John Sorce

Emporia

Former Sports Editor @emporiagazette. Always @Royals fan. Proud @MonmouthU and @BrookdaleCCNews grad and @MUoutlook alum. God is good!

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Articles

New archbishop calls for unity during vespers service

1 month ago | theleaven.org | John Sorce

by John [email protected] CITY, Kan. — On the eve of his installation as the 12th bishop and fifth archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, Archbishop Shawn McKnight asked for unity during a solemn vespers service here May 26 at the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle.
Transition team has been working to make the installation a success for more than a year

1 month ago | theleaven.org | John Sorce

by John [email protected] — On May 27, Archbishop Shawn McKnight was installed as the head of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas at Church of the Nativity here. But it was not a foregone conclusion that things would go as smoothly as they did. In the weeks leading up to the big day, archdiocesan and parish staff were hard at work to make sure they had thought of everything.
Nuevo arzobispo hace un llamado a la unidad durante las vísperas

1 month ago | theleaven.org | John Sorce

por John [email protected] CITY, Kan. — En la víspera de su instalación como el duodécimo obispo y quinto arzobispo de Kansas City en Kansas, el arzobispo Shawn McKnight pidió unidad durante un solemne servicio de vísperas celebrado el 26 de mayo en la Catedral de St. Peter the Apostle.
Good Shepherd collection to be held May 11

1 month ago | theleaven.org | John Sorce

by John [email protected] CITY, Kan. — The Good Shepherd collection will be taken up at parishes across the archdiocese the weekend of May 11. The collection goes towards funding both the diaconate and seminarian programs for the formations of deacons and priests in the archdiocese. Funding for both programs has long been a tradition in the archdiocese through the Archbishop’s Call to Share. But the Good Shepherd Collection was introduced last year as another way to raise funds.
All eyes turn to Rome - The Leaven Catholic Newspaper

1 month ago | theleaven.org | John Sorce

Q. What qualities do you hope to see in the next pope?
Bishop Shawn McKnight named new archbishop

2 months ago | theleaven.org | John Sorce

by John [email protected] CITY, Kan. — On April 8, Pope Francis appointed Bishop W. Shawn McKnight as the fifth archbishop and 12th bishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. Archbishop-designate McKnight currently serves as bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, and has held that title since 2018. He will succeed Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, who has served the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas since 2005.
Miege breaks ground for Our Lady of Lourdes grotto

2 months ago | theleaven.org | John Sorce

by John [email protected] PARK — Those who enter the Bishop Miege High School campus here will be greeted with a new addition in the coming months. Students, faculty and community members were on hand on the morning of March 25 for the groundbreaking of what will be the Our Lady of Lourdes grotto. “Today marks a glorious new day for Bishop Miege,” said president Phil Baniewicz. “Each one of us in the past 33 days has done a Marian consecration, and today is consecration day.
Students display work at Archbishop’s Invitational Art Exhibit

Mar 28, 2025 | theleaven.org | John Sorce

by John [email protected] CITY, Kan. — For Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, the annual Archbishop’s Invitational High School Art Exhibit is a time to appreciate our divine Creator. “God is the divine artist and all of the creative world is really his artwork,” the archbishop said.
Men Under Construction: ‘God wants to fix us up so we can be used by him’

Mar 21, 2025 | theleaven.org | John Sorce

by John [email protected] PARK — The name of the conference he was addressing at Church of the Ascension here on March 8, thought speaker Keith Nester, couldn’t have been more appropriate: Men Under Construction. “We’re all fixer-uppers,” said Nester, executive director of Down to Earth Ministries, to the 600 men in attendance. “God wants to fix us up so we can be used by him to go into the world and preach his Gospel to every creature. “That’s why we’re being fixed up.
What does it take for youth ministry to be successful?

Mar 14, 2025 | theleaven.org | John Sorce

by John [email protected] CITY, Kan. — One of the most important but perhaps overlooked roles in a parish is that of the youth leader. Youth leaders are responsible for shepherding the youth of the archdiocese in the Catholic Church. Kyle Kuckelman, consultant for youth ministry for the archdiocese, started that role last May after serving as youth minister at Sacred Heart Parish in Shawnee and at Prince of Peace Parish in Olathe.