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….
Editorials & Commentary
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…
Hope in the Lord — January’s litany of faith in action
by“You are my beloved son; with you I am well pleased.” Thus, the voice of the Father inaugurated the public ministry of Jesus Christ…
A Time to Speak — A View from the Pew
byBy Rose Schaeffer Anyone who knows me well will tell you that I speak often about the need for perseverance (and refer to the…
An Encouraging Word – Parental worries
byDo not be ashamed of constant training of children. Sirach 42:1,5 I want to express my deepest admiration for my readers who are parents….
An Encouraging Word – Critical self-awareness
by“A diseased tree cannot produce good fruit.” Matthew 7:18 After serving as an associate pastor, pastor, vocation director, in a seminary and as a…