The Good Steward — Contempt is not Catholic
byHow many times have we listened to someone whose opinion of a public figure in society or in the church is nothing but pure…
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The Good Steward — The Human Condition: Grandeur and Misery
byOn June 19, 2023, the 400th anniversary of the birth of the brilliant French layman Blaise Pascal, Pope Francis published an apostolic exhortation reflecting…
The unspoken ease of marriage
byAs someone who lives and breathes all things marriage, I am frequently amused by the common need for people to give unsolicited advice to…
A Time to Speak — Corpus Christi, a most beautiful ceremony
byOn Sunday, June 11, many Catholics of the Archdiocese of Louisville experienced something historic: a Corpus Christi procession (“Corpus Christi” being Latin for “The…
A Time to Speak – The constant in life is change
byMany times when Catholics use the phrase “changes in the church,” they assume that the only “changes” that have occurred have happened in their…
The Good Steward — Synod’s continental phase identifies vital issues
byThe United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) have published the final document for the continental…
A Time to Speak — Journeying together into the third phase
byThe Synod on Synodality, initiated by Pope Francis in 2021, is comprised of three distinct stages — the diocesan, continental and universal phases. Each…
The Good Steward – Catholic schools: a blessing, not a burden
byDuring the past 50 years, every independent research study on the effectiveness of Catholic education in the United States has shown conclusively that Catholic…
A new intergenerational covenant
byAmong the important issues involving the dignity of human life, abortion is of prime importance — but it is not the only pro-life issue….
A Time to Speak — A Catholic stance on capital punishment
byAfter reconvening in February, Kentucky legislators will discuss bipartisan Senate Bill 45, which would abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment…