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Area Catholics Stand up for Life in the State Capital www.theleaven.com | newspaper of the archdiocese of Kansas city in Kansas | vol. 31, no. 24 january 29, 2010 leaven photo by marc anderson From left to right, immaculata students Ashley o’neil, Jessica Budke, and Bridget o’neil were among the 2,000 who participated in the annual march for life held in downtown topeka. on the mArch Area Catholics stand up for life in the state capital By Marc and Julie Anderson Our Lady Guadalupe Parish in they would know where to ob- special to the leaven Topeka. Also featured were talks tain assistance. by members of both chambers of Prior to the walk and rally, OPEKA — Some the Kansas Legislature, including some 1,700 Catholics from 2,000 Kansans Rep. Lance Kinzer and Sen. Tim across the state — including the braved chilly Huelskamp. entire 500-member student body t e m p e r a t u r e s In addition, Vickie Tiahrt, the of Hayden High School in Topeka on Jan. 22 to wife of U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt, and 150 eighth-graders from the participate in a made a brief appearance. capital city’s five Catholic grade walk sponsored Kansans for Life’s executive schools — participated in a re- by Kansans for Life to mark director Mary Kay Culp and gional Mass to pray for an end to Tthe 37th anniversary of Roe development director David abortion. v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Gittrich also addressed the Celebrated by Father Brian Court decision legalizing abor- crowd. Schieber, pastor of Most Pure tion. The walk wound its way Near the end of the rally, Heart of Mary Parish in Topeka, through downtown Topeka, crisis pregnancy workers from the Mass was held at the Topeka stopping at the Kansas Judicial across the state were intro- Performing Arts Center and was Center, headquarters of the duced, and donations of dia- concelebrated by 13 other priests state Supreme Court, where a pers, clothes and other items from the region, other parts of rally took place. were accepted. Both Culp and the archdiocese and other Kan- The rally included prayers by Gittrich told the gathered sas dioceses. various clergy members includ- youth to get to know the cri- Father Bill Bruning, pastor of leaven photo by marc anderson ing David Epps, pastor of River of sis pregnancy centers in their Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcut- Jake kresin, an eighth-grader at most Pure heart of mary grade God Christian Fellowship in To- hometowns, so that if they or ta Parish in Topeka and a 15-year school in topeka was among 650 local catholic school students who peka, and Father Robert Conroy, their friends ever found them- member of Priests for Life, gave participated in the activities. MC, currently associate pastor of selves in a crisis pregnancy, the homily. A cArdinAl Fish Fry notice is coming Because of space constraints, the leaven will no longer mAking it cardinal christoph list lenten fish fries in the calendar each issue during modest schönborn, arch- lent. however, a full page of archdi- A new bridal shop bishop of Vienna, ocesan fish fries will appear — all in the archdiocese will make a visit to ready to be clipped and saved specializes in the archdiocese Jan. — in the Feb. 12 edition of modest wedding 30-31. the leaven. Fish fry notices dresses for brides- should be e-mailed to: todd@ to-be. theleaven.com. the deadline is Feb. 5. keep notices to less 3 than 50 words. 8-9 2 ARCHBISHOP THE LEAVEN • jANuAry 29, 2010 THE LEAVEN • jANuAry 29, 2010 SECOND FRONT PAGE 3 LIFE WILL BE VICTOrIOuS cardinal schönborn to visit archdiocese Close friend of the pope to speak in Atchison By Joe Bollig t our Priests’ Coun- national retreat for priests sponsored leaven staff by the Vatican’s Congregation for the Archbishop NAumANN’s Acil meeting this past Clergy as part of the celebration of this weekly cAleNdAr KANSAS CITY, Kan. — If he were special year for priests. On Sunday the subject of a question on the week, our pastors were evening, Cardinal Schönborn will pre- Jan. 29 game show “Jeopardy!,” the cat- lunch meeting with leaders of maryvale overjoyed and amazed side and preach at a vespers service for egory would be “Rising Stars.” institute He’s one of the youngest mem- at the generosity of their our priests and priests of surrounding dioceses. support our seminarians benefit dinner bers of the College of Cardinals. parishioners in response I believe, because of the generos- and auction He was the editing secretary ed States here in Kansas City, Kan., just ity, goodness and faithfulness of the of the “Catechism of the Catholic to the appeal to assist the one and a