Pope launches synodal process to discern Holy Spirit’s call to the church
byBy Dennis Sadowski Building on the guiding principles of his papacy, Pope Francis this year invited Catholics both in the mainstream of church life…
Editorial —
End spiritual discrimination
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The National Catholic Partnership on Disability offered a learning session this week about how to create an environment at Mass for persons with certain…
St. Xavier High School wins
football state championship
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St. Xavier High School’s football team won Kentucky’s Class 6 A state championship Dec. 4. The Tigers played against the Male High School Bulldogs…
Wedding Anniversaries —
December 9, 2021
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Richard and Margaret Blair, members of St. Lawrence Church, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 10. Mrs. Blair, the former Margaret Egart, taught…
Cents & Sensibility —
The gift of a 529 savings plan
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Last month’s column discussed inflation and how the recent uptick in this rate can impact your finances. We encouraged readers to avoid making short-term…
Grieving families
find accompaniment
at tree lighting
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Amid the turmoil and great losses people have experienced in the past year, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz encouraged his listeners at the lighting of…
In early morning darkness, pope pays tribute to Immaculate Conception
byBy Cindy Wooden ROME — An hour before sunrise, Pope Francis set a basket of white roses at the base of a statue of…
Esperanza en El Señor —
La bendición de una criatura
en el vientre materno
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En la vigilia del Domingo de Gaudete, el 3er domingo de Adviento, la Iglesia está llamada a “regocijarse” (¡Gaudete!), la misa de 5:30 p.m….
Hope in the Lord —
The blessing of the
child in the womb
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On the vigil of Gaudete Sunday, the 3rd Sunday of Advent, as the Church is called to “rejoice” (Gaudete!), the Cathedral’s 5:30 p.m. Mass…
Family first: Pope says migration policy changes when newcomers seen as kin
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — With passion in Cyprus and reason in Greece, Pope Francis continued to articulate and adjust his teaching on…