A Time to Speak – Young parents and best friends
byYoung parents surround themselves with friends. Their spouses, high school and college friends, their favorite neighbors, the parents of their children’s friends. We were…
Editorials & Commentary
A Time to Speak – Accept the gifts of elderly parishioners
byI recently participated in the Convocation of Catholic Leaders in Orlando, Fla. The purpose of this large, unprecedented encounter between U.S. bishops and laity…
An Encouraging Word – Spiritual, but not religious?
byWe are only earthenware jars that hold this great treasure. II Corinthiams: 7 I have spent a lot of time, in my 47-year priesthood,…
A Time to Speak – Creating a city of peace and safety
byEditor’s note: This column reflects excerpts from Mayor Greg Fischer’s speech — “Capturing Ali’s Spirit: Creating a City of Peace and Safety” — delivered…
A Time to Speak — The Joy of the Gospel: Encounter, engagement, dialogue
byBy Father Steven Henriksen I was humbled to serve as part of the Archdiocese of Louisville’s delegation to the recent Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The…
An Encouraging Word – Is etiquette a thing of the past?
byBe free, yet without using freedom as a pretext for evil. Give honor to all, love the community and fear God. I Peter 2:16,17…
Hope in the Lord – From tragedy to new life
byOne Friday last December Our Lady of the Caves Church in Hart County, Ky., burned to the ground, the victim of an electrical failure….
An Encouraging Word – Why bother to care?
byLet us not grow weary doing good. Galatians 6:9 As many of you know, I am spending much of my retirement focused on supporting…
A Time to Speak – Call the priest? Catholic rituals for the end of life
byOne of our most important responsibilities as a Christian community is caring for and praying with those who are dying. Toward the end of…
An Encouraging Word – Free to be me
byYou surround me with joyful shouts of freedom. Psalm 32:7 As I approach the 4th of July holiday, I have freedom on my mind….