www.theleaven.com | Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas | Vol. 32, No. 40 june 3, 2011
Good things come in threes Archdiocese ordains trio to the priesthood
The priests of the archdiocese applaud the newly ordained Father Nick Blaha (left), Father Mike Peterson and Father Barry Clayton following their ordination to the priesthood on May 28 at Holy Trinity Church in Lenexa.
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here could hardly have been son spent two summers at Holy Trinity for a better place for a trio of men his pastoral internships as a seminarian, to be ordained to the priest- said the archbishop. hood, on May 28, than Holy Archbishop Naumann noted that the Trinity Parish in Lenexa. selection and ordination of men to the Archbishop Jopriesthood was one of the most Story by seph F. Naumann ordained Deaimportant responsibilities of a oe ollig con John Nicholas Blaha, Deabishop. con Barry Robert Clayton, and “Priestly ordination is not Deacon Michael Joseph Petersomething that you just apply Photos by son priests through the ancient for or decide on your own that you are going to do,” said the and apostolic tradition of the usan archbishop. “You can eliminate laying on of hands. c padden yourself from qualifying as a Not only was this “trinity” of men ordained at a parish dedicandidate for priestly ordination cated to the Holy Trinity, each candidate by doing poorly academically, or failing had a personal connection to the parish, other aspects of seminary formation.” said Archbishop Naumann in his homily. “However, the converse is not true,” Father Blaha was baptized at the par- he continued. “No matter how high your ish, Father Clayton’s parents were married Turn to “TRINITY” on page 8 at the old stone church, and Father Peter-
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Deacons Barry Clayton (left), Mike Peterson and Nick Blaha stand before Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann as they prepare to be ordained to the priesthood for the archdiocese.
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