St. James Academy in Lenexa, painted a
Madonna (right) to open the SOS auction.
The piece was inspired by Michelangelo’s
“Pietá.”
ing, “It’s important for our young
men to have your support and to
know you’re here tonight.”
He said that often parishioners approached
him, saying, “Please don’t
take our priest away,” and said it
heartens him to know our archdiocesan
priests have such a strong connection
to their parishioners.
Bishop Robert Finn from the Diocese
of Kansas City – St. Joseph echoed
the archbishop’s thanks and acknowledged
the seminarians’ families who
were able to attend the benefit.
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“I always tell our parents, ‘If you
send your sons to us, we will take
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Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann visits with seminarian Brian Jilka at the annual Support Our Seminarians dinner and auction on Jan. 29 at the downtown Marriott. Jilka, from St. Joseph Parish
in Flush, is in his third year at Conception Seminary College in Conception, Mo.
Another SOS Success
good care of them,’” he said. “We do
everything we can to make sure they
receive top-notch formation and will
be able to be given all the graces they
need.”
The highlight of the evening was
the introduction of the seminarians
by Father Samuel Russel, presidentrector
of Conception Seminary College.
“We are very humbled — not just
by the numbers, but by the quality of
these young men,” he said. “I really
stand in awe of them because it’s not
something we’re doing at Conception.
It’s something the Lord is doing.”
Vocation director for the archdiocese,
Father Mitchel Zimmerman,
was then called onstage along with
Father Richard Rocha, vocation director
for the Diocese of Kansas City-
St. Joseph, where they were then
joined by the priest candidates from
Conception Abbey.
Before the Nigro Brothers took
over to call the live auction, Moore
thanked all those who helped make
SOS a success, in particular, Jodie
Stockwell and Tim and Katy Forrest,
who served as co-chairs of the
event.
Money raised through the auction
and ticket sales will go to help pay
seminary expenses for men studying
for the priesthood from the archdiocese
and from the Diocese of Kansas
City- St. Joseph. The proceeds will be
divided equally among the two dioceses
and Conception Seminary.
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4 LOCAL NEWS THE LEAVEN • february 5, 2010
Catholic Community Hospice presents ‘Except for Six’
By Jill Ragar Esfeld
Special to The Leaven
OVERLAND PARK — When Tiffany
James saw the one-hour documentary
film called “Except for Six,” the executive
director of health care services
knew its message had to be spread.
So James, who works for Catholic
Community Hospice and Healthcare, a
division of Catholic Charities of Northeast
Kansas, purchased a copy of the
film and approached the local public
television station about premiering it in
the Kansas City area.
The documentary aired in January
to rave reviews. It will have repeated
showings on Feb. 21 and 22. (See sidebar
for schedule).
“I think it does an excellent job of really
explaining what the entire hospice
team does,” said James.
Produced by Hospice of Michigan,
the film follows three individuals and
their families as they embark on one of
the most important journeys of life —
the final days.
The audience is welcomed into the
homes of Ron Christie, Rosie Thompson
and Naomi “Lee” Redeck as they
face that journey with dignity. The
documentary focuses on hospice care
Show times for
‘Except for Six’ on KCPT:
Sun., Feb. 21, at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 22 at 3 a.m. and 5 a.m.
View a trailer of the “Except for Six”
documentary at the Hospice of Michigan
Web site at: www.hom.org.
and the quality of life that can be maintained
by the people who choose it.
“There are several doctors featured
and they talk a lot about how people
think hospice is ‘giving up,’” said James.
“And they talk about why it’s not giving
up. And all the things you gain by having
hospice on your side.”
Indeed, the individuals featured in
the film do not give in to the inevitable
end of life, but rather, with the help of
hospice, take control of their end-of-life
experience.
Their stories are told with poignancy
and humor.
“You’re going to see a funeral; you’re
going to see people really sick,” explained
James. “But the main man that
they follow, Ron, is just hysterical. He’s
very capable till the very end to do
things for himself, and he’s very comical.
Leavenworth — Nationally
known Lincoln scholar and New York
Times best-selling author Ronald C.
White Jr., comes to the University of
Saint Mary here on Presidents Day,
Feb. 15, for USM’s 12th annual Lincoln
Lecture. White will speak on “Abraham
Lincoln’s Journey of Faith” at 7 p.m. in
Xavier Theatre at the main campus, at
4100 S. 4th St. Admission is free.
White, the author of several books
on the former president — including,
most recently, the New York Times
best-seller “A. Lincoln: A Biography”
— will sign copies of his book after his
presentation. Barnes & Noble will be
selling the book at the autograph session
in the Walnut Room, with complimentary
coffee provided by The Pot
Rack.
White has lectured at the White
House and was chosen to speak on
Lincoln’s religious beliefs to a congressional
audience as part of the Lincoln
bicentennial celebration. He is a graduate
of UCLA, Princeton Theological
Seminary, and earned his Ph.D. in religion
and history from Princeton University.
White has taught at several higher
learning institutions and is currently a
“I’m not going to say you won’t shed
a tear, because you probably will — but
I think you’re going to laugh, too.”
The film engages the audience and
encourages them to reflect on difficult
end-of-life decisions.
“I think it does a good job of explaining
the need for advance directives and
end-of-life decisions and those sorts of
things,” James said.
Catholic Community Hospice of
Northeast Kansas is briefly featured in a
spot before the film, explaining that all
the revenue the nonprofit program generates
flows back into Catholic Charities
and allows the organization to assist
those in need.
James said she hopes the film will
educate people about hospice and how
it helps individuals take control of the
end-of-life experience. She also hopes it
will encourage viewers to discuss endof-life
issues with loved ones now.
“The hope is that it plants a seed in
people’s minds,” she said. “And when
that time does come in their own family,
we’d love it if they reached out to
us.”
If not, she continued, “at least reach
out to some hospice program to let
them help through that process.”
For more information
The documentary film “Except
for Six” is part of a public awareness
campaign from Hospice of
Michigan, called “Have You Had the
Talk?” For more information on the
campaign or to order a “Have You
Had the Talk?” tool kit, visit the Web
site at: www.haveyouhadthetalk.
com.
Catholic Community Hospice
recommends the tool kit, provided
Catholics supplement it with information
on end-of-life issues specific
to the Catholic faith. That information
can be obtained by visiting the
Web site at: www.kscathconf.org.
Click on the “Statements” button,
then on “Kansas Catholic Conference”
in the drop-down menu;
choose the link “End-of-Life Documents
from Bishops of Kansas.”
Catholic Community Hospice
Learn more about Catholic Community
Hospice by visiting its Web
site at: www.catholiccharitiesks.
org/healthservices/hospice.html.
Lincoln Lecture to feature best-selling author Ronald C. White Jr.
CNS photo/Bob Roller
Best-selling author Ronald C. White Jr. will speak on Abraham Lincoln’s faith journey at the 12th
annual Lincoln lecture on Feb. 15 at the University of Mary in Leavenworth.
Fellow at the Huntington Library and a
Visiting Professor of History at UCLA.
“Understanding Lincoln’s relationship
with his faith opens up several
windows to help us understand better
our nation’s most revered president,”
White said. “This is an area of Lincoln’s
life usually unexamined or misunderstood.”
Bryan Le Beau, USM’s academic
vice president and historian, called
White a leading Lincoln scholar, whose
thoughts on the president carry great
weight.
“Recently, he has been writing and
speaking on a topic that has both intrigued
and mystified students of Lincoln
for decades: Just what was Lincoln’s
faith? What did he really believe
in reference to God?,” Le Beau said.”
Exploring these unresolved questions
will make for a very intriguing Lincoln
Lecture at the University of Saint
Mary.”
Seating is limited and will be available
on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, call (913)
758-6165 or visit the Web site at: www.
stmary.edu.
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann delivers his homily at the Catholic
Schools Week Mass on Feb. 1 at Hayden High School in Topeka.
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Themes of Catholic Schools were displayed in front of the altar
at the special Mass in Topeka.
LOCAL NEWS
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Father Frank Krische distributes Communion at the Mass at
which all Topeka Catholic schools were represented.
Celebrating Catholic Schools
Photos by Elaina Cochran
Most Pure Heart of Mary seventh-graders, from left, Kirah Lohse, Claire Setter, and Megan Muller, are part of the handbell choir that performed at the Catholic Schools Week Mass in Topeka on Feb. 1.
Catholic Pilgrimage
in Turkey:
St. Paul, Revelation,
and the Early Church
Father Ernie Davis of St. Therese Little Flower
and Jude Huntz of the Human Rights Office
in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
invite you to join them on a pilgrimage Nov. 2
- 15, 2010. Visit Istanbul, Cappadocia, Tarsus,
Antioch,Ephesus, Smyrna, Myra, and Troy. Mass
daily. Airfare from Kansas City, transportation,
hotels, breakfast and dinner, guide and entrance
fees: $2,894.
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call 816-444-5406.
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Making God’s love tangible through higher education
Donnelly focuses on educating students that often go underserved, both nationally and throughout the Kansas City area. Donnelly was created as a
Catholic liberal arts college to increase educational access for the working poor. Today, more than 78 percent of Donnelly students are low-income.
Since 1949, when the Benedictine
Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica
and Bishop George Donnelly of
the archdiocese collaborated to create a
Catholic liberal arts college to increase
educational access for the working
poor, Donnelly College has remained
dedicated to the urban core.
As one of only seven colleges nationally
that operates in that unique model,
Donnelly focuses intently on educating
students that often go “underserved,”
both nationally and throughout Kansas
City. Today, more than 78 percent of
Donnelly students are low-income, first
generation and students of color. According
to national research, students
from these categories are significantly
less likely to attend or complete college.
Yet these are exactly the students Donnelly
successfully educates.
Donnelly’s mission is rooted in Catholic
values that stem from Christ’s love
for everyone created in his likeness.
“Although Donnelly students face
significant challenges, they succeed
here at rates far exceeding national averages,
precisely because those values
radiate from every faculty and staff
member they encounter,” said Donnelly
president Steve LaNasa. “Support from
Call to Share enables us to carry out our
mission to make the love of God tangible
by giving each person an opportunity to
develop their potential and contribute
to society. This year, in addition to scholarships,
Call to Share support has made
possible an expansion of our campus
ministry program and the addition of a
full-time priest faculty member.”
For most Donnelly students, cost —
not ability — is the single biggest hurdle
to achieving a college education, making
scholarships the most critical need.
Although it keeps tuition low to increase
accessibility — just over $5,200
per year — 92 percent of students need
scholarships, as more than half come
from families earning less than $22,000
annually.
