Time to Speak —CCK urges Congress to support food stamps
byBy Father Patrick Delahanty Members of the House of Representatives have a lot on their plate in the coming months. Nothing is more important…
Editorials & Commentary
An Encouraging Word — On mercy and severity
byWhoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it. Luke 17:33 During my ministry over the last…
Hope in the Lord — Happy birthday, Mary Most Holy
byI love birthdays, my own and others. I caught this spirit from my older brother George, a true teacher of joy who was born…
Liturgy Matters — Distribution of holy Communion
byWhat is the invitation to holy Communion? The priest gives the invitation to Communion after the Fraction Rite with its Lamb of God litany….
An Encouraging Word — Blessings of the young
byI remember the devotion of your youth. Jeremiah 2:2 Because I am privileged to work at two schools, Saint Meinrad Seminary and Bellarmine University,…
A Time to Speak — A view from the pew
byBy Jenny Schiller This year I attended a prayer service for a man who died unexpectedly after a surgical procedure. His family had no…
Editorial — The Dignity of Work
byLabor Day used to be a big deal, and it ought to be again. Sure, there were the usual parades in some cities this…
An Encouraging Word — Accomplishing our dreams
byEveryone who asks, receives; the one who seeks finds. Matthew 7:7 One of the things I like to do when I am home for…
Teaching Our Faith — The Head and Shepherd
byIn these teaching editorials on evangelization, the authors will present information, inspiration and witness about areas of Church ministry that provide opportunities and challenges…
Hope in the Lord — Québec, Knights of Columbus and our Blessed Mother
byBy Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz At the Knights of Columbus Convention in San Antonio earlier this month, Knights gathered from virtually every corner of…