August 31, 1945 – May 10, 2026 Sharon Hayes was born in Denver, Colorado, to Dorothy B. Catlett and Jack L. Hayes on August 31, 1945. She was the first of five children: John L, Mary, who died in infancy, Marilyn Hayes Albrecht (who was our faithful companion during Sharon’s final days), and Michael P. …
February 11, 1932 – May 19, 2026 “Let us love, not with words or speech, but with actions and in truth.” -1 John 3:18 Sister Mary Jo Coyle, 94, a Sister of Charity of Leavenworth (SCL) for 70 years, died May 19, 2026. Born Mary Josephine (Jo) Coyle on February 11, 1932, in Kansas City, …
September 22, 1938 – May 19, 2026 Sister Donna Otter died May 19, 2026, at Nazareth Motherhouse in Concordia, KS. She was 87 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 67 years. She was born in Clayton, KS, on September 22, 1938, to Frank and Margaret Bates Otter, the fifth of eight children, …
Each year, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia celebrate our Jubilarians — the remarkable women we celebrate on the noteworthy anniversaries of the date they were received as novices into the Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia. In 2026, we honor nine Sisters who together represent 485 combined years of love of God and …
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More than 650 Kansans from across the state gathered in the second-floor rotunda of the Kansas State Capitol on January 14, 2026, for the Human Needs Are Human Rights Rally
Three spirituality centers — Marillac Center in Leavenworth, Kansas, Sophia Center in Atchison, Kansas, and Precious Blood Renewal Center in Liberty, Missouri — invite everyone in our communities to join us in a week of prayer. Click below to find out more about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
Join the SCL JPIC Office, Kansas Interfaith Action, and many of our other advocacy partners at the Kansas State Capitol on January 14, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for the Human Needs Are Human Rights Rally.
The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas are helping lead resistance to a private prison company’s attempts to reopen its vacant detention facility in Leavenworth as an immigrant detention center.
Sister Judy Stephens died December 14, 2025, at NCK Medical Center in Concordia.
There is a silence that only the Flint Hills of Kansas or the mountains of Colorado can offer. It is not just the absence of sound, but a deep, living quiet filled with the presence of God.