Heartland Parishes LOGO...

The Greek cross is inscribed in a circular blue field which symbolizes the universe and the need for solidarity. The cross sustains and upholds humanity gathered in the continents represented by the five doves.

The cross is the same colors as the doves signifying the Incarnation whereby God enters into human history and redeems it. The light which comes from the center of the design represents Christ who is the light of the world. The colors of the logo remind us that joy and peace are an integral part of our Catholic Faith...

Introduction

Welcome to the Heartland Parishes' website!  We are a group of collaborating Catholic parishes working together to promote Christian stewardship in Ellis County.  Our parishes are members of the Salina Diocese.  Below are links to each of our parishes and contact information.  Other relevant catholic resources are available on the link menu to the left.  For more information about the Heartland Parishes, please contact Mark Roberti via e-mail at stjstewardship@eaglecom.net or call 785-625-7356.

Stewardship: A Disciple's Response  

Bishop John J. McRaith, an original member of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee on Stewardship, summarized succinctly the heart of the 1992 pastoral letter Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response.

Ten years after its publication, the pastoral letter’s challenge that we embrace stewardship as an expression of discipleship with the “power to change how we understand and live out our lives” continues to engage lay people, religious men and women, priests, deacons, and bishops. 

This challenge is just as powerful today as in 1992, as a new generation of Catholics is introduced to the biblical concept of stewardship and embraces “the call to follow Jesus and imitate his way of life.”

Continue to A Disciple's Response...

Straight Talk on Sex Related Issues...
by Mark Roberti (05/20/2009)

Even many Catholics don’t even really realize what it is that the Catholic Church teaches, why, or how Church teachings protect them – and others – from serious spiritual, emotional, or physical harm and/or death.  This is particularly true of sexual sins.  The nature of sin has not changed.  A sin is an offense against God.  There are consequences to offending God.  Sin snaps back on us and/or others.  Continue reading this article...

Pope Benedict's Intentions for June, 2009
General: That international attention towards the poorer countries may give rise to more concrete help, in particular to relieve them of the crushing burden of foreign debt.

Mission: That the particular Churches operating in regions marked by violence may be sustained by the love and concrete closeness of all the Catholics in the world.

Stewardship: It's About Our Relationship with God