Care for Creation — Environmental issues affect human health
byIn his 2015 encyclical, “Laudato Si’,” Pope Francis says “we have to realize that a true ecological approach always becomes a social approach; it…
Editorials & Commentary
A Time to Speak — Loving your spouse in their love language
byIt’s important to love your spouse the way they need to be loved. Mistianna: Most of us have heard something about the “Five Love…
Between Amens — Lent doesn’t have to be gloomy
byLet’s face it: Lent can be kind of a downer. It’s a long season of sacrifice and self-denial. However, many regular Catholics find a…
In choosing your wedding party, pick people who will fight for your marriage
byThose who have prepared for the sacrament of marriage know that with the preparations come a list of decisions to be made — from…
A Time to Speak — The healing power of prayer and nature
byMany of us have hectic and stressful lives. Our society forces us to move constantly at an unnatural pace. If not properly managed, this…
The Good Steward — Dialogue between Christians and Jews is essential
byAntisemitism is on the rise here in the United States, in Europe and all over the world. The attitudes and actions that fuel this…
Comfort My People — Season of Lent
byAs we prepare to enter the season of Lent, a season in the Church’s liturgical year, we seek through the spiritual discipline of our…
Science in the Bluegrass — Be a rebel, be a Catholic scientist
byWhen I joined the faculty at Mercy Academy in 2009, I was invigorated by the prospect of teaching biology at a Catholic high school….
On synodality: Begin with a single shovel of dirt
by“Acknowledging the value of the synodal journey undertaken, I now hand over to the whole Church all that is contained in the Final Document…
Between Amens — Your guide to indulgences
byLast month, I wrote about the church’s ancient and venerable tradition of pilgrimage and Pope Francis’s call for us to be “pilgrims of hope”…