Teaching Editorial – We have met the enemy
byThis series of teaching editorials focuses on Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Laudato Si’ ” (On Care for Our Common Home). Since 1970, people around the…
Editorials & Commentary
An Encouraging Word – Out of sight, out of mind
byCan anything good come out of Nazareth? John 1:46 Because of my own rural roots and because of my first three assignments (Somerset, Monticello…
Teaching Editorial – Our moral call
byThis series of teaching editorials focuses on Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Laudato Si’ ” (On Care for Our Common Home). At the time of the…
Hope in the Lord — Receive ashes humbly
byA little smudge of dirt on the forehead has great attraction in our age! Almost magnetically people come to church on Ash Wednesday. Rivaling…
An Encouraging Word – Why not?
byHere comes that master dreamer! Genesis 37:19 Robert F. Kennedy once said: “There are those that look at things the way they are and…
A Time to Speak — A view from the pew
byBy Gary Montgomery It hit me while I was working on a presentation for St. James Parish Mission in Elizabethtown, Ky. Father. Martin Linebach…
An Encouraging Word – Growing the church: Part II
byLast week, I talked about the various groups that priests are called to lead spiritually: Faithful Catholics who are the backbone of the parish,…
Hope in the Lord — Vibrant Catholic faith in Vietnam – my homily
byFollowing is a homily I gave during my Jan. 24 to 30 visit to Vietnam as a representative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic…
An Encouraging Word – Growing the church: Part I
byThere are many parts, yet one body. I Corinthians 12:20 One of the biggest downsides of the priest shortage is the fact that the…
An Encouraging Word — Measuring success
byHow can we thank God for all the joy we feel on your account? I Thessalonians 3:9 When you get to be 73 years…