Hope in the Lord — The gift of consecrated life
bySeptember of 1955 seems so long ago. During this year, as I entered fourth grade, I went to St. Canicus School in the small…
September of 1955 seems so long ago. During this year, as I entered fourth grade, I went to St. Canicus School in the small…
When I came to Louisville six years ago, I discovered the charism of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Actually I knew of the…
Recently, I spoke with Dr. Gregory Hillis, Assistant Professor of Theology at Bellarmine University, about Pope Francis. His article about our conversation, reprinted with…
“He always sought success for others!” Thus spoke Msgr. James Carter in the funeral homily for Charleston, South Carolina’s Bishop-emeritus David B. Thompson on…
Here we are in Advent — a brand new Church year! Advent is a time to prepare for Christmas and at the same time…
In 1999 when appointed Bishop of Knoxville, I had the task of seeking an appropriate episcopal motto. That motto is the title of this…
St. John the Baptist, pointing to Jesus, said: “I must decrease, and he must increase.” Very vividly the Catholic novelist Flannery O’Connor made the…
I grew up in a small coal town in northeast Pennsylvania where we didn’t lock doors very often. Our front door was always open,…
I love birthdays, my own and others. I caught this spirit from my older brother George, a true teacher of joy who was born…
Arzobispo Joseph E. Kurtz El mes pasado me reuní con sacerdotes de la Arquidiócesis a celebrar una maravillosa Misa Jubilar, seguida por una agradable…