Editorials & Commentary
‘So often heard and loved’
The November 1939 issue of The Mount, Mount Saint Joseph Academy’s newspaper, proclaimed “A never to be forgotten happiness came to Mount Saint Joseph on Wednesday, November 8th, in the visit of Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen, noted Catholic writer and radio speaker.”
God in a wintry season
One of the few things that comes to us directly from God is the weather. So what is the snow, freezing temps, overcast skies telling us about God?
Pope Leo speaks: Rediscovering the gift of the Second Vatican Council
For his Wednesday General Audiences in 2026, Pope Leo XIV has shifted the focus to a new cycle of catechesis dedicated to the Second Vatican Council and its documents.
More than 40 days: Lent, conversion, and life in a divided nation
The Lenten season offers the faithful far more than a chance to give up chocolate, social media, or other temporary comforts.
Summer camp + the sacraments = A lasting impact on a child’s life
The first American Camp Association annual conference I ever attended was many years ago, back in the early 1990s.
This Lent, let us work to dispel all forms of racism from our hearts
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2018 published a pastoral letter addressed to our nation entitled: Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love – A Pastoral Letter Against Racism.
En esta Cuaresma, trabajemos para disipar toda forma de racismo de nuestros corazones
El 3 de enero de 2017, los fieles sostienen velas mientras participan en un servicio de oración en la Catedral de San Esteban por las necesidades de los inmigrantes y refugiados. FOTO DE ARCHIVOMis queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, La Conferencia de Obispos...
‘Playing with dynamite’ – Bishop Cotton vs. the Knights of Columbus
In the early 1950s, a Knights of Columbus council in Owensboro wanted to build a clubhouse for the recreation of its members.
God’s children in need of faith-filled families
We are so excited to share about a new ministry being formed in the Diocese of Owensboro!
Are Catholics honoring a piece of furniture? – The history of the Chair of St. Peter
This year, Feb. 22 falls on a Sunday and the Church will observe this day as the first Sunday of Lent, embracing what is inaugurated on Ash Wednesday as a 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
