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…
Editorials & Commentary
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….
Teaching Our Faith – Ministry of the deacon
byThis series of teaching editorials focuses on the call to ministry through five major roles in the Church: priesthood (diocesan and religious), women religious,…
An Encouraging Word – Finally getting it
byLike a shepherd he feeds his flock; in his arms he gathers the lambs, carrying them in his bosom. Isaiah 40 I grew up…
Teaching Our Faith – Lay Ecclesial Ministry: Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord
byThis series of teaching editorials focuses on the call to ministry through five major roles in the Church: priesthood (diocesan and religious), women religious,…
Hope in the Lord — My friend, Bishop Choby
by“You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” Hebrews 5:6 Melchizedek was that mysterious priest who first appears in the 14th…
An Encouraging Word – Creating a more perfect union
byIf your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. Matthew 5:29 Why do so many people marry in…