The Rev. Richard Storey didn’t take a direct route on his path to the priesthood.
He made a long stop at a Louisburg funeral home along the way, working his way up from performing odd jobs to taking over as director before deciding to enter the priesthood.
Ordained in 2004 at 33, Storey has served since 2015 as pastor at Cure of Ars Catholic Church, 9401 Mission Road in Leawood. He was assigned to Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Overland Park from 2009 to 2015, and in his early years as a priest was at three churches in Osage County…