“This year, Archbishop’s Call to Share
funds created much-needed scholarships
for nearly 30 Catholic students
at Donnelly, bringing Christ’s love into
their lives and transforming their spirits
and communities with the quality Catholic
education they receive,” said Father
Gary Pennings, vicar general and Donnelly
Board member.
Last year, Donnelly served nearly
1,100 students through its associate
degrees, bachelor’s degrees, English as
a Second Language (ESL), health care
certifications, and Lansing Correctional
Facility programs. Since its founding
60 years ago, the college had extended
God’s love to more than 45,000 students
through education.
This article is the second in a series
about ministries and organizations funded
by the Archbishop’s Call to Share. The
Donnelly College story helps us to understand
that “though we are many parts,
we are all one body in Christ” and that
our gifts and prayers are effectively delivering
our faith, hope and love to others.
– Lesle Knop, archdiocesan director
of stewardship and development
The Bishop Ward High School Academic Decathlon team took first place in division two at the Kansas
State Academic Decathlon on Jan. 23 and 24. The Bishop Ward team includes: (front row, left to
right) junior Rashad Singleton, senior Josh Williamson, and junior Nick Balliett; (back row, left to
right) junior Heather MacPherson, senior Maria Solis, senior Emily Cushing, junior Marla Gritzan,
senior Stephanie Duenas, sophomore Ellen Larson, and freshman India D’Ortona.
Army emergency nurse to talk about nursing in Iraq
LEAVENWORTH — Lt. Col. John
Groves, a head emergency nurse for the
U.S. Army who served in Iraq, will share
some of his experiences at a presentation
at the University of Saint Mary here
at 5 p.m. on Jan. 27 in the Walnut Room
of Mead Hall, 4100 S. 4th St. Groves was
featured in CNN’s 2006 documentary
“Combat Hospital” and in the pages of
National Geographic magazine.
As part of the event, four USM
nursing students will receive Humanitarian
Mission awards to travel to Nicaragua
with Kansas City-based International
Service Learning to help provide
basic health care in underserved areas
of that country. The award is being
funded by Capt. Konni Hansen of
the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Hansen, a
USM adjunct instructor who teaches
pediatric clinicals, is donating an entire
semester of her USM salary to help finance
the students’ mission trips.
Catholic Charities announces new board members
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Catholic
Charities of Northeast Kansas is
pleased to welcome a new chairman
and five new members to its board
of directors. The board consists of
community leaders from the region
who share their expertise and
provide stewardship on strategic
decision-making for Catholic Charities’
programs and services.
Ken Hager of Leawood, formerly
the chair-elect and a board member
since 2004, will serve as the new
chairman of the board. Hager brings
to the board more than 20 years
of financial experience with DST
Systems, Inc., where he has served
as vice president and chief financial
officer since 1988.
In addition to announcing Hager
as the new chair, the board welcomed
five new members: Harold
Bradley, Mike Dorsey, Father Francis
Hund, James Schmank and Bea
Swoopes.
Harold Bradley of Kansas City,
Mo., brings financial investment
knowledge from various financial
institutions in the Kansas City area.
Bradley is currently the chief investment
officer of the Ewing Marion
Kauffman Foundation.
Mike Dorsey of Olathe brings 20
years of health care administration
expertise to the board. Dorsey currently
serves as president and CEO
of Providence Medical Center in Kansas
City, Kan., and was formerly the
chief operating officer at St. Francis
Health Center, Topeka.
Father Francis Hund brings to the
Board 28 years of pastoral service.
Father Hund is pastor of the Church
of Nativity in Leawood. He is the past
chairman of the Johnson County
Region priests and a former member
of the archdiocesan Priests Personnel
Board.
James Schmank of Topeka brings
to the board 33 years of business
expertise. Schmank currently serves
as CFO for se2 inc., a subsidiary of
Security Benefit Corporation.
Bea Swoopes, of Shawnee,
contributes 29 years of knowledge
with the Kansas Catholic Conference,
where she serves as associate
director. Swoopes was recently appointed
to a four-year term with the
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
National Advisory Council.
“We feel very fortunate to have
such an outstanding group of
individuals serving on the Catholic
Charities board of directors, an
essential part of Catholic Charities’
evolving strategic direction,” said
Jan Lewis, president and CEO of
Catholic Charities. “Each member
of the board, including our newest
additions, brings invaluable experience
and knowledge that will help
Catholic Charities advance toward
our progressive future.”
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Mentor teacher Sister M. Luka Brandenburg, FSGM, cheers in the background as students from St. Gregory Community compete for a trophy by playing “Captain’s Calling.” Saluting, are (from left) sophomores
Dallas Gardner, Faith Bila, Bridgette Westoff, Danielle Reynoldson and junior Derek Chubb.
House rules
St. James Academy in Lenexa does away with traditional student government
and implements a new program that gets everyone involved
Story and photos by Jill Ragar Esfeld
St. Catherine Community captains seniors Derek Feist and Maggie Kolich light candles to represent each house in their community
before sharing a rosary.
St. James Academy here doesn’t have a Student
Council.
But its students are active participants in
every aspect of the high school.
Nor does it have a Spirit Club — but you’d
be hard-pressed to find a school with more school spirit.
The youngest high school in the archdiocese is making
its mark by doing away with traditional forms of
student government in favor of an innovative program
called the House System.
Patterned after Archbishop Moeller High School in
Cincinnati, the House System is a community-centered
way of organizing students that promotes unity, allows
students to take more ownership of school activities and
events, and gives every student in the school an opportunity
to build leadership skills.
Most important, the House System structure gives
students a home base and support group they can rely
on to help them navigate the sometimes stressful world
of high school.
“And by the grace of God,” said St. James director of
community Maureen Engen, “it’s working here!”
Sophomores Nick Zych and Mich Heck and senior Amy Feldcamp from Henderson
House in the St. Peter Community put together care packages for the
Heart-to-Heart Haitian relief effort.
A place to call home
The House System is not only working
at St. James — it is thriving. And students
are thriving right along with it.
When the high school first opened its
doors five years ago, the focus was on providing
an excellent education in a faithfilled,
community atmosphere.
“This is what we’re called to be,” said
Debbie Nearmyer, director of faith formation
at St. James. “We are to be one. And
we knew [that] to be that, we had to build
community.”
The groundwork was laid for today’s
House System when students in that
first class were divided into communities
that met twice a week. But, at that time,
the school still had a traditional Student
Council and Spirit Club.
By the time St. James reached full capacity
last year, it had six communities,
each named for a saint and containing a
mix of students from different grade levels
To give students a greater opportunity
to become involved through their communities,
administrators decided to do
away with the traditional council and
club structures. (See sidebar on House
System below.)
“We took all the events that happen at
St. James and divided them up among the
communities, to involve more different
students than the typical StuCo and give
underclassmen a bigger voice within our
school,” said Engen.
Houses can be compared to homerooms
in that they meet daily (for 10 and
40 minutes on alternate days) and information
is disseminated through them.
But that’s as far as the similarities go.
Students are not allowed to study in
their houses. It’s a mentoring time and a
time to build relationships.
“During those 40-minute days, you’ll
see some of them involved in activities or
sometimes they have a service project,”
said Engen. “They can pray a rosary if they
want, they can do adoration on Fridays,
they can watch a movie or have cookies —
anything they decide on as a group.
“A lot of them will have competitions
with other houses or other communities.
Essentially, it is a time for them to be together
in a more relaxed setting than the
classroom.”
The key ingredient to fostering this
non-classroom time, said Engen, is the
mentor teacher.
Student connection
Nativity parishioner Allison Brancato is
a mentor teacher and admits she had concerns
at first about how the house time
would be spent.
“I almost thought I was going to have
to do another lesson plan,” she said.
After a few days in house, however,
those fears were put to rest. Students took
ownership of their house time and did all
the planning.
“My responsibility is really to oversee
the kids,” she said. “My house captain and
my house leaders really do all the hard
work.
“If they want to have a competition in
the gym, then I’m the one who has to reserve
the gym.”
Brancato said that now, when house
time comes, it’s like a breath of fresh air
in her day.
“I go in there and see these familiar
faces and I’m like, ‘Oh, I’m happy to see all
of you,’” she said.
St. Patrick, Kansas City, Kan., parishioner
Kim Peterson is a senior at St. James
and the school’s captain over all communities.
Along with her vice-captain Brendan
Carney, she serves as liaison between
the administration and the communities
and as a spokesperson for the school.
Like any St. James student you talk to,
Peterson insists her house is the best. And
she talks about her housemates as family.
“We get to know our group; we call
each other ‘bro’ and ‘sis,’” she said. “If we
see each other in the hallways and we
don’t say ‘hi,’ we’re going to hear about it
when we get back into house.”
The House System has unified students
at St. James, diminishing the divisions between
class levels and giving everyone a
sense of belonging.
Junior James Ingram from the St. Benedict Community joins in the Charlton
house airplane competition as mentor teacher Angela Charlton looks on.
The House of St. Max claimed the number one position in the St. Gregory Community by winning a game
of “Captain’s Calling,” led by the community dean Shane Rapp.
“Not everybody is in a sport or not everybody
is in a choir,” explained Peterson.
“But everybody is in a house, so they all
have that feeling that they belong.”
Sophomore Clint McCullough from
Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish in Wea,
was home-schooled through eighth grade
and said the House System at St. James
helped him adjust to the high school environment.
“It was kind of a slow adjustment, but
the people here are great people, and so it
was a pretty smooth transition,” he said.
Much of house time, McCullough said,
is spent bonding.
“Sometimes that’s through events, but
other times it’s just us sitting down in a circle
and sharing our hearts with each other,”
he said. “So, we do a little bit of both.
“We talk a lot; and a lot of times we
get into spiritual discussions. Mr. Wellnitz
(the mentor teacher) really helps us
deepen our spiritual life.”
Community spirit
At the next level, students identify with
their community. Houses within a community
often engage in friendly competition
(called “house wars”) or work together
on school events and activities.
Overview of St. James Academy House System
The six communities are St. Benedict, St. Padre Pio, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Gregory, St.
Gianna Molla, and St. Peter.
Each student is assigned to the same community for his or her entire high school career.
There are approximately 100 students per community.
Each community is assigned one faculty member who acts as dean.
Each community is assigned two seniors (elected by faculty and senior students) to act as
community captains.
Each community is divided into five or six houses of approximately 20 students each.
Each house is assigned a mentor teacher.
Students are assigned to the same house for their entire high school career.
Each house is assigned one house captain (a senior student) and three leaders (a junior,
sophomore and freshman). These are elected in house.
Each student will have the same dean and mentor teacher throughout high school.
For more information, visit the Web site at: www.sjakeepingfaith.org.
