Faith
Alvin L. Brooks Center for Faith-Justice Takes Shape on Troost
Rockhurst University is creating the Alvin L. Brooks Center for Faith-Justice in the name of an iconic local public servant and civil rights leader.
Witnessing the State-Sanctioned Killing of Michael Tisius
A pastor shares her story of watching Missouri execute Michael Tisius in June. Tisius was convicted of killing two jailers in 2000.
Lone Jack High School Teacher Battles Antisemitism
Lone Jack High School teacher Angela Gottesburen has been recognized as Holocaust Educator of the Year by the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education.
Gay Priest Shepherds Nontraditional ‘Catholic’ Church
Fr. Taylor W. Tracy is married. To a man. And he is leading a nontraditional “Catholic” church on Kansas City’s West Side that is exceptionally ecumenical.
Center for Living Water Seeks New Path for Spiritualty
The Center for Living Water in Independence hopes to attract people who have become inactive in church life or who have never found a spiritual home.
New William Jewell Center Embraces Spiritual Exploration
Historically Baptist William Jewell College has become more ecumenical and theologically open, allowing for the creation of The Center for Faith and Culture.
Church of the Resurrection Confronts Uncertain Future
The ground seems to be shifting under the strikingly successful United Methodist Church of the Resurrection (COR), which now has six campuses in the Kansas City area.
Honoring Those Taken by AIDS, and Those Who Stepped Forward to Help
A recent Kansas City PBS documentary, “AIDS in KC,” recalls how Kansas Citians handled the beginning of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.
Time of Reflection: Soul Searching and Simplicity
Voluntary simplicity is a “less is more” lifestyle focused on the values of personal growth and concern for others. It starts with some soul searching.
Putting Your Faith in the Arts
Religion makes precious little sense without art, even though some misguided souls have tried to banish art as idolatrous.