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…
Editorials & Commentary
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…
Share the Journey — Follow the Golden Rule
byThe maxim “Do unto others what you would have them do to you” is a guiding principle of many faith traditions. For Catholics, this…
Hope in the Lord — Let it be done according to your Word: The gift of Catholic schools
byBy Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz Every year when “Catholic Schools Week” rolls around, I get nostalgic. I was blessed that my parents were able…
A Time to Speak — God calls for care for creation
byBy Fernanda Scharfenberger My life was changed the moment I realized the true effects climate change has had on my community of Louisville, Ky….
Hope in the Lord — Communicating about sexual abuse
byI wrote to you at the end of November about the clergy sexual abuse crisis and the plea I received from many to communicate…
A Time to Speak — A wide-angle view of Earth
byIt is very difficult for humans to get a sense of the scope and scale of the age of the Earth and the universe….
Share the Journey — There is only ‘us’
byWhen other humans are bought and sold, exploited and abused for the self-serving purposes of another, it is in fact our own brothers and…