Between Amens — A prime opportunity to gaze upward
byHave you ever stood at the edge of the ocean or looked up in the sky to marvel at its vastness? Have you admired…
Editorials & Commentary
The Good Steward — The Human Condition: Grandeur and Misery
byOn June 19, 2023, the 400th anniversary of the birth of the brilliant French layman Blaise Pascal, Pope Francis published an apostolic exhortation reflecting…
The unspoken ease of marriage
byAs someone who lives and breathes all things marriage, I am frequently amused by the common need for people to give unsolicited advice to…
Living Mission — Change comes to Cambodia
byChange in a developed society can proceed at a measured pace as city planners and corporate executives project future needs and trends, as researchers…
Commentary — Bring generations together
byThis summer Catholics around the world are invited to participate in two exciting, interrelated events in the life of the church. The World Day…
Editorial — On extraterrestrial life
byThe truth is people have been seeing and talking about unidentified flying objects, unidentified anomalous phenomena — flying saucers — for decades. The “modern…
Cents & Sensibility — Mid-year checkup
byThe advice provided in last month’s column focused on how to avoid scams that seek to take financial advantage of readers or their loved…
Between Amens — Grace will lead us home
byThis year marks the 250th birthday of “Amazing Grace.” That ubiquitous standard has been saving wretches like me for generations. This month, I want…
Teaching Our Faith — Go Forth: Sharing the mission of Christ
byIn this series of teaching editorials on Communion at Mass, we conclude with a look at how our reception of Jesus Christ in the…
Teaching our Faith — Become what you Receive: Receiving Holy Communion Worthily and Well
byAs the church in the Archdiocese of Louisville once again has the opportunity to receive Communion under both forms of the Sacred Host and…