Archdiocesan News
Youth Events
Environmental award Several students who attend schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville won awards at the Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District Awards and Recognition Ceremony on April 16. In the conservation writing category Eric Schoen of Trinity High School won second place and Morgan Porter of Holy Family School placed third. Jennifer Shishmanian […]
- Basic Spanish classes will be offered at the Maloney Center next month
- Gathering of lay Catholics will be held June 1 at St. Louis Bertrand Church
- Letter from the archbishop: Collection to aid missions
- Kentucky bishops laud plan to expand Medicaid program
- Louisville Catholic Sports Network honors students
National/World News
Priest plans memorial for Gosnell’s victims
By Mary C. Uhler, Catholic News Service MADISON, Wis. — Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, predicted “the end of abortion in our lifetime” in a recent talk he gave in Madison sponsored by Wisconsin Right to Life. The trial of abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell in Philadelphia exposed the grisly truths about […]
Obituaries
Ursuline Sister Frances Mariam Spalding dies at the age of 94
Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph Frances Miriam Spalding, 94, died May 9 at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 73rd year of religious life. She was a native of Bardstown. Sister Spalding taught at St. Francis of Assisi School from 1942-45 and was principal of St. Charles Elementary School from 1974-80, both in Marion County. […]
More Articles
Teaching Our Faith — The parish and its pastor
For this next installment of teaching editorials about the various manifestations of priestly ministry, I am writing about the special relationship between a parish and its pastor. On the fourth Sunday of Easter, known as “Good Shepherd Sunday,” the gospel reading is always about the Good Shepherd. This past year’s Gospel from John began with […]
Liturgy Matters — Presentation of the Gifts
By Dr. Judy Bullock What is the significance of the Presentation of the Gifts at Mass? At the conclusion of the Prayer of the Faithful at Mass, the Liturgy of the Eucharist begins with the Presentation and Preparation of the Gifts. The congregation is seated. The hospitality ministers take up the collection. Members of the […]
An Encouraging Word — Renewed hope and effort
He will renew your strength. Isaiah 58:11 Forty-three down and one to go! Today, I celebrate my 43rd anniversary as a priest and, at age 69, I only have one more year to go before I can retire. I will certainly not quit being a priest next year, but at this point in my life […]
Dios Te Salve Reina y Madre
Por Eva Gonzalez Mayo es el mes de devoción a la Santísima Virgen María quien tiene un papel prominente en las Escrituras y en la tradición de la Iglesia. A través del Antiguo Testamento en Génesis, el primer libro del Pentateuco, encontramos la primera referencia de María. La cual dice: “Pondré enemistad entre ti y […]
Time to Speak — Hail our Holy Queen
By Eva Gonzalez May is the month for special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary who plays an important role in the Scripture and tradition of the church. Looking through the Old Testament in Genesis, the first book of the Pentateuch, we find the first reference to Mary. It says: “I will put enmity between […]
Spalding University announces campus expansion
By Marnie McAllister, Record Assistant Editor Spalding University, whose campus stretches along several city blocks in downtown Louisville, announced last Friday, May 10, that it plans to expand with the acquisition of a 40,000-square-foot building at 981 S. Third St. The Republic Bank Academic Center, located at the corner of Third and Kentucky Streets, will […]
2013 Catholic homeschool conference will feature a variety of speakers
The 2013 Kentucky Catholic Homeschool Conference will be held at St. Louis Bertrand Church, 1104 Sixth Street, June 7 to 8. Dr. Greg Popcak, executive director of the Pastoral Solutions Institute, will speak about “Parenting with Grace.” Maureen Wittman, an author and co-founder of Homeschool Connections, will give a talk titled “Relax: You Too Can […]
Youth Events
SPAVA awards Fifty-eight students at St. Nicholas Academy were awarded Peacemaker Awards by the Society for the Prevention of Aggressiveness and Violence among Adolescents (SPAVA) on May 7. Students receiving the honors were: Miranda Atkinson, Olivia Atkinson, Mary Baxter, Keaton Brooks, Deelan Brown, Dylan Clark, Matthew Cundiff, Chase Daub, Joe Davis, Alex Doucette, Megan Edwards, […]
An Encouraging Word — Let’s remove the beams from our eyes
Remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother’s eye. Matthew 7: 5 There is a constant stream of condemnation these days coming from religious leaders because of society’s “opposition to our values.” More and more religious blogs, websites and pastoral letters decry “moral […]
Musical revue at Holy Spirit will feature youth from archdiocese
Holy Spirit Church will present “In the Beginning,” a musical revue featuring music from some of Broadway’s best Bible story musicals. The production at Holy Spirit will be directed by Emily Edwards Fields and will be open to all Catholic youths ages 6 to 20, Auditions and sign-ups will be held May 28 at 7 […]
Archbishop’s Oct. 13 blog from Rome
In his latest blog post, Archbishop Kurtz describes two experiences from the synod in Rome and shares a video from Canada’s Salt and Light that takes a look “inside the synod.” … It is getting more difficult to choose the best experiences to write about, but I would like to share two from yesterday. At […]