Share the Journey — Refugee clients reap a bounty of benefits from gardens
byBy Laura Stevens Imagine you’re a farmer: Every morning, you survey your crops, grasp the soil in your hands, feel the warm sun or…
Editorials & Commentary
Hope in the Lord — Catholic schools are not only for the affluent
byLast week we had a wonderful presence of nearly 1,700 banqueters at the annual Salute to Catholic School Alumni Dinner held by the Catholic…
A Time to Speak — 10,000 reasons to support foster care
byBy Ed Harpring “I don’t think they (people) understand how it feels not being able to say mom and dad. … Going through foster…
Hope in the Lord — Planning for priest changes
byEvery Lent one of my very important tasks in serving the pastoral needs of the archdiocese is to prepare for priest changes. It is…
A Time to Speak — Would my presence at church be missed?
bySunday morning at my house is a zoo. It seems like no matter how early we get going, we are always running late for…
Share the Journey — Connecting through compassion
byWhen a former client recently showed up at the reception desk of Catholic Charities of Louisville, he didn’t know where else to turn. The…
Hope in the Lord — Ashes, fish fries and Stations
byBy Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz The season of Lent is upon us. In the past, I often wrote about the threefold time-honored themes of…
A Time to Speak — Encouraging words for discouraged Catholics
byFather J. Ronald Knott He encouraged them all to remain firm in their commitment to the Lord. Acts 11:23 During the sex abuse scandal…
A Time to Speak — An opportunity for dialogue and healing
byBy Lois Luckett Archbishop Joseph Kurtz did the absolute right thing to release the names of the priests credibly accused of sexual abuse. Bringing this…
Hope in the Lord — ‘Be Golden’
byBy Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz In September of 2015, Pope Francis visited the United States on pilgrimage. At the time, as president of the…