Wedding Anniversaries — July 10, 2025
ByRichard and Mary Brown Barry, members of St. Margaret Mary Church, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on July 12. Mr. Barry is retired…
The only answer to flood tragedy is Easter, says Texas priest
ByBy Gina Christian, OSV News Days after July 4 flash floods ravaged the state of Texas’ Hill Country — killing at least 121, with…
Parishes need to launch ‘revolution of care’ for the elderly, pope says
ByBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV called on every parish and church group or association to become part…
Additional priests receive new appointments
ByArchbishop Shelton J. Fabre has made the following appointments, effective July 15, 2025, unless otherwise noted. Current addresses for priests and deacons can be…
Two Iowa Catholic universities are merging, offering a model for Catholic higher ed’s future
ByBy Barb Arland-Fye / The Catholic Messenger, OSV News CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — St. Ambrose University in Davenport and Mount Mercy University in Cedar…
Saints for Kids — Attention Young Artists
ByYouth who are high school age and younger are invited to submit original visual art, such as a drawing or painting, to be featured…
Bulletin Board — July 10, 2025
BySERVICES & DEVOTIONS A Special Disciples of Jesus Mass will be July 20 at 3 p.m at St. Margaret Mary Church, 7813 Shelbyville Road….
Priest hopes garden grows the Gospel message
ByFather George Otuma, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, established gardens at the West Louisville parish last year to help him share the…
Care for Creation — Creating connections for creation care
By“Towards an ever-wider ‘We’ ” — this theme of Pope Francis came to mind as people gathered with animated conversation at the recent Archdiocese…
Between Amens — Bickering and the Council of Nicaea
ByOne hot summer along the Mediterranean 1700 years ago, the clergy were bickering. The Archbishop of Alexandria was embroiled in a bitter dispute with…