Student lockers are organized by house
and community. Students sit in their communities
during pep rallies. Each year,
new house members are introduced into
each community as part of the initiation
into St. James.
“This year, all the upperclassmen
went down and sat by community [in
the gym],” recalled Peterson. “Then we
led the freshmen down and, as they were
called into their communities, the community
was cheering for them.”
Each community is supervised by a
dean, whose job is to be supportive of the
mentor teachers and students in the leadership
positions.
Representing each community are two
seniors who are community captains.
They stay in close communication with
the dean and function as liaisons to the
houses.
“What makes our system so unique is it
is very student-driven,” explained Nancy
Dorsey, dean of St. Gianna Molla Community.
“As a dean, I am responsible for saying,
‘OK, homecoming is coming up. Here
are a list of things that need to get done.’
“I delegate those responsibilities to
the community captains and say, ‘Your
responsibility now is to go out to your
houses.’”
Corpus Christi, Lawrence, parishioner
Katie Wohletz is a senior at St. James. She
is amazed at how many more students get
involved in organizing school activities
and events now that the House System is
in place.
“My first three years we had normal
Spirit Club and StuCo,” she said. “What I
think is cool about this is that people who
never would have gotten involved before
are involved now.”
Dorsey was head of the former Spirit
Club. She too is amazed at how many
more students are stepping up to help out
now.
“This program allows for so many more
people to get involved,” she said. “And
you’re involving people who otherwise
never would have had the confidence to
stand up and say, ‘I can do that.’ That’s
why it is so great.”
Belonging
The House System has done wonders
to bridge gaps between students who may
never have been friends before — sophomores
and juniors who might have a lot
in common, or seniors who might help a
freshman get acclimated to high school.
“There aren’t nameless faces in our
high school,” said Nearmyer. “Everybody
knows everybody.”
“I don’t even know how to explain it,”
Wohletz said. “There aren’t words for it.
I’m best friends with a freshman; I’m going
to dinner with a sophomore today.
That never would have happened before.”
Peterson agreed and said she is especially
glad that students are placed in
houses randomly.
“At first, we wanted our friends in
there,” she explained. “But I have classes
with my other friends. I have other opportunities
to see them.
“Now I’m getting to know this football
player who never would have been my
friend before — because he was too cool.
And now I’m like his sister.”
From a Catholic faith perspective, Nearmyer
believes St. James is on the right
track.
“Everything we teach and talk about in
the Mass and in our religion classes — we
need to live it outside those two places, in
our hallways, “ she said.
“This has been a really phenomenal
way to make a school of 600-plus kids a
little smaller,” she concluded. “Kids here
are known to one another and know how
to look out for each other.”

10 NATION THE LEAVEN • february 5, 2010
Some think Scott Brown is
pro-life Catholic, but it’s not so
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The positive
views expressed by some Catholics and
pro-life advocates following the election
of Republican Scott Brown to the U.S.
Senate led many to believe that Brown
is a Catholic who takes a 100 percent
pro-life stand. Neither is the case. Brown
and his family attend New England Chapel
in Franklin, Mass., part of the Christian
Reformed Church in North America, which
has roots in the Protestant Reformation.
And although Brown opposes partial-birth
abortion and supports parental notification
before a minor can receive an abortion,
he believes the decision on abortion
“should ultimately be made by the woman
in consultation with her doctor,” according
to his campaign Web site. “I believe we
need to reduce the number of abortions
in America,” the Web site adds. “I also believe
there are people of good will on both
sides of the issue and we ought to work
together to support and promote adoption
as an alternative to abortion.” In the
Jan. 19 special election to fill the Senate
seat occupied since 1962 by Democratic
Sen. Ted Kennedy, Brown defeated Massachusetts
Attorney General Martha Coakley,
a Catholic who supports legal abortion, by
a 52 to 47 percent margin.
Catholic school students send
money, supplies, toys to Haiti
BETHESDA, Md. (CNS) — When thirdgrader
Katya Shmorhun heard her father
was being deployed to Haiti on a medical
mission, she didn’t want him to leave, but
also realized it was a great opportunity to
help Haitian children who lost everything
in the earthquake. She told her father,
Capt. Daniel Shmorhun, a pediatric cardiologist,
that she wanted to do something.
After some brainstorming, he said he
might be able to take a few, small stuffed
animals with him on the USNS Comfort, a
Navy hospital ship providing humanitarian
and disaster relief to Haiti. Katya introduced
the idea to her teacher and classmates
at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred
Heart in Bethesda. The next day they filled
the school lobby with new or lightly used
stuffed animals. A statement from Stone
Ridge said when Shmorhun saw how many
stuffed animals were donated, he was
“deeply touched.” She said her husband
planned to give a stuffed animal to each
child he treats. Katya said she wanted to
help the Haitian children because “they
lost everything in the earthquake. We
can give a little bit to them so they’ll be
happy,” she told the Catholic Standard,
Washington’s archdiocesan newspaper.
U.S. bishops
call for
long-term
Haiti strategy
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The United
States needs “a long-term coherent strategy
for recovery, development and poverty
reduction in Haiti,” said the chairman of
the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International
Justice and Peace in a Jan. 26 letter
to officials in the Obama administration.
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany,
N.Y., said the strategy for rebuilding
Haiti after the devastation of the
Jan. 12 earthquake should combine efforts
of U.S. government agencies with
groups that have expertise and experience
with Haiti.
He sent the letter to Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton, Treasury Secretary Timothy
Geithner, Homeland Security Secretary
Janet Napolitano and Ambassador
Ron Kirk, U.S. trade representative.
Key elements in rebuilding Haiti, he
said, include: debt relief and an expansion
of trade; an extension of temporary
protected status that has been granted
to Haitians living in the United States;
and sustained reconstruction and development
assistance.
He thanked President Barack Obama
for his quick response to the disaster by
sending relief and the assistance of government
agencies and also for listening
to an appeal made by the bishops and
many others that the U.S. grant Haitians
in the U.S. temporary protected status.
But Bishop Hubbard said it was “highly
unlikely” that the 18-month duration
of the special status “will afford sufficient
time for Haiti to be rebuilt in ways
that make it safe for Haitians to return to
their country and find employment.”
He also noted that the church has responded
to the crisis through the work
of Catholic Relief Services, its overseas
relief and development agency, and
special collections by parishes in most
U.S. dioceses the weekend after the
earthquake.
But the bishop noted that much more
needs to be done.
He quoted a Haitian bishop who
said: “At the moment it’s all about the
emergency, but one day the questions
will be about reconstruction.”
CNS photo/Paul Haring
VILLANOVA PROFESSOR CHECKS CAMERA — Villanova University Professor Paul Wilson
checks focus and exposure on a 21-megapixel digital camera while photographing a 360-degree
virtual reality tour of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 27. The camera operates
on a electronically guided rig that tilts it up and down in 180-degree arcs and rotates it 360
degrees to capture hundreds of images that will be stitched together.
Archbishop Hannan pulling
for Saints to march in
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Retired
Archbishop Philip M. Hannan of New
Orleans said “it would be tremendous”
if his city’s team, the Saints, beat the
Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV
Feb. 7 in Miami.
“As a matter of fact, if it happens, the
downtown parish of the city will simply
explode,” he told the Clarion Herald,
newspaper of the New Orleans Archdiocese.
Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, current
head of the archdiocese, and Indianapolis
Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein
placed a friendly wager on the game.
“If we win, he owes me some southern
Indiana pork chops, and if they win,
I owe him some gumbo,” Archbishop
Aymond said. “It should be fun.”
But it was Archbishop Hannan, now
96, who was there at the beginning,
when the Saints and their fans were
“newly minted,” as editor Peter Finney
Jr. of the Clarion Herald recounted in
his column for the Feb. 6 issue of the
newspaper.
The archbishop, who headed the
archdiocese from 1965-88, even
helped name the Saints. According to
Finney, the archbishop reassured then-
Gov. John McKeithen “that he did not
consider the nickname sacrilegious.
‘But I have to tell you,’ he told McKeithen,
‘from the viewpoint of the church,
most of the saints were martyrs.’”
Archbishop Hannan was invited to
offer the invocation before the kickoff
of the Saints’ first game against the Los
Angeles Rams on Sept. 7, 1967, “in front
of 80,000 newly minted Saints fans at
sold-out Tulane Stadium.”
“Flash forward 43 years — 40 years
of wandering in the football desert plus
three. Archbishop Hannan is 96, and he
is still marching, one foot in front of the
other, and he is inspiring all true believers
with the way he has rebounded from
a recent stroke,” Finney wrote.
The archbishop was scheduled to fly
to Washington to spend time with his
brother, Denis, 93, who is gravely ill,
then return to New Orleans and fly to Miami
on team owner Tom Benson’s plane
to watch “the unfolding of a long-awaited
vision”: the Saints in the Super Bowl.”
“As a matter of fact, Tom Benson has
been praying for this every day,” Archbishop
Hannan said. “I’d say we have a
big opportunity. I tell everyone, in fact,
that we are going to win. This would be
good not only for the Saints but for all
the people who support them.”
CNS photo/L’O sservatore Romano via Reuters
DOVE RELEASED BY POPE RETURNS TO APARTMENT — Pope Benedict XVI and a child look on
as one of two doves they released returns to his apartment at the end of the Angelus prayer
Jan. 31 at the Vatican. The release of the doves coincided with worldwide prayers for peace
in the Holy Land.
Vatican making final review of
new English liturgical texts
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Congregation
for Divine Worship and the Sacraments
is pulling together the final version of the
English translation of the complete Roman
Missal, the book of prayers used at Mass.
The Vox Clara Committee, an international
group of bishops established
to advise the congregation about the
translation of the Roman Missal into
English, met in Rome Jan. 26-29.
A statement released at the end of
the meeting said members “reviewed
various reports on the steps being taken
for editing, coordination of manuscripts
and reviews for internal consistency of
the English-language translation” of the
Roman Missal.
Marist Father Anthony Ward, an official
of the congregation for worship,
said that because bishops’ conferences
approved the Roman Missal in sections
over a period of years, a final review
and minor edits were needed to ensure
consistency. For instance, he said, the
same Latin prayer may be used in two
different Masses and may have been
translated slightly differently during the
bishops’ approval process.
The Vox Clara statement said committee
members reviewed the last two
sections of the Roman Missal translation
to be approved by bishops’ conferences
in English-speaking countries:
The proper of saints, a collection of specific
prayers related to each saint in the
universal liturgical calendar; and the
common of saints, general prayers for
celebrating saints listed in the “Roman
Martyrology,” but not in the universal
calendar.
