An Encouraging Word — A reflection on Fr. Knott’s 10th year
byI find writing you these things no burden. Philemon 3:1 Ten years! Five hundred columns! It is hard to believe that it was 10…
Editorials & Commentary
Time to Speak — Immigrants have positive effect
byBy Father Patrick D. Delahanty Indiana legislators want to defend strict immigration law. That was a recent headline in The Courier-Journal’s “A Better Life”…
Hope in the Lord — Conscience and faithful citizenship
by“Conscience is the voice of God resounding in the human heart.” I quoted this from “Forming Citizens for Faithful Citizenship (2007),” when I drove…
An Encouraging Word — Comings and goings in the church
byA remnant shall return. Isaiah 10:21 Recently, I wrote a column (August 30, 2012) bemoaning the fact that one-third of all Americans who were…
An Encouraging Word — Developing the ability to say ‘no’
byThe person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones. Luke 16:10 I am convinced that one of the…
Hope in the Lord — Christ making an impression
byThis summer I met two fine priests. The first, Father Jeremy Driscoll, is a Benedictine priest from Oregon who will be with me in…
An Encouraging Word — Addressing a fear of rejection
byTurn away from me the reproach which I dread. Psalm 119:39 Not too many weeks ago, I went to the mail box and there…
Time to Speak — St. Jeanne Jugan reminds us of essential values
byBy Little Sister of the Poor Constance Carolyn Veit No politician was St. Jeanne Jugan, foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. But she…
Teaching Our Faith — The New Evangelization
byThis series of teaching editorials about the great synods of the last 40 years provides an opportunity to reflect upon the major themes that…
An Encouraging Word — How to bring people back to church?
bySir, we would like to see Jesus! John 12:21 It’s enough to make a priest cry — the fact that one-third of Americans who…