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Upon This Rock
Father Don Farnan and guests explore spirituality and faith in all aspects of life and how they inspire, support, and strengthen your relationship with God and your union with others. Learn more at farnanspiritualitycenter.com. Read Father Don's Blog at fatherdonfarnan.com. #farnanspiritualitycenter
Episodes
55 episodes
#55: Navy Priest: A Seedbed of Faith To Every Continent
Father Dan Reardon grew up in Chillicothe, Missouri. His parents and extended family provided a seedbed of faith that Dan embraced and took from his small town to every continent and the waters that connect them as part of the United States Nav...
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Season 3
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Episode 55
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34:34
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#54 - Life of Service: A Priest’s Reflections & Hopes For The Church
Father Mike Roach has served as a parish priest throughout the Kansas City-Saint Joseph area for over forty years, primarily in the northland. His compassion for those who are on the fringes of the church and of society reminds many people of t...
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Season 3
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Episode 54
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38:26
#53 - Ignatian Spirituality Center: Helping Our Urban Core Church Live Out Faith In More Meaningful Ways
Michael Sanem is the director of Kansas City’s Ignatian Spirituality Center and director of Mission and Ministry for Saint Francis Xavier Parish. Educated in the Jesuit tradition and inspired by incredible mentors, he embraces a broad sense of ...
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Season 3
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Episode 53
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42:56
#52: Kansas City: Making Our City More Reflective Of The City Of God
Kevin Collison has roots in Omaha and nearby Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota regions. He studied journalism in New York City, and his wife was a news anchor in Buffalo. They came to Kansas City earlier this century, where he first wrote for Th...
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Season 2
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Episode 52
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37:06
#51: Choir of Celebration: How Music Plays A Central Role In Faith & Relationships
Dave Mehl and Jim Harris, along with Jim’s wife, Carol, talk about the importance of music in their lives and how it has played a central role in their worship of God and relationships with others. Carol grew up in Saint Elizabeth Parish,...
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Season 2
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Episode 51
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49:41
#50: An Artist’s Heart: John Bukaty - It’s Never Too Late To Reach Your Higher Calling
American artist John Bukaty grew up in Kansas City, yet he painted his way around the world and made his home in New Orleans. He has also traveled far in his faith life, including difficult challenges, recovery from addiction, strong frie...
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Season 2
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Episode 50
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42:18
#49 - More Family Tales: Recollections & Hopes From The Farnan Siblings
Father Don’s sisters, Joan and Veronica, join him on this podcast to recollect their early days growing up on a farm in western Missouri in a region with few Catholics. The sixth, seventh, and eighth children among eleven siblings were caught i...
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Season 2
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Episode 49
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39:16
#48 - Faith In Politics: Incorporating Religion With Our Human Obligation
The Roling Family hails from the smallest of many small rural German Catholic settlements near Jefferson City, Missouri. Steve grew up there while incorporating religion with our human obligation to work for a better society; from learnin...
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Season 2
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Episode 48
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45:28
#47 - When The Doorbell Rang: How Tragedy Can Bring Triumph To Our World
Jerry Anselmo’s life changed in September of 2008 when his son, Brian, suddenly died. He dedicates his remaining time on earth to advancing things his son did not have the chance to finish. Along with his wife, Mary Ellen, and their daughters, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 47
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48:38
#46 - Hunters: Respecting The Land & God’s Imprint Upon Nature
Jeff Angold and Kevin Connell have been friends since their early school days. Though they had different experiences, family backgrounds, schools, groups of friends, jobs, and activities, they stayed connected at every stage of life. Af...
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Season 2
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Episode 46
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51:43
#45 - Father Gerald Waris: Priesthood Through the Decades
Father Gerald Waris has been a priest for fifty-seven years. Growing up in Saint Joseph, Missouri, before the Second Vatican Council, he was nurtured by a loving family and parents who lived their faith both in praise of God and in outreach to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 45
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25:47
#44 - Fr. Greg Haskamp: A Priest’s Faith Journey
Father Greg Haskamp, pastor of Visitation Parish in Kansas City, reminisces about his upbringing, the priests who influenced him, his education, and his path to priesthood. He continues to grow and learn “on the job” through various assignments...