Spanish Cardinal Antonio Canizares
Llovera, prefect of the congregation,
met with the committee and “expressed
his hope that the coming confirmation
of the Roman Missal would prove to
be of great pastoral advantage to the
church in the English-speaking world,”
the Vox Clara statement said.
Most English-speaking bishops’ conferences
are preparing materials to introduce
and explain the new translation with the
hope people will begin using it in parishes
at the beginning of Advent 2011.
Father Ward said the congregation
would finish its work long before
that, although he could not give
a precise date for when the Vatican
will approve the entire Roman Missal
in English.
THE LEAVEN • february 5, 2010
Trafficking
expected to be
issue at
Olympics
By Deborah Gyapong
Catholic News Service
OTTAWA (CNS) — Members of the
Canadian bishops’ justice and peace
commission have called for prayers for
victims of human trafficking, noting
that they expect it to be a problem at
the Feb. 12-28 Olympics in Vancouver,
British Columbia.
A pastoral letter issued Jan. 26 said
major sporting events often see “systems
put in place to satisfy the demand
for paid sex.”
“As pastors of the Catholic Church in
Canada, we denounce human trafficking
in all its forms, whether it is intended
for forced labor (domestic, farm or
factory work) or for sexual exploitation
(whether it be prostitution, pornography,
forced marriages, strip clubs, or
other),” the bishops wrote. “We invite
the faithful to become aware of this violation
of human rights and the trivialization
of concerns about prostitution.”
The bishops urged Catholics to become
aware of human trafficking, so
“we can share in the suffering of the
victims and change the behaviors and
mentalities that foster institutionalized
violence in this new form of slavery.”
Prostitution is illegal in Canada.
However, the bishops said, trafficking
does occur, and “we need to recognize
it, talk about it with others, and take action
in our communities to stop it.”
Pointing out that the demand for
sexual services fuels human trafficking,
the bishops asked how a majority-
Christian country like Canada could
tolerate this form of “institutionalized
violence that destroys the physical,
psychological and spiritual integrity of
other human beings.”
The scale of human trafficking is
“alarming,” they wrote, citing International
Labor Organization estimates of
2.4 million victims of trafficking, including
1.3 million caught up in sexual
exploitation, worldwide.
world
11
Archaeologist: Find shows Turin
shroud not from Jesus’ time
JERUSALEM (CNS) — Results from studies
on the remains of a first-century shroud
discovered on the edge of the Old City of
Jerusalem prove that the famous Shroud
of Turin could not have originated from
Jerusalem of Jesus’ time, said a prominent
archaeologist. The first-century shroud was
discovered in a tomb in the Hinnom Valley
in 2000, but the results of tests run on the
shroud and other artifacts found with it
were only completed in December 2009.
“This is the first shroud from Jesus’ time
found in Jerusalem and the first shroud
found in a type of burial cave similar to that
which Jesus would have been buried in and
[because of this] it is the first shroud which
can be compared to the Turin shroud,” said
British-born archaeologist Shimon Gibson,
basing his conclusion on the full study
results, which are scheduled to be published
in a scholarly volume within the next year.
There are two clear differences between the
current shroud fragments and the Shroud
of Turin. While the Shroud of Turin is formed
from one full piece of cloth, studies on
the fragments of the shroud discovered in
Jerusalem show that two burial cloths were
used for the burial — one made of linen,
used to wrap the head, and another made of
wool, which wrapped the body — in keeping
with Jewish tradition of the time, Gibson
said. In addition, Gibson said, unlike the
complex twill weave of the Shroud of Turin
that, according to archaeological finds, was
unknown in this area during Jesus’ time, the
discovered shroud fragments have a simple
two-way weave.
Haitians in camp give thanks,
place future in God’s hands
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CNS) — With
words of praise to God in a melodic song that
carried over the din of thousands of people,
Dolce Rochelle let it be known to anyone who
cared that no matter the challenge, she was
doing just fine. One of an estimated 50,000
people living in makeshift shelters of sheets,
blankets and plastic tarps on what was once
a golf course at the Petionville Club, Rochelle
passes her days singing and selling goods
for a friend out of her tent. In a world where
the future remains uncertain, Rochelle and
many others camped out at the Petionville
Club expressed a great deal of hope that
God will help them survive. The U.S. bishops’
Catholic Relief Services has worked with
the United Nations and the U.S. military to
turn the informal gathering of people into a
formal camp. A two-week supply of food was
delivered recently, and 40,000 shelter kits
were scheduled to be delivered the week of
Feb. 1.
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12 CLASSIFIEDS THE LEAVEN • FEBRUARY 5, 2009
Employment
Wanted - Retired handyman looking for parttime
work. Electrical, mechanical, and electronics
background helpful. Call Jenny at (913) 383-2636.
Part-time bowling machine mechanic - St.
John’s Catholic Club, Kansas City, Kan., is looking for
someone to maintain a six-lane house in the church’s
men’s club. All late-model 1960s Brunswick equipment.
Call Kenny at (913) 788-9758.
Principal - Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Raytown,
Mo., seeks an enthusiastic and visionary Catholic
school principal to guide our Pre-K - 8th grade program.
Our Lady of Lourdes School was established in
1951 and currently enrolls 137 students. The ideal candidate
will demonstrate a strong and faithful Catholic
administrative background. The qualities for this position
require the candidate to demonstrate a strong
ability to communicate well with staff, students, and
parents; possess marketing and recruitment skills;
and display a collaborative leadership style to lead
others in the mission of the church. The qualified candidate
must be an active practicing Catholic in good
standing with the church; with a minimum of 3 years
teaching experience; a master’s degree in education,
administration or a related field; and an administrative
certificate from the state of Missouri, or the
ability to obtain one. For information or application
materials, contact the Catholic Schools Office at (816)
756-1858, ext. 274, or visit the Web site at: http://jobs.
diocese-kcsj.org/jobs/.
Rockhurst High School - A Jesuit college preparatory
school in Kansas City, Mo., is seeking to fill
two full-time teaching positions for: chemistry and/
or chemistry/biology and English for the 2010 - 2011
school year. For an application, visit the Web site at:
www.rockhursths.edu. Interested applicants should
submit their application, resume, and credentials to:
Mr. Larry Ruby, Principal, 9301 State Line Rd., Kansas
City, MO 64114. Rockhurst is an EEOE.
Director of liturgy and worship - St. Charles
Borromeo Parish and School, a faith family of 1600-
plus families, desires a team-building, baptismal-call
inviter as director of liturgy and worship (DLW) for
overall responsibility of coordinating and implementing
the liturgical experiences of our parish and
school. Our DLW will invite, train and facilitate/supervise
the roles of the various liturgical ministries;
extend leadership and direction to all church choirs,
cantors and instrumentalists; and assist engaged
couples in planning the marriage liturgy and grieving
families for funeral liturgies. Keyboardists preferred.
Start date negotiable. Salary commensurate with experience
and diocesan scale. Mail resume to: Director
of Liturgy and Worship, attn. Father Ken Riley, St.
Charles Borromeo Parish, 900 N.E. Shady Lane Dr.,
Kansas City, MO 64118.
St. Joseph Early Education Center - Has a
position open for a full-time toddler teacher and a
full-time infant teacher. Qualified applicants must be
at least 18 years old and meet lead teacher qualifications
for the state of Kansas. Interested candidates
may call (913) 631-0004 for application instructions,
or send your resume, via e-mail, to: nwacker@arch
kckcs.org.
Part-time overnight sleep staff positions
- New Alliance Services, Inc., is seeking to fill two
positions: One will work 2 nights/wk.; the other will
work 3 nights/wk. to care for three female mentally
retarded and developmentally disabled clients in
their Overland Park home. Choice of evenings, Sun.
- Thurs. from 6 p.m. - 7 a.m. Great opportunity for
a college student or if you’re looking to supplement
your income. Call Amy at (913) 221-9158.
Financial representative - Due to the success
and growth of the Knights of Columbus, we are adding
financial representatives in the Kansas City and
Emporia areas. This position is ideal for a determined,
high-energy, high-expectation, professional,
self-disciplined, independent individual desiring to
serve others, yet earn a better-than-average income.
We provide top-rated financial products to our members
and their families and will provide excellent
benefits and training. For more information or an
interview, contact John A. Mahon, 307 Dakota, Holton
KS 66436; or call (785) 364-5450.
Services
Counseling - Confidential and affordable individual,
marriage and family counseling and outpatient
substance abuse treatment. JB Strong, MA, LCPC,
AAPS (913) 722-1118.
Mamuric Studios - Is accepting students for
tutoring for 2010. Tutor is currently working on her
MEd. at Rockhurst University and has experience
with students in the K - 12 grades as well as college
level. Tutor also specializes in test preps, study skills,
French, Spanish, and music. Sessions are customized
to fit the student’s needs and are fun and meaningful
in context. For information, send an e-mail to:
Klmamuric@yahoo.com or call (913) 206-2151.
Tree service - Pruning ornamental trees for optimal
growth and beauty and removal of hazardous
limbs or problem trees. Free consultation and bid. Safe,
insured, professional. Brad Grabs, Green Solutions of
KC, (913) 244-5838. www.GreenSolutionsKC.com.
Machine quilting - by Jenell Noeth, Basehor.
Also, quilts made to order. Call (913) 724-1837.
Housecleaning - I will clean your house the old
fashioned way – hand mopping, etc. 20+ years exp.,
excellent references, free estimates. Call Sharon at
(816) 322-0006.
Husband and wife cleaning team - Reasonable
rates; references provided. Call (913) 940-2959.
Bankruptcy - When debt becomes overwhelming,
seek professional help. Experienced, compassionate
Catholic attorney Teresa Kidd. For a confidential,
no obligation consultation, call (913) 422-0610; or
send an e-mail to: tkidd@kc.rr.com.
Retired nurse - Will provide child or elder care,
do housecleaning, run errands, and provide transportation
to/from appts. Reasonable rates, excellent
references. Years of experience with seniors. Call
Pam at (913) 579-5276.
Home-care services - We provide care management,
medication administration, transportation,
companionship, shopping and other needs to
the elderly and disabled at home. Reasonable rates.
Full time and part time. Days/night/weekends. Call
Pamerick Home Health and speak with Mimi at (913)
488-5993.
Have you considered starting a donor-advised
fund or family foundation? The Catholic Foundation
of Northeast Kansas can help. We
assist people with giving plans from trusts to gift annuities.
If you are trying to stretch your philanthropy
dollars further, contact the Catholic Foundation for
ideas and guidance. For a confidential meeting, call
(913) 647-0365 or visit the Web site at: www.cfnek.
org.
Do you or your parents need help at home?
