Editorial — Open to the Spirit
Last week, 16 Jesuit novices struck out, each on his own, for a 30-day pilgrimage with just $35, a book of prayers and a…
Peace, justice focus of Vatican meeting
By CAROL GLATZ and MARNIE McALLISTER, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Working to build dialogue, peace and justice in “our complex and violent world”…
Editorial – On Muslim-Catholic dialogue
Some of the rhetoric regarding our Muslim brothers and sisters, which we’ve heard all too often recently, is reprehensible at best. And it should…
Editorial — Gratitude for our educators
While Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan drew the big laughs and applause at the Catholic Education Foundation’s Salute to Catholic School Alumni dinner last month,…
Immigrants receive support, advice at event
By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor Representatives of the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD), immigration attorneys, priests and lay people from local churches met with residents…
Approved expungement bill will reduce crime, CCK says
By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor The Catholic Conference of Kentucky (CCK) hailed the March 29 passage in the Kentucky General Assembly of a bill…
Death penalty foes see hope in vote
By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor Bipartisan legislation to end the death penalty in Kentucky failed in the House judiciary committee last week in a close…
Fr. Joseph Merkt honored for his work in lay ministry
By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor Father Joseph Merkt, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville, has been honored by the national Association of…
Editorial – The moral dimension
As U.S. presidential politics began to overshadow Pope Francis’ visit to Mexico last week, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz admirably attempted to pull the discussion…