An Encouraging Word – The therapeutic value of silence
byThe wise remain silent till the right time comes. Whoever talks too much is detested. Sirach 20:7-8 I love long periods of silence. When…
Editorials & Commentary
Archdiocese, JCPS team up for little ones
byBy Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer The Archdiocese of Louisville and Jefferson County Public Schools announced a partnership May 25 aimed to better prepare…
An Encouraging Word – Letting go and holding on
byCome now, let us set things right! Isaiah 1:18 People who know me might call me “driven.” Mental health professionals might call me “obsessive-compulsive.”…
Hope in the Lord — Graduates, go forth and serve!
byWhat are the chances that graduates and their guests will listen to your commencement address? I have two chances to find out. Last Saturday…
An Encouraging Word – A smaller, but purer church?
byWithout knowledge, even zeal is not good. Proverbs 19:2 A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. One of the things that used to send…
A Time to Speak – A View From the Pew
byMy story goes back 74 years when my parents and their six children attended All Saints Church in Taylorsville, Ky. There was no Catholic…
An Encouraging Word – The power of dining
byIf you preside at a dinner, be one with the guests. Sirach 32:1 I knew I wanted to be a priest in the second…
Hope in the Lord — Mrs. Doyle’s cross
byI found Mrs. Doyle’s cross this morning. I was trying to make room in my file cabinet for the homily notes that I have…
An Encouraging Word – The mother and son bond
byHe stores up riches who reveres his mother. Sirach 3:4 On April 28, 1944, sometime after lunch, a woman gave birth in the back…
A Time to Speak – How a family responds to Laudato Si’
byIt has been a little over a year since Pope Francis released his encyclical, Laudato Si.’ The document generated a great deal of attention,…