half years ago. Two weeks people of the Archdiocese, the Lord is Jan. 30-31 Church.” victims of the earthquake ago, The Leaven did a front page article spiritually blessing us in so many ways. cardinal schönborn from vienna, austria, He even made some commenta- about the Little Sisters of the Lamb and visits tors’ short list for pope during the We are so blessed to have: 1) a record in Haiti. the monastery that they are striving number (at least for recent years) Jan. 31 last conclave. Your donations go to Catholic Relief to build at the site of the former St. of 27 seminarians; 2) in addition to mass with cardinal schönborn — And he’s coming to the archdio- Services, the organization established Benedict Church in Kansas City, Kan. women’s religious communities that Benedictine college, atchison cese at the end of this month. by the Catholic Church in the United Cardinal Schönborn became a friend have served for many years (Sisters of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, States to help bring the love of Jesus of Little Sister Marie, the foundress of Charity, Benedictine Sisters of Mount vespers, reception, dinner with cardinal the cardi- schönborn and bishops and priests of the nal arch- to victims of international disasters, the Community of the Lamb, when they St. Scholastica, the Ursuline Sisters, the Public is invited as well as to attend to the basic needs archdiocese and surrounding dioceses bishop of both were theology students in Paris in Sisters, Servants of Mary, etc.), three to the following V i e n n a of food, shelter and health care for the late 1960s. new communities have come in recent Feb. 1 events: the poor in the poorest nations of the When the Little Sisters of the Lamb years (the Apostles of the Interior Life, mass for catholic schools of topeka — since 1995 world. Catholic Relief Services, thanks arrived in Kansas City in the spring of the Franciscan Sisters of the Martyr St. hayden high • noon mass on and presi- to you, already had 300 staff members 2008, Cardinal Schönborn called me to George and now the Little Sisters of the jan. 31 at the dent of the working in Haiti, helping improve the thank me for inviting the Little Sisters Lamb); and 3) many remarkable faith Feb. 1-2 abbey church of A u s t r i a n Kansas catholic conference — topeka lives of the people of the poorest of to the Archdiocese and he assured me formation opportunities for our laity, st. Benedict’s b i s h o p s ’ abbey, atchison nations in the Western Hemisphere. On that they would be a great blessing to such as Benedictine College’s School of Feb. 2 c o n f e r - behalf of the people of Haiti, thank you our community. The cardinal told me Faith classes, Christ Renews His Parish vespers and reception for consecrated ence, will for your generosity. he hoped to be able to come and visit retreats, the Light of the World retreats, religious men and women — savior pas- • 2:30 p.m. visit the I continue to be amazed at the good- the Little Sisters in Kansas City some That Man Is You program, Men of Valor toral center lecture at Bene- a r c h d i o - ness and generosity of the people of the day. When Cardinal Schönborn is in and Women of Virtue conferences, the dictine student cese from Archdiocese and Greater Kansas City Rome, he often stays at the convent of Men Under Construction conference, Feb. 3 union Jan. 30 to metropolitan area. At the same time, I the Little Sisters of the Lamb, relishing finance council meeting 31. Cursillo, the National Catholic Youth am just as grateful for the remarkable the opportunity to share in the simplic- Conference, Prairie Star Ranch and its Feb. 4 “ T h i s way in which the Lord continues to ity and prayerfulness of their lives. many camp programs, to name only a Bless and commission friends of project will be a special grace and blessing bless abundantly our Archdiocese. The Little Sisters of the Lamb also few. rachel for our archdiocese and especially One event that illustrates God’s have a convent in Vienna, where the I hope many of you will be able to for our priests during this Year for remarkable blessing to our local church cardinal visits regularly to celebrate come to Atchison on Sunday to par- Feb. 5 Priests,” said Archbishop Joseph F. is the visit this weekend of Cardinal Mass and pray with the Sisters. I did ticipate in Mass celebrated by Cardi- mass, concelebrate and preach, com- Naumann. Christoph Schönborn, the archbishop memorating the canonization of st. Cardinal Schönborn has not only not know, until recently, some of the nal Schönborn and/or to attend his jeanne jugan, little sisters of the poor — of Vienna, Austria.
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