An Encouraging Word – We’ve got it good
byThey shall bear fruit even in old age. Psalm 92:15 When this column appears, I will be ending my third trip as a volunteer…
Editorials & Commentary
A Time to Speak – Israeli-Palestinian situation ‘unstustainable’
byOn Jan. 20, Bishop Oscar Cantú from the diocese of Las Cruces, N.M., wrote in a letter addressed to National Security Advisor Susan Rice,…
Hope in the Lord — A cardboard Rice Bowl and family spirituality
byWhen I read letters from those preparing for Confirmation (the majority of whom are in eighth grade), I always look at what they say…
An Encouraging Word — A little too bright
byI was like a trusting lamb, not knowing they were hatching plots against me. Jeremiah 11:19 I read a long time ago that “the…
An Encouraging Word – I love you! Really?
byLove never fails. I Corinthians 12 Well, Sunday is St. Valentine’s Day on the church of Hallmark’s calendar. Their other “religious” holidays include St….
A Time to Speak — A view from the pew
byBy PAUL E. SCHLICH SR. My story goes back more than 75 years to when I was a freshman at St. Xavier High School….
An Encouraging Word – An ‘old lady’ magnet
byCast me not off in my old age. Psalm 71:9 It’s no secret. I like old people, especially feisty old people, the ones who…
Hope in the Lord — Lent experienced and celebrated ‘more intensely’
byCelebrating and experiencing seem to go hand in hand. Take a birthday and a special party. We can experience that annual passage from one…
An Encouraging Word – The doing of daring deeds
byGive and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. Luke…
An Encouraging Word – Hanging on for dear life
byFrequent the company of the elders. Sirach 6:34 I am a regular visitor to several nursing homes in the city of Louisville. I go…