- For as little as $60 per week, Benefits of Home-
Senior Care can provide assistance with personal
care, shopping and many other daily needs. For details,
visit our Web site at: benefitsofhome.com or call
(913) 422-1591.
Caregiving - Mature lady experienced with elderly
care will care for your loved one in their home.
Good references, reliable transportation, well qualified.
Available any time. Honest and dependable.
Leawood, OP and Prairie Village areas. Call Flora at
(816) 322-9956, mobile, or (816) 921-8223, home.
Caregiving - We provide personal assistance,
companionship, care management, and transportation
to the elderly and disabled in home, assisted living
and nursing facilities. We also provide respite care
for main caregivers needing some personal time. Call
Daughters & Company at (913) 341-2500 and speak
with Laurie, Sara or Gary.
Computer repair / virus and spyware removal
/ PC upgrades - Microsoft certified; 10 yrs.
experience. Member of Sacred Heart Parish. Call
Matt at (816) 876-6619 or send an e-mail to: matt
computerfix@gmail.com.
Home Improvement
Interior and exterior painting and wallpaper
removal - 30-plus years experience. Quality work;
excellent references; reasonable rates. Senior discount.
Member of St. Ann Parish, Prairie Village. Call
Joe at (913) 620-5776.
Custom countertops - Laminates installed within
5 days. Cambria, granite, and solid surface. Competitive
prices, dependable work. Call the Top Shop,
Inc., at (913) 962-5058. Members of St. Joseph Parish,
Shawnee.
Electrician - Free estimates; reasonable rates.
JoCo and southern KC metro area. Call Pat at (913)
963-9896.
Woodbright - A very affordable alternative to refinishing,
refacing or replacing stained cabinets and
woodwork. The average kitchen only costs $500. 18
years experience. Call Woodbright at (913) 940-3020.
Tile and painting - Complete tile and paint
repairs and renovation. Ceramic, porcelain, certified
limestone tile master. Complete interior paint
services and drywall texture finishes. Over 20 years
experience. Fully licensed. Service 7 days a week.
Contact Mike at (913) 488-4930. Member of Church
of the Ascension Parish, Overland Park.
Painting, exterior and interior, drywall
projects, powerwashing, rotted window sills repaired
- Quality products. 20 years experience. References.
Call (913) 341-7584.
Swalms Organizing Service - Basements, garages,
attics, and shop spaces organized! Items sorted,
boxed & labeled; areas cleaned when finished! Clean
out services also available. Great references and insured.
For pictures of current projects, visit the Web
site at: www.swalms.com. Call Tillar Swalm at (913)
375-9115.
STA (Sure Thing Always) Home Repair - Basement
finish, bathrooms and kitchens; interior & exterior
repairs: painting, roofing, siding, wood replacement
and window glazing. Call for free estimates.
Cell: (913) 579-1835; phone: (913) 491-5837; e-mail:
smokeycabin@hotmail.com. Member of Holy Trinity
Church, Lenexa.
Brown’s Carpet - Installation and repair carpeting;
vinyl and wood installation. Free estimates. 10
years experience. Serving the KC metro area. Call
(913) 231-4961.
EL SOL Y LA TIERRA
*Commercial & residential
* Lawn renovation
* Mowing
* Clean-up and hauling
* Dirt grading/installation
* Landscape design
* Free estimates
Hablamos y escribimos Ingles!!
Call Lupe at (816) 252-3376
Tim the Handyman - Insured; free estimates.
Carpentry: new and repair deck, doors, windows,
siding, screens. Plumbing: faucet, garbage disposals,
toilets. Electrical: switches, outlets, ceiling fans, light
fixtures. Light landscape: fill dirt, trimming, planting,
garden tilling and mulching. Serving Johnson County.
Call Tim at (913) 859-0471.
For Rent
Living at its best on a budget! - 1 BR apt., with
rent based on income; all utilities paid; no voucher
needed. Section 8 assistance. Great location, only
5-10 minutes from The Legends in Kansas City, Kan.
Edwardsville Court Apartments Highrise, 531 S. 4th
St., Edwardsville. Call (913) 441-6007. EHO. Handicap
accessible.
For rent (option to purchase) - 3 BR, 2-1/2 BA,
master BR with BA. Home includes laundry room with
w/d, dishwasher, stove, new microwave, new refrigerator,
one-car attached garage, sheltered porch,
fireplace, and additional storage space. The complex
features a pool, playground area, and picnic area.
Great location, just off of 119th St. Near major hwys.
and shopping. Rent and HOA dues $1200/mo.; utilities
not included. Call (785) 840-7233.
Vacation
Ski cabin in Winter Park, Colo. – 2 BR, 1 BA,
on free ski shuttle route. $110/night. Call (913) 642-
3027. To view pictures, visit the Web site at: cabin.
forcadeassociates.com.
Ski vacation - Winter Park, Colo. 2 BR, 1 BA,
sleeps 6. Fully furnished, fireplace, rec. center with
pool & hot tub. $125/night; $750/week. Call Joe Frederick
at (913) 385-5589.
Real Estate
Land for sale in Archie, Mo. - 47 beautiful,
wooded acres. Two ponds alongside the Grand River.
Call (913) 631-5644.
Westwood home for sale - Charming Tudor
on cul-de-sac. 3 BR, with updated kitchen and bath.
Close to St. Agnes Parish and School and Our Lady of
the Angels Parish. 4733 Booth, Westwood. $185,000!
For information, call (816) 456-5330 or visit the Keller
Williams Web site at: www.kw.com.
Walk to St. Thomas Aquinas High School -
Gorgeous 5 BR, 3-1/2 BA, two-story family home with
fabulous in-ground pool and a 24 x 16 cedar deck.
Perfect for entertaining! Plus a professionally finished
lower-level with a second family room, bedroom and
full bath. Call Rosemary Maher, Master’s GMAC, at
(913) 661-9744.
Lake Perry lots for sale - Call Marisa at Kansas
Land Brokers at (913) 915-9151 or visit the Web site at:
www.KansasLandBrokers.com.
Nativity Parish villa-like home - Live the
villa lifestyle in this great, single-family home! This
3 BR, 3-1/2 BA house has large living areas and is
the newest home in Waterford. Custom-built in 1996
for the current owners, it is directly across from the
poolhouse. 13200 Howe Dr. (132nd & Mission Rd.),
Leawood. To view online, visit: www.awesomehouse.
info. Call Chris Smart, Re/Max Premier Realty, at
(913) 226-4672.
For sale
Are you interested in healthier and safer
products for your family, as well as helping the
environment and saving money? Consider switching
stores. Contact Lori at (913) 645-9420 or send an
e-mail to her at: lannmc@live.com. Member of St.
Joseph Parish, Shawnee.
Yardware business for sale - St. Elizabeth and
St. Monica couple selling assets of yardware business.
Funds go to church remodeling project. Selling $4K in
cement molds for $1500. Entire assets for $2500. For
details, contact Mike at (785) 556-0210 or send an e-
mail to: mtmini@sbcglobal.net.
Residential lifts - Buy/sell/trade. Stair lifts,
porch lifts, ceiling lifts and elevators. Recycled and
new equipment. Member of St. Michael the Archangel
Parish, Leawood. Call Silver Cross KC at (913)
393-2042.
Wanted to buy
***WANTED***
I buy coins, older watches,
silverware, slot machines,
old rifles and shotguns,
stoneware crocks and jugs,
old furniture from basement or attic.
Call Chris at (913) 593-7507 or (913) 642-8269
Will buy firearms and related accessories -
One or a whole collection. Honest evaluation and top
prices paid. Contact Tom at (913) 238-2473. Member
of Sacred Heart Parish, Shawnee.
Miscellaneous
Want a healthy and good lifestyle? Come join
us for a very exciting adventure. For information, call
(913) 342-4027.
Freedom from pornography - Men’s group and
counseling; call Sam Meier, MA, LPC, at (913) 647-
0378. Women’s group; call Beth Meier, MA, at (913)
647-0379. Visit the Web site at: LoveIsFaithful.com.
Entertainment
Disc jockey - For your wedding, kolos, nightclubs,
corporate parties, teenage celebrations, holiday parties,
sock-hops, ethnic, birthdays, holiday parties, hiphop/rap,
golden oldies. Member of St. Therese Parish,
KCMO. Call Zepster’s A to Z Party DJ’s at (816) 741-4777.
DJ Irishman - Colm Delahunt is available for parties,
weddings, graduations, and any other function.
Playing all your favorite hits from the Village People
to U2. Call (913)548-6765 or visit the Web site at:
www.djirishman.com.
To purchase a classified ad:
Send an e-mail to: jennifer@theleaven.
com, or call (913) 647-0327. The cost is $16
per column inch, five lines or less. Each
additional line is $1.50. Classified ads will
also be posted online at The Leaven’s Web
site: www.theleaven.com.
Feb.
6 The Militia of Immaculata will
meet from 10:30 a.m. - noon on Feb. 6 and
on every first Saturday of the month at the
Redemptorist Social Service Center, 207 W.
Linwood, Kansas City, Mo. For information,
call Christine Rossi at (913) 268-0208.
The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic
Women (ACCW) will hold its quarterly
meeting at 9 a.m. and annual retreat from
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Feb. 6 in O’Connor Hall
at Most Pure Heart of Mary, 1800 S.W. Stone,
Topeka. All women of the archdiocese are invited
to attend. For information, contact Susan
Draftz at (913) 367-2227 or send an e-mail
to her at: sdraftz@prolifeamerica.com.
Couples who are passionate about enriching
marriages in northeast Kansas are invited
to join the area leaders
of the Worldwide
Marriage Encounter
in a day of prayer and
planning on Feb. 6 at St.
Francis de Sales Parish
hall, 900 Ida St., Lansing.
The day will begin with
the noon prayer from the
Liturgy of the Hours, followed by lunch (bring
your own) and the planning session.
The Mothers of Young Children of Curé
of Ars Parish, 9401 Mission Rd., Leawood,
will host their annual Valentine Family Fest
from 3 - 5 p.m. on Feb. 6 in the school cafeteria.
There will be refreshments, crafts, games
and a concert by kid-friendly Mr. Stinky Feet!
Tickets cost $5 per person; $20 per family.
Donations of diapers, wipes and formula for
the children of St. Benedict’s Children’s Center
will be collected.
The eighth-grade class of Holy Name
School, 1007 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City,
Kan., will host a taco dinner from 4:30 - 7
p.m. on Feb. 6 in the cafeteria. The cost is $6
for adults; $3 for children ages 10 and under.
Proceeds will benefit the graduation fund.
6-7 Father Victor Warkulwiz will
speak on the benefits and necessity of
perpetual adoration at all Masses in the
Atchison parishes during the weekend of Feb.
