Between Amens — Two vocations; one goal
As the weather starts to heat up, the mailbox starts to fill up with invitations to all kinds of joyous events. At my stage…
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Plant in Louisville delivers prayer tools around the world
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Catholic Charities opens Father Jack Jones Food Pantry
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Bellarmine holds commencement ceremonies May 7 & 8
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Hope in the Lord — Joyfully coming together to experience the paschal mystery
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Memorial scholarship aims to ‘throw open our doors’ at Trinity High School
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Common Earth Gardens program teaches refugee farmers to become entrepreneurs
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To curb trafficking, get educated, coalition says
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Plant in Louisville delivers prayer tools around the world
From a low brick building on a commercial stretch of highway in Louisville, Our Lady’s Rosary Makers packages enough beads and other supplies…
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In Gaza, tiny Catholic community tries to stay in touch during airstrikes
By Judith Sudilovsky, Catholic News Service Since early May 11, Israeli bombs have been falling around the Rosary Sisters school in Gaza, which sustained…
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Cents & Sensibility — Moving beyond core investments
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin Last month’s column focused on suggested…
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Catholic Charities opens Father Jack Jones Food Pantry
A half dozen volunteers and a handful of Catholic Charities staff gathered at the new Father Jack Jones Food Pantry the morning of May…
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Advocate: S. Carolina approval of firing squad, electric chair ‘chilling’
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The passage of a bill by South Carolina lawmakers in early May to restart executions after…
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Christian leaders voice concern as Israeli-Palestinian violence escalates
JERUSALEM — Christian leaders in the Holy Land expressed deep concern over growing Israeli-Palestinian violence, as the two sides clashed in Jerusalem and Israel…
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Bellarmine holds commencement ceremonies May 7 & 8
Bellarmine University graduates who earned Bachelor of Science degrees in nursing were recognized during a commencement ceremony at Freedom Hall the morning of May…
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Church’s anti-poverty program: Giving the poor a voice for 50 years
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — When the Rev. Marlon Tilghman learned that any Maryland juvenile taken into custody can be questioned…
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Hope in the Lord — Joyfully coming together to experience the paschal mystery
The Monday before the Kentucky Derby traditionally features the annual banquet sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Bishop Spalding Council. It is always an…
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Maple Mount Ursulines celebrate jubilees of religious life
Six Ursuline Sisters of Mount St. Joseph who have ministered in the Archdiocese of Louisville are celebrating jubilees this summer. They are among nine…
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Being a catechist is a vocation, pope says in establishing formal ministry
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Calling for formal recognition of “those lay men and women who feel called by virtue…
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Presentation Academy seniors sign letters of intent
Four Presentation Academy seniors signed national letters of intent to play college athletics May 3. They are: Dancers Emily Barz and Shelby Delk, Bellarmine…
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St. Xavier senior named semi-finalist in U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
Justin Burch, a senior at St. Xavier High School, was selected as a semifinalist in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Burch is one…
Read MoreCardinal Ladaria cautions U.S. bishops on politicians and Communion
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has urged the U.S. bishops to proceed…
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Catholic students among ‘Outstanding High School Seniors’
Nine Catholic school students were among those honored by Mayor Greg Fischer at the annual Kentucky Lottery Outstanding High School Seniors award ceremony May…
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Young Catholic Professionals Louisville plans events in May and June
The Louisville chapter of Young Catholic Professionals for Catholics age 21 to 40, has started filling its calendar as pandemic guidelines have relaxed. The…
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Mother and daughters work together in Catholic hospital
By Gregory A. Shemitz, Catholic News Service ROSLYN, N.Y. — Caring for the sick is a vocation and way of life shared by a…
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Facing death, priest turns his farewell into teachable moment
By Liz Chandler, Catholic News Service MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. — As dusk fell April 29, nurses pushed Father Michael Kottar in his wheelchair just…
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Bishop Stowe: Struggle for justice integral to living the faith
Bishop John E. Stowe of the Diocese of Lexington, Ky., said the struggle for justice has to be an integral part of living out…
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Addressing effects of slavery calls for looking ahead, panelists say
By Patricia Zapor, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The work of Georgetown University and the Jesuits in reckoning with the history of owning and…
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Catholic Charities to host ‘Tell Me More’ virtual conversation June 3
Catholic Charities of Louisville will host its next “Tell Me More” virtual conversation session June 3 at 8:30 a.m. During the 45 minute conversation,…
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Memorial scholarship aims to ‘throw open our doors’ at Trinity High School
The family of Tyler Gerth, a Trinity High School alumnus shot and killed while he photographed a protest in downtown Louisville last summer, hopes…
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Ursuline Sister Colette Kraemer, an educator, died May 3
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Colette Kraemer, a teacher and former member of Ursuline leadership, died May 3 at Baptist Health Louisville. She was 89…
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Pope Francis launches month-long global rosary
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Under the gaze of a seventh-century icon of Mary, Pope Francis launched a monthlong, global…
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