Hope in the Lord — Creating a budget for Lent
byBy Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz Just before Ash Wednesday, I created my budget for Lent. I do this every year. Setting aside funds to…
By Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz Just before Ash Wednesday, I created my budget for Lent. I do this every year. Setting aside funds to…
Father J. Ronald Knott Let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Ecclesiastes 11:9 One of my favorite phrases from Pope…
In a recent letter to the editor, a parishioner from my parish (Immaculate Conception) discussed the issue of Mass attendance and the possible reasons…
By Father J. Ronald Knott Return to me with your whole heart. Joel 2:12 It’s hard to believe, but Lent starts next week. To…
By Dr. Judy Bullock Why do Catholic churches have a baptismal font in the entry area? Since baptism is the first Sacrament of Initiation…
By Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz In 1973, when I was not quite one year a priest, I wrote my first letter to the editor….
Father J. Ronald Knott A voice shall sound in your ears, when you would turn to the right or left, saying, “This is the…
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz In third grade, my Catholic elementary school closed, and I moved to a neighboring school. There were only 11 students…
The Following essay placed first in the Catholic Education Foundation’s annual Catholic Schools Week Essay Contest. By Catie Flaugher In a matter of months, I…
The following essay, written by a seventh-grader, won first place in the Serra Club’s annual Vocation Essay Contest. Students were asked to answer one…