6 - 7. For information, contact Sherry Lange
at (913) 367-1858 or Darlene DuLac at (913)
367-6177.
6 & 9 “How to Buy and Sell A
Home,” a free, first-time home buyer seminar
for Spanish-speaking individuals, will
be presented by Ivelisse Arias, sales associate
with Reece and Nichols, and Mateo Wilson,
mortgage consultant with Plaza Mortgage,
from 10 - 11 a.m. on Feb. 6 and from 6 - 7
p.m. on Feb. 9 at the Reece and Nichols office,
2140 E. Santa Fe, Olathe. To RSVP, call (913)
530-8675.
7 St. Mary Church, Hartford, will host
its annual beef and noodle dinner from
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 in the multipurpose
room at the Neosho Rapids grade
school. The cost is $7 for adults; $4 for children
under 10 years old. There will also be a
raffle for several door prizes.
A spaghetti dinner to benefit the Sisters,
Servants of Mary, a group of women
religious with a nursing ministry, will be held
from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Feb. 7 at St. Patrick
Parish center, 94th and State Ave., Kansas
City, Kan. The cost is $8 for adults; $3 for
children. There will also be a variety booth.
Tickets may be purchased in advance or at
the door. For information, call (913) 371-3423.
Holy Spirit School, 11300 W. 103rd St.,
Overland Park, will hold an open house from
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Feb. 7. All prospective
students, families, and community residents
are invited. Faculty and staff will be available
to discuss the curriculum and answer enrollment
questions. Holy Spirit serves students
in pre-K – 8th grade. For information, call
(913) 492-2582 or visit the Web site at: www.
hsschool.net.
St. Mary Church, St. Benedict, will host
its annual soup lunch from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
on Feb. 7. The menu will include chili, chicken
noodle and vegetable beef soups, relishes
and pies. A freewill offering will be collected.
8 The Knights of Columbus of St. Ann
Parish, 7241 Mission Rd., Prairie Village,
will host a blood drive from 1:30 - 7 p.m. on
Feb. 8 in the parish hall. To make an appointment,
call the Community Blood Center at
(816) 898-5967 or visit the Web site at: www.
savealifenow.org. Use “stanncatholic” as the
sponsor code.
10 “Business Etiquette: The You You
Present to Others,” a workshop to help
women sharpen their professional skills and
self-confidence, will be presented from 2 -
3:30 p.m. on Feb. 10 at the Keeler Women’s
Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan.
For information or to register, call (913) 906-
8990 or visit the Web site at: www.mountosb.
org/kwc.
The Topeka Catholic Singles Group will
meet for dinner at 6 p.m. on Feb. 10 at Long-
Horn Steakhouse, 1915 S.W. Wanamaker Rd.,
Topeka. For information, call Bev at (785)
273-5510.
“Discipline Help for Parents,” a four-part
parenting program, will be offered from
9:30 - 11 a.m. on Wednesdays, beginning Feb.
10, at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central
Ave., Kansas City, Kan. For information or
to register, call (913) 906-8990 or visit the
Web site at: www.mountosb.org/kwc.
11 The Holy Women series for February
will feature a presentation on the life of
St. Thérèse of Lisieux from 1 - 3 p.m. on Feb.
11 at the Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central
Ave., Kansas City, Kan. For information or
to register, call (913) 906-8990 or visit the
Web site at: www.mountosb.org/kwc.
The Benedictine Sisters of Mount St.
Scholastica will sponsor “A Time of Prayer
for Peace and Non-Violence” at 6:30 p.m.
on Feb. 11 at Guardian Angels Parish, 1310
Westport Rd., Kansas City, Mo. For information,
contact Sister Gabrielle Kocour, OSB, at
(913) 360-6200.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post
10552 of Shawnee, will host their annual chili
bowl supper from 5 - 7 p.m. on Feb. 11 in the
Knights of Columbus Hall, 11221 Johnson Dr.
The cost is $6 for adults; $3 for children.
13 St. Francis de Sales Parish, 900
Ida St., Lansing, will host a Mardi Gras dinner
dance from 6:30 - 11 p.m. on Feb. 13 in
the parish hall. Dinner will be catered by Cedar
Ridge; live music will be provided by Don
Spain and band. Tickets cost $50 ($35 is a
tax-deductible donation). Free babysitting is
provided with reservation. For information
or tickets, call the parish office, by Feb. 5, at
(913) 727-3742.
The Curé of Ars Singles Group will host
a Mardi Gras dance from 7:30 - 11:30 p.m.
on Feb. 13 in the school cafeteria, located at
9403 Mission Rd., Leawood. The cost of $15
includes beverages and heavy hors d’oeuvres;
music will be provided by Carl the DJ. For information,
call (913) 648-2919.
The women of Holy Name Parish, 1007
Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Kan., will sponsor
the Ragin’ Sweet and Spicy Fest from
6:30 - 9 p.m. on Feb. 13. This chili, soup and
dessert cook-off will take place in the cafeteria.
The cost is $8 per person. For information
or to register to compete, call Sharon
Staab at (913) 631-1138.
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Holy Family Church on Strawberry Hill
will host a Valentine’s prime rib dinner and
dance on Feb. 13 at Mejak Hall, 513 Ohio, Kansas
City, Kan., featuring the Don Lipovac Orchestra.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; dinner will
be served at 6:15 p.m., followed by dancing
from 7 - 11 p.m. Tickets cost $25. To purchase
tickets in advance, call Richard at (913) 669-
3677, Matt at (913) 302-1888 or Mike at (913)
342-1785.
14 Sanctuary of Hope, 2601 Ridge,
Kansas City, Kan., will host “Gifts of the
Heart,” its annual meditation in music and
movement concert, featuring The Ebony
Chorale, Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal choir,
Pat Hernandez, Potter’s Clay Dance Ensemble
and others, from 2 - 4 p.m. on Feb. 14. Freewill
donations will be accepted. For information,
call (913) 321-4673 or visit the Web site
at: www.sanctuaryofhope.org.
The Daughters of Isabella, Little Flower
Circle No. 503, will celebrate their 80th
birthday at 1 p.m. on Feb. 14 at Sacred Heart
Church hall, 312 N.E. Freeman, Topeka. Reservations
are appreciated.
The Knights of Columbus and the St. Francis
Auxiliary will cosponsor a Valentine’s
Day pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. - 1
p.m. on Feb. 14 in the basement of Prince of
Peace Parish, 16000 W. 143rd St., Olathe.
Freewill donations will be accepted. All proceeds
will benefit Villa St. Francis.
15 The University of Saint Mary
will host its annual Lincoln Lecture, featuring
New York Times best-selling author and
Lincoln scholar Ronald C. White Jr., at 7 p.m.
on Feb. 15 in Xavier Theater, 4100 S. 4th St.,
Leavenworth. White will speak on “Abraham
Lincoln’s Journey of Faith.” This event is open
to the public and admission is free. For information,
call (913) 758-6165.
18 A healing Mass, sponsored by
archdiocesan charismatic prayer groups, will
be held at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 at Curé of Ars
Church, 9401 Mission Rd., Leawood. Father
Ken Kelly will preside; fellowship follows. For
information, call (913) 649-2026.
19-21 Divorced? Widowed? Beginning
Experience Weekend gently helps
people move through their loss to a new beginning
in their lives. The next weekend for
the Kansas City area will be Feb. 19 - 21 at
Sanctuary of Hope, 2601 Ridge, Kansas City,
Kan. For information or to register, call John
at (913) 219-3465 in Kansas City, Sue at (785)
331-2216 in Lawrence, Michelle at (785) 478-
3481 in Topeka, or visit the Web site at: www.
beginningexperience.org.
20 The Ignatian Spirituality Center
of Kansas City will offer a Lenten guided
prayer program beginning Feb. 20. Participants
pray daily with selected Scripture,
then meet weekly with a prayer guide to review
the prayer. Space is limited; application
deadline is Feb. 8. The cost is $20; scholarships
are available. For information, call (816)
523-5115, ext. 214; visit the Web site at: www.
ignatiancenterkc.org; or send an e-mail to:
jblumeyer@sfx-kc.org.
23-24 A centering prayer retreat,
conducted by Sister Micaela Randolph,
OSB, will be offered at the Sophia Center
from 10 a.m. on Feb. 23 to 2 p.m. on Feb. 24.
Centering prayer is a method of silent prayer
which prepares us to receive God’s gift of contemplative
prayer. It is a prayer of trust and
surrender that involves place, posture, word
and silence. For information or to register,
call (913) 360-6151 or visit the Web site at:
www.mountosb.org/sophia.html.
26-28 Stress in Your Marriage?
Retrouvaille is a program for married couples
that feel bored, disillusioned, frustrated,
CALENDAR
or angry in their marriage. Some couples experience
coldness, while others experience
conflict in their relationship. Most don’t know
how to change the situation or even communicate
with their spouse about it. Retrouvaille
can help! For confidential information
to register for the upcoming program beginning
with a weekend on Feb. 26 - 28, call 1
(800) 470-2230 or visit the Web site at: www.
retrouvaille.org.
27-28 Father Mitchel Zimmerman,
vocation director for the archdiocese,
will lead a vocation retreat, entitled “Venite
et Videte,” for high school-age men on Feb.
27-28 at Savior Pastoral Center, 12601 Parallel
Pkwy., Kansas City, Kan. The retreat will
include prayer, discussion and recreation
time. The cost of $25 includes lodging and
meals. For information or to register, visit the
Web site at: kckvocations.com.
Misc.
The Piece Time Quilters of St. Paul
Church in Olathe are hosting a fundraising
raffle for their “Hearts of Kansas,” a handquilted
queen-size quilt, pillow shams and
throw pillows. This beautiful quilt set will be
on display in the parish hall at the celebration
potluck dinner following the 5:30 p.m. Mass
on Feb. 12 and throughout the months of February
and March at Quilter’s Haven Quilt Shop
in Olathe. Raffle tickets cost $1 each; six for
$5. For information or to purchase tickets,
call Marge at (913) 782-4811 or Judy at (913)
254-9975. The raffle will be held on Nov. 8.
A Holy Land pilgrimage in the footsteps
of Jesus, is planned for June 1 - 14. Spiritual
director Father Jorge Ramirez will lead participants
on a tour through Bethlehem, Nazareth,
Cana, Mount Tabor and Cairo in celebration
of the great mysteries of Jesus’ life. The
cost is $3295 per person/double occupancy;
$445 single supplement. The Cairo extension
costs $795 per person/double occupancy.
Space is limited. A reservation and $400 deposit
are due by Feb. 15. For information, call
Pilar at (913) 341-7779.
