An Encouraging Word — Be generous with compliments
byIf one part is honored, all the parts share its joy. I Corinthians 13: 26 Don’t get me wrong, I get plenty of affirmation…
Father Ron Knott
An Encouraging Word — For those who grieve at Christmas
byHow long must I carry sorrow in my soul, grief in my heart? Psalm 13:3 Maybe you never thought of it, but a priest’s…
An Encouraging Word — The cost of neglect
byDo not neglect the gift you have. Be diligent in these matters, be absorbed in them. I Timothy 4:14-15 One of my biggest fears…
An Encouraging Word — Words can hurt and heal
byWith the tongue we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings who are made in the likeness of God….
Father Knott has published two new collections of his columns
byFather J. Ronald Knott, a priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville and author of The Record’s weekly “An Encouraging Word” column, has published two…
An Encouraging Word — Seeing God from behind
byThe Lord said to Moses: “I will make all my beauty pass before you. … You may see my back; but my face is…
An Encouraging Word — Food brings us together
byCome, eat of my food and drink of my wine. Proverbs 9:5 One of the projects I am most proud of is the new…
An Encouraging Word — The practice of spiritual reading
byAttend to reading. I Timothy 4:13 Spiritual reading is the practice of reading books and articles about spirituality with the purpose of growing in…
An Encouraging Word — Ask God to keep remaking you
byDo not neglect the gift you have. … Be diligent in these matters, be absorbed in them, so that your progress may be evident…
An Encouraging Word — Why I write
byI feel a need to write to encourage you to contend for the faith. Jude 1:3 With this column, I officially end my eleventh…