Faithful encouraged to focus on ‘simple joy’ this Advent and Christmas season
byAdvent banners in the rich purple color of royalty announce the season’s embrace of peace, love, joy and hope at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton…
New column will address financial wellness
byWhile The Record’s commentary typically focuses on matters of faith and spirituality, it nearly always highlights how Catholic life intersects with the material world….
Cents & Sensibility — Simple ways to gain financial security
by“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin The goal of this column is…
Esperanza en El Señor — Adviento, una temporada de convertirse en un verdadero prójim
byEstoy disfrutando de mi estudio de “Fratelli Tutti”, la nueva encíclica del Papa Francisco, que se dio como un regalo para explorar la amistad…
Hope in the Lord — Advent, a season to become a true neighbor
byI am enjoying my study of “Fratelli Tutti,” the brand-new encyclical by Pope Francis, given as a gift to explore social friendship in this…
As pandemic devastates Latin America, pope prays to St. Juan Diego
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis sought the intercession of the first Indigenous saint of the Americas as…
Between Amens — Need for God’s ransom endures
by“O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel.” It’s a familiar part of our Advent repertoire, but what does it mean? The concept…
Dioceses deepen mutual covenant
byAn eight-year-old partnership between the Archdiocese of Louisville and the church in Vietnam has blossomed into a fruitful partnership, according to archdiocesan leaders. The…
Dominican Sister of Peace Betty Ann Hesse, a nurse, dies at 81
byDominican Sister of Peace Betty Ann Hesse died Dec. 6 at Sansbury Care Center in St. Catharine, Ky. She was 81 and had been…
Sister Mary Grace Whittaker, who greeted visitors at Nazareth, dies
bySister of Charity of Nazareth Grace Whittaker, 85, died Nov. 29 at the SCN Motherhouse in Nazareth, Ky. She was a professed Sister of…