The Apostles of the Interior Life, along
with spiritual director Father Steve Sotiroff,
will host a spiritual pilgrimage to Italy
from June 11 - 21. Cities to be visited include:
Rome, Orvieto, Assisi, Siena, Florence, and
Loreto. The cost of $2799 (double occupancy)
includes airfare, hotels, daily breakfast and
dinner, and sightseeing tours. Optional trip
insurance is available for $185. Registration
and deposit is due by March 1. For information
or to book a reservation, contact Adriatic
Pilgrimages at 1 (800) 262-1718 or visit the
Web site at: www.adriatrictours.com.
There are 14 men in the My House men’s
groups that have broken free from pornography
for over one year! Also, the My House
women’s group is available for wives and
loved ones who are healing from the effects of
their loved one’s struggles. For more information,
visit the Web site at: LoveIsFaithful.com.
The Serra Club invites all men of the
archdiocese to pray with them to increase
vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
Meetings are held at noon on every second
and fourth Wednesday of the month at the
Hilton Garden Inn, 520 Minnesota Ave., Kansas
City, Kan. For information, contact Jim
Conrad at (913) 432-4162, John Muehlberger
at (913) 441-5061, or Bill Peters at (913) 894-
6967.
Calendar items must be received
nine days before the publication date.
E-mail submissions are preferred;
send to: jennifer@theleaven.com.
Submissions may be mailed to: 12615
Parallel Pkwy., Kansas City, KS 66109.
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2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Archbishop Edward O’Meara
Award Winner
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2001, 2002, 2003
Quote of the
Week
“Not everybody is in a
sport or not everybody
is in a choir. But everybody
is in a house, so
they all have that feeling
that they belong.”
Kim Peterson,
a senior at St. James Academy
See story on pages 8-9
Scripture Readings
fifth week of ordinary time
Feb. 7
fifth Sunday in ordinary time
Is 6: 1-2a, 3-8; Ps 138: 1-5, 7-8; 1 Cor 15: 1-11;
Lk 5: 1-11
Feb. 8
Jerome Emiliani, priest;
Josephine Bakhita, virgin
1 Kgs 8: 1-7, 9-13; Ps 132: 6-7, 8-10;
Mk 6: 53-56
Feb. 9
Tuesday
1 Kgs 8: 22-23, 27-30; Ps 84: 3-5, 10-11;
Mk 7: 1-13
Feb. 10
Scholastica, virgin
1 Kgs 10: 1-10; Ps 37: 5-6, 30-31, 39-40;
Mk 7: 14-23
Feb. 11
Our Lady of Lourdes
1 Kgs 11: 4-13; Ps 106: 3-4, 35-37, 40;
Mk 7: 24-30
Feb. 12
Friday
1 Kgs 11: 29-32; 12: 19; Ps 81: 10-11b, 12-15;
Mk 7: 31-37
Feb. 13
Saturday
1 Kgs 12: 26-32; 13: 33-34; Ps 106: 6-7b, 19-22;
Mk 8: 1-10
The devil’s in the details.
This well-known phrase has
been one of my guiding principles.
Generally speaking, it’s not a
bad way to go through life. The phrase
means that if something is worth doing,
then it’s worth doing well. It calls me to
focus, to be thorough, to pay attention,
to follow through. Being detail-oriented
is certainly something that has served
me well as an editor.
As we celebrate another Catholic
Press Month, I like to remind readers of
what goes on behind the scenes here at
The Leaven before you see something
in print. Obviously, first and foremost,
articles are written (and sometimes rewritten
. . . many times). Then they are
edited by another set of hands. In the
stories accompanied by photos, those
pictures are selected and cropped, and
captions are written (and sometimes
rewritten . . . many times). Then headlines
are written (and often rewritten .
. . many times). Eventually, everything
makes its way to my eyes.
Like an eagle searching for prey, I
hunt down awkward phrasing, sloppy
punctuation, inconsistent capitalizations,
and glaring misspellings. My
middle name is “fact-checker.” I verify
the proper titles of books and committees,
check the accuracy of Web site addresses,
double check all Scripture and
church document references, and add
extra explanatory information when
needed. (I suspect that a whole section
of my brain has been taken over by the
Catholic News Service and Associated
Press stylebooks.)
Now, those editorial tweaks of mine
How would you react
if you saw a miracle
take place? Would you
blink your eyes and wonder
if you were dreaming?
Would you feel strengthened
in your faith, with
any doubts in God’s power
cleared up? How would
you react?
In Sunday’s Gospel reading, Lk
5:1-11, Jesus performs an impressive
miracle. Simon Peter
and his partners, James and
John, have been fishing all
night long, but have caught
nothing. They have climbed
out of their boats and are cleaning their
nets. They have called it quits.
Nonetheless, Jesus instructs them to
put out into deep water and lower their
nets. They comply, and catch so many
fish that their boats are in danger of
sinking from the heavy load.
Simon Peter’s reaction to Jesus in
the Gospel story might strike us as a bit
strange. When Simon Peter witnesses
the miraculous catch of fish, he calls
out to Jesus, “Depart from me, Lord, for
Mark my words
Beware the devil in the details
fifth SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
Lk 5: 1-11
are not bad things at all. They bring
a consistency to what you see in The
Leaven each week. But, there is definitely
a downside to being so detail-oriented,
and perhaps that’s why it’s said
that the devil can be found there.
You see, if you happen to come by
the Leaven office on a Tuesday, our
deadline day, you might see — or hear
— the “devil” residing in the editor’s office.
Focusing so intently on the details
can make me “somewhat” nit-picky,
demanding, impatient, cantankerous,
rude, judgmental . . . well, you get the
picture.
It takes real wisdom to tread the fine
line between “looking over” and “overlooking”
something. I’m still learning.
While St. Paul didn’t specifically
have those of us in the Catholic press
in mind when he wrote that passage
on love that we heard as the second
reading last weekend, what he said sure
does fit us. It’s hard, especially when on
the receiving end of criticism, not to be
quick-tempered or to brood over injury.
It can take effort to neither seek one’s
own interests nor be pompous at times.
Perhaps only wisdom can guide us to
strive eagerly to pursue this ministry of
journalism with love — a love that is
the gospel truth
I am a sinful man.”
We should note that Simon Peter,
in confessing his sinfulness, does not
mention any details. He is not admitting
his guilt for specific sins, but simply
acknowledging his unworthiness in the
presence of the divine. He is awestruck
by what God has done.
In that, Simon Peter follows
the example of other
biblical figures who respond
to a call from God by claiming
their unsuitability. We
encounter one such figure in the first
reading, Is 6:1-2a, 3-8. When Isaiah
sees a vision of God’s glory, he agonizes:
“Woe is me, I am doomed! For I
am a man of unclean lips, living among
a people of unclean lips.” Nonetheless,
God calls Isaiah to be a prophet.
Similarly, when God calls Jeremiah
to be a prophet, he protests: “Ah, Lord
God, I know not how to speak; I am too
young” (Jer 1:6). Jeremiah becomes a
prophet anyway.
patient and kind.
Naturally, it’s not only journalists
who are called to reflect on love’s
meaning and challenges. We all are.
Because of Valentine’s Day, February is
considered the month of love. There’s
no better way to mark this time of year
than by rereading St. Paul’s challenge
to love authentically.
It’s tough to love this way in our
world of TMI: too much information.
With Twitter tweets and instantaneous
Facebook status updates, we are
often overwhelmed with the details of
people’s lives . . . and the devil is often
found in those details. Knowing too
much about others can make us less
charitable and more judgmental.
Again, the key to true love is in finding
the wisdom to know when to look
over and when to overlook. When people
are hurting in some way, love calls
us to look over each other and do what
we can to comfort, tend and soothe.
But love also calls us to overlook details
at times — things like unkind words,
unfulfilled promises, unwise postings,
undone chores, and unpleasant moods.
When I sense that the devil is rearing
his head in the details, I break out this
little poem, which puts everything into
perspective. It goes like this:
My face in the mirror/Isn’t wrinkled
or drawn.
My house isn’t dirty/the cobwebs are
gone.
My garden looks lovely/And so does
my lawn.
I think I might never/Put my glasses
back on!
God gives each of us whatever we’re lacking
These reluctant prophets are perfectly
correct in pointing out that they
are unworthy of the mission that God
wishes to entrust to them — that they
lack the sufficient qualifications to
carry it out. As far as God is concerned,
that does not matter. On one’s own, no
human being would be qualified.
But God steps in to supply whatever
is lacking. God gave Isaiah insight,
and Jeremiah courage, to proclaim the
word. Similarly, God will enable Simon
Peter to haul in a huge number of
converts. The miraculous catch of fish
anticipates the vast crowds that Simon
Peter will draw to the Lord.
We only need remember the results
of Peter’s speech in Jerusalem on the
first Pentecost: “Those who accepted
his message were baptized, and about
three thousand persons were added
that day” (Acts 2:41).
Jesus Christ calls each one of us to
follow him. We may feel unworthy and
incapable, but that does not matter.
God will supply whatever is lacking
in us, to accomplish our mission. The
specifics may vary, but we all can contribute
our bit for the sharing of God’s
abundant love with all the world.
Father Mike Stubbs is pastor of
St. Francis de Sales Parish in Lansing and has
a degree in Scripture from Harvard University.
Chuck and Joyce (Cooley) Ross, members
of Curé of Ars
Parish, Leawood,
celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary
on Jan. 30
with a family dinner,
followed by an
open house on Jan.
31 for friends and
family. The couple
was married on Jan.
30, 1960, at Our
Anniversaries
Lady of Assumption
Church in San
Bernardino, Calif., by Father John Flack, uncle
of the bride. Their children and their spouses
are: John and Elisabeth Ross; Gina and Parker
Thornton; Greg and Michelle Ross; Roseann
and Jeff Pitts; Christina and Patrick McGrath;
and Anthony and Julie Ross. They also have 14
grandchildren.
Charles and JoAnne (Fleming) Kneisler,
members of
Good Shepherd
Parish
in Shawnee,
will celebrate
their 50th
wedding anniversary
on
Feb. 6. The
couple was married on Feb. 6, 1960, in Colorado
Springs, Colo. Their children are: Matthew,
Mark, Luke, John, Christopher, Andrew, and
Kathleen. They also have 10 grandchildren.
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Virginia and John Zumalt, members of
Good Shepherd Parish
in Shawnee, will
celebrate their 50th
wedding anniversary
at Mass with a special
blessing on Feb.