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Season 2
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Episode 44
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54:13
#43: Holy Matrimony: How The Church Defines Marriage
Father Don reflects on the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony and how the church defines marriage, which is different from the way societies describe it as a civil union. Pope Francis makes this distinction when he suggests that church officials can b...
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Season 2
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Episode 43
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19:46
#42: Buddies: Uniting With Others To Extend Faith & Assist Struggling Families
Tom Laughlin grew up in Omaha and was educated by Jesuits; after becoming a doctor, he and his wife moved to Kansas City to work and raise their children. Mike Kopp grew up in KC at Visitation Parish, where his father served as a deacon, and hi...
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37:29
#41: Virtual Church: Connecting With An Online Society
Lane Lucas and Father Don discuss the church’s existence in our time, which is dominated by social media and online interactions. Lane served as a communications and marketing professional for the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese before doing the...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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25:04
#40 - Fundraiser Revisited: Rejoicing The Opportunity To Help The Church’s Social Mission
Father Don and his sister, Barbie, review the September 28 Angel Fund celebration at Southside Bar & Grille with co-sponsor Dominic Welsh. Raising over $150,000 to assist children, families, and people in need, at the “When September Ends” ...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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20:24
#39 - Welsh Revisited: A Portrait of Family Dynamics & Beliefs
This podcast is a follow-up to Episode #22, in which Mary Ann (Rolf) Welsh and her older son, Eddie, speak about family life. In this follow-up feature, her husband, Danny, and younger son, Stephen, further develop the portrait of family dynami...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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36:46
#38: Peter Clune: His Blessings & More About The Angel Fund Fundraiser
Peter Clune sits down with Father Don as a follow-up to an earlier podcast with his buddies, Vince Hodes and Donnie Welsh. This time, Peter fills in some blanks about an upcoming celebration and fundraiser, When September Ends, for their group ...
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30:15
#37 - Football & Scripture: Student Mentoring & Bible Study To Help Younger Co-Eds
Malik Ashford is a graduate student at Avila University and two-time captain of the Eagles football team, where he is known as “preacher.” Growing up in Detroit, he gained a good work ethic and learned perseverance from his parents. Moving to t...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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30:18
#36 - The Angel Fund: Helping Families In Need
Donnie Welsh & Vince Hodes are part of a men’s group that challenges members in ways of faith and acts together to help people in need. Years ago, they established an “angel fund” to support families in difficult situations that are trying ...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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23:06
#35: Sisters of Saint Joseph: Passing Along The Gift of Faith
Sister Marie Joan Harris, CSJ, has served the Catholic Church in a broad capacity—much of her adult life in Kansas City. She shares stories about how her faith was shaped by her Lutheran mother and Catholic father, as well as educators wh...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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38:38
#34 – Church Couple: A Life Filled With Adventure and International Intrigue
Denis and Jenny Greene are an unlikely couple to be thought of through a stereotypic church lens. His life has been filled with adventure and international intrigue. Hers was altered when, as a young girl, she fell from a ladder and was caught ...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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39:46
#33 - Literature: Discovering Messaging and Spiritual Levels of God’s Presence
Keith (Bullhead) Allen, a longtime local high school literature professor, facilitates a book discussion group for men at the Farnan Spirituality Center. We read classical novels as well as modern and local authors.Through discussion, w...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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24:48
#32 - Miracle of Innocence: Helping To Free The Innocent
Darryl Burton was unjustly accused of murder in 1984 and served twenty-four years in prison, suffering torture and solitary confinement before he was exonerated for the crime he didn’t commit. Susie Roling, the long-time staff member of Journey...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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51:01
#31 - Mystical Experiences: Embracing This Intangible Grace
At a very early age, Marilyn Gibson realized that she had a different sense of faith and reality than most people. As an empath, she possessed a keen sense of others’ feelings and spiritual matters. Both a curse and blessing, she embraces the i...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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34:36