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…
Editorials & Commentary
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…
A Time to Speak — Scholarship tax credits will aid families
byBy Andrew J. Vandiver In Kentucky, wealthy families can choose the classroom that best meets their children’s needs regardless of whether it is in a…
A Time to Speak — On pilgrimage to the March for Life
byBy Ed Harpring First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for…
‘An Encouraging Word’ – The new idolatry
byYou knit me in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am wonderfully made. Psalm 139:13-14 I find myself these days being “amazed”…
Hope in the Lord — Imparting the breath of life
byThe month of January is one in which we recall in a special way the gift of human life and the need to protect…
A Time to Speak — Where are Catholic school students on Sunday?
byBy Marty Carraro As a lifelong practicing Catholic, every time I read an article in The Record about how the archdiocese and the Catholic Education…
An Encouraging Word – Ready to Roll
bySee, I make all things new.” Revelation 21:5 A new year is like opening a new blank journal. It encourages dreaming. It invites possibilities….
Hope in the Lord — A seminarian visited every parish in 2016
by“How many of the 110 parishes in the Archdiocese did the seminarians end up visiting in 2016?” I asked our Vocation Director, Father Michael…
An Encouraging Word – Have yourself a merry little Christmas
byWhere one alone may be overcome, two together can resist. A three-ply cord is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12 The loneliest day of a…