13. Their children
and their spouses
will host a gathering
of family and friends
following Mass at
their home. The
couple was married on Feb. 13, 1960, at Christ
the King Church in Kansas City, Mo., by Father
Gilbert Stack. Their children and their spouses
are: Marcie and Jim Barnes; Johnny and Kena
Zumalt; and Jimmy and Rhonda Zumalt. They
also have six grandchildren.
Jeannine and Peter Sowle, members
of Immaculate
Conception Church,
Leavenworth, will
celebrate their 50th
wedding anniversary
with a Mass at
the church, followed
by a family dinner
party hosted by
their children. The
couple was married
at St. Francis Xavier
Church, Grand Rapids, Mich., on Feb. 6, 1960.
Their children are: Cynthia, Elizabeth, Kathleen,
Melissa, and Ted. They also have seven
grandchildren.
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Viola (Steding) and Albert Greve, members
of Holy Angels
Parish, Basehor,
will celebrate their
70th wedding anniversary
on Feb.
6 at the 4:30 p.m.
Mass and at a family
dinner on Feb. 7 at
the home of their
daughter in Olathe.
The couple was
married by Msgr.
Herman J. Koch on Feb. 6, 1940, at St. Thomas
Church in Kansas City, Kan. Their children
and their spouses are: Rose and Alvah Young,
Olathe; George and Pearl Greve, Thayer, Mo.;
Joyce Baker, Trimble, Mo.; Deborah Aiman,
Kansas City, Kan.; and Timothy and Mary
Greve, Kansas City, Kan. They also have eight
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Marriage and the Eucharist
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Bishop Robert W. Finn
Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
and
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann
Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
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Local news
Robert Meyer Freeman, a member
of Boy Scout
Troop 91 and St.
Ann Parish in
Prairie Village,
has earned the
highest award
in Scouting, the
rank of Eagle
Scout. Freeman’s
Eagle Scout
eagle scout project was a
food drive at St.
Ann School and the surrounding Prairie
Village neighborhoods to benefit
Harvesters Food Pantry.
Knights to host banquet
15
Shawnee — The 2010 Shawnee
Knights of Columbus awards banquet
will be held Feb. 13 at the Knights of
Columbus Hall here, at 11221 Johnson
Drive.
Social hour will be at 6 p.m. and
dinner around 6:45 p.m. Mike Thompson,
WDAF-TV meteorologist, will be
the guest speaker.
For reservations, contact Rod
Coday at (913) 268-3145 or by e-mail
at: rcoday@kc.rr.com. The Knights
will present several awards, including
Knight of the Year, Family of the
Year, service awards, and Citizen of
the Year.

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Hit the ground running
The arrival of the distinguished archbishop
to this inner-city neighborhood
was just the beginning of a grueling
36-hour visit from Jan. 30-31 that gave
the cardinal a chance to see a corner of
America he’d never seen before — and a
chance for Kansans to see him.
Cardinal Schönborn was here to inspect
an initiative that is very close to
his heart, the establishment of a monastery
of the Little Sisters of the Lamb.
The Little Sisters, the female branch
of the Community of the Lamb, came to
the inner core of Kansas City, Kan., approximately
18 months ago after being
invited by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann.
The order was founded 35 years
ago in France.
Cardinal Schönborn is very close to
the community. Not only does it share
its Dominican charism, he is also a personal
friend of the foundress, Little Sister
Marie, who was also here during his
visit. The cardinal is, in fact, the community’s
most notable patron.
After his overnight stay at the Little
Sisters’ monastery, Cardinal Schönborn
— accompanied by the Little Sisters,
Archbishop Naumann and other archdiocesan
officials — traveled north to
Benedictine College in Atchison.
Benedictine highlights
Austrian cardinal draws overflow crowds
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna, Austria, addresses an audience at Benedictine College in
Atchison on Jan. 31. The cardinal was in the United States for several days and had other planned
stops in Washington and New York.
When the cardinal told the archbishop
that he would be willing to give a lecture
at an appropriate venue while he was
here, Archbishop Naumann contacted
Benedictine College, and president Stephen
D. Minnis was quick to proffer an
invitation.
Although the cardinal would only be
on the campus for a few hours, Benedictine
rolled out its metaphorical red
carpet in grand fashion.
First, Cardinal Schönborn was the
main celebrant and homilist at a noon
Mass held at St. Benedict’s Abbey
Church. The church was filled to capacity
. . . and then some.
In a homily delivered in excellent, if
accented, English (one of the six languages
he speaks), the cardinal first
charmed the congregation.
“This monastery has been built by
monks from Bavaria,” he said. “Our
Holy Father comes from Bavaria. So, at
least two good things come from Bavaria.
And beer.”
He then used the Gospel reading of
the day, Lk 4:21-30, as a springboard
to the main theme of his homily, what
he described as one of his greatest concerns.
In this reading, Jesus returned
to his hometown of Nazareth, and the
people tried to kill him. Jesus passed
through them and never returned.
“Sometimes I have this frightening
vision,” said the cardinal, “that Europe,
which has rejected so much of its Christian
heritage, is like Jesus’ hometown of
Nazareth.
“Lord, do not abandon us,” said the
cardinal. “Do not leave our countries.
Do not leave the church in Europe.”
“Brothers and sisters,” he said, “this
vision sometimes, so to say, in the dark
night obsesses me. I ask you to pray that
the Lord may not go, pass through the
midst of us and go away.”
Cardinal Schönborn was joined at
the altar by Archbishop Naumann,
Bishop Robert Finn from the Diocese
of Kansas City-St. Joseph, and Abbot
Barnabas Senecal, OSB. Other concelebrants
were from Benedictine Abbey,
Conception Abbey in Missouri, local
priests, and visiting priests.
The music was provided by a mixed
choir comprised of the Little Sisters of
the Lamb, Little Brothers of the Lamb,
monks of the abbey, and Benedictine
students.
After the Mass, the cardinal, members
of the Community of the Lamb,
the bishops, the abbot, archdiocesan officials
and Minnis retired to the atrium
of the student union for a late lunch.
Afterward, they proceeded to O’Malley-
McAllister Auditorium for the cardinal’s
lecture.
There, the cardinal was greeted by
a crowd of more than 500, with some
standing. A video feed was viewed by
more than 100 additional people in the
gym, site of overflow seating.
Before the lecture, Minnis presented
the cardinal with the college’s highest
honor, the Cross of the Order of St.
Benedict.
“Dear father abbot, dear president,
you make a great risk,” said the cardinal.
“You give me the award before the
talk.”
“Just kidding,” he added, after the
laughter died down.
The cardinal’s speech was entitled
“Pope Benedict, Regensburg, and the
Controversy of Creation and Evolution.”
Pope Benedict was only 42 years old
when he became a professor of theology
in 1969 at the University of Regensburg,
Bavaria. Among the students of
then-Father Joseph Ratzinger was the
young Father Christoph Schönborn.
Today, Cardinal Schönborn belongs
to a group of the pope’s former doctoral
and post-doctoral students called the
“Schülerkreis,” or “circle of students.”
They still meet with their former teacher
to discuss theological and philosophical
topics.
Cardinal Schönborn’s lecture drew
in part from those scholarly discussions,
his own interest in the relationship of
science and faith, and the controversy
that ensued after the pope’s lecture on
Sept. 12, 2006, in Regensburg. In that
lecture, the pope cited a quote from a
Byzantine emperor to which some of
the Islamic faith took offense.
“So my plan this afternoon — this
evening — is that we look first at the
famous Regensburg lecture that has
provoked such a thunderstorm in the Islamic
world, so that the Western world
forgot to read the text, because it is addressed
mainly to the Western World,”
said the cardinal.
In his lecture, which lasted close to
an hour, the cardinal talked about the
relationship of faith and reason, and
faith and science. Faith is not enthusiasm,
nor is it sentiment, he said. It is
something reasonable.
The church needs faithful, committed
Christians who are able to give the
deep reasons for their faith and hope,
he said. As Christians we do not believe
because of reason, but because of God.
However, faith corresponds to the deepest
insights of our intellect, and that is
why the question of the relationship between
faith and reason is so important.
The cardinal rejected attempts to
classify himself as either a creationist or
an evolutionist, and said that every new
discovery of science has served not to
undermine his faith, but to strengthen
it.
After the lecture, the cardinal was
shown a check for $15,000, raised by
the Benedictine College community
and its supporters, for Haitian earthquake
relief. He also blessed baskets
of Benedictine jubilee medals. Some
were given to students and some will be
placed in the foundation of a new building
on campus.
Since the cardinal celebrated his
65th birthday on Jan. 22, he was presented
with a small cake, and he blew
out the candles. Doro Ludwig, a student
from Germany, sang “Happy Birthday”
in German, which was followed by the
entire assembly singing it in English.
Finally, the students sent him off
with a raucous Benedictine cheer.
Vespers and a soiree
After his visit to Benedictine, the
cardinal, his hosts and his entourage
proceeded to Savior Pastoral Center in
Kansas City, Kan., where he presided at
vespers with priests from the archdiocese
and the Diocese of Kansas City-St.
Joseph.
Members of the Community of the
Lamb led the signing, and priests of the
archdiocese proclaimed the readings.
After the service, the cardinal met
with author Petroc Willey and visiting
teachers from the Maryvale Institute,
located at St. Mary’s College in Oscott,
in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, U.K.
Cardinal Schönborn is a Maryvale supporter
and patron of its journal, “The
Sower.” Willey is the institute’s deputy
director.
A dinner followed the reception,
during which Archbishop Naumann expressed
his thanks to the cardinal and
the Little Sisters.
The cardinal was presented with a
print of St. John Vianney, the Curé of
Ars, painted by local artist Jason Jenicke.
The archdiocese also gave the
cardinal a generous financial gift to
support his project, the International
Theological Institute in Schlossgasse,
Austria. Two institute graduates attended
the lecture at Benedictine.
Following the dinner, the cardinal
returned to the monastery of the Little
Sisters of the Lamb. There, he greeted
the people who had first greeted him,
the people of the neighborhood, said
Father Gary Pennings, archdiocesan
chancellor.
The little monastery, the former rectory
of St. Benedict Parish, was packed
with people. They told him how having
the Little Sisters as neighbors had
blessed their lives.
The following day, the cardinal flew
to New York, where he was to celebrate
Mass on Feb. 2 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral,
and on Feb. 4 at St. Matthew Cathedral
in Washington, D.C., according
to an Austrian newspaper, the Austrian
Independent.
On Feb. 3, Cardinal Schönborn was
scheduled to give a lecture entitled
“Christianity: Alien Presence or Foundation
of the West?” at Catholic University
of America.
Finally, on Feb. 4, he was planning
to meet with officials of the U.S. State
Department to discuss the situation of
Iraqi Christians.