An Encouraging Word — A template for two becoming one
byBe united in the same mind and the same purpose. I Corinthians 1:10 Catholics tend to think that marriage and priesthood are polar opposites,…
Editorials & Commentary
An Encouraging Word — New future imagined for older priests
byCast me not off in my old age. Psalm 71:9 I have been saying for years that the biggest shortage in the Catholic Church…
An Encouraging Word — Faith demands that we take chances
byI shall not die, but live! Psalm 118:17 I have lost count of how many dioceses I have visited to speak to priests. I…
Hope in the Lord — Catholic Extension: Building faith, inspiring hope
byRecently I shared with Extension magazine, the magazine of Catholic Extension, a reflection on my time in East Tennessee and the importance of Catholic…
An Encouraging Word — Journal-writing is a spiritual practice
byBy Father J. Ronald Knott Write down all these things that have happened to you. Tobit 12:20 I have been keeping journals since I…
An Encouraging Word — The sin of cowardly communication
byWrath and hatred are hateful things. Sirach 27:30 After all these years, approximately 20 years to be precise, I still remember it! I was…
A Time to Speak — Nelson County cares for creation
byJune 2nd was another demonstration that people in Nelson County, Ky., and the surrounding environs do, indeed, care about protecting creation. St. Joseph School…
An Encouraging Word — Spiritual truancy: the ‘Jonah Complex’
byWho am I to do this thing? Exodus 3:11 May and June are months when many of us celebrate anniversaries: marriages, ordinations and graduations….
An Encouraging Word — Compassionate people watching
byFather J. Ronald Knott Show kindness and compassion toward each other. Zechariah 7:9 The ideas for this column come from observing ordinary people going…
An Encouraging Word — On women religious
byFather J. Ronald Knott If this endeavor is of human origin, it will destroy itself. But if it comes from God, you may find…