Hope in the Lord — Building a brighter future
byBy Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz Most of you by now have seen sketches of the newly planned Catholic Charities Center that will be on…
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Hope in the Lord — Lift up your hearts to the Lord
byBy Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz What a joyous occasion it was for me to ordain three fine priests as they begin a lifetime journey…
Hope in the Lord — Evoking the Holy Spirit
byEaster is Confirmation season. I love the adventure of visiting so many parishes to confirm eager youth who have been formed and made ready…
Hope in the Lord — Let us protect the child in the womb
byBy Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz So many people have asked me about the new movie “Unplanned.” Typically, I am hearing that it is a…
Hope in the Lord — Catholic schools are not only for the affluent
byLast week we had a wonderful presence of nearly 1,700 banqueters at the annual Salute to Catholic School Alumni Dinner held by the Catholic…
Hope in the Lord — Planning for priest changes
byEvery Lent one of my very important tasks in serving the pastoral needs of the archdiocese is to prepare for priest changes. It is…
Hope in the Lord — Ashes, fish fries and Stations
byBy Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz The season of Lent is upon us. In the past, I often wrote about the threefold time-honored themes of…
Hope in the Lord — ‘Be Golden’
byBy Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz In September of 2015, Pope Francis visited the United States on pilgrimage. At the time, as president of the…
Hope in the Lord — Let it be done according to your Word: The gift of Catholic schools
byBy Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz Every year when “Catholic Schools Week” rolls around, I get nostalgic. I was blessed that my parents were able…
Hope in the Lord — Communicating about sexual abuse
byI wrote to you at the end of November about the clergy sexual abuse crisis and the plea I received from many to communicate…