
Special Masses will be held through out the Archdiocese of Louisville to observe Out Lady of Fatima’s centenary on July 13, 2017. St. Augustine Church in Lebanon, Ky., will celebrate Mass at 7 a.m. Holy Name of Mary Church in…
Read MoreThis year, the Church will celebrate Catechetical Sunday on September 17, 2017. The 2017 theme will be “Living as Missionary Disciples.” Those who the Community has designated to serve as catechists will be called forth to be commissioned for their…
Read MorePope Francis has named Bishop Charles C. Thompson of Evansville, Ind., to head the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Bishop Thompson is pictured in an undated photo. (CNS photo/the Message) Archbishop-designate Thompson, 56, a native of Louisville, was vicar general of…
Read MoreIn Portugal the 13th of June is a great feast, the feast of St. Anthony of Lisbon, known to most Catholics as St. Anthony of Padua. This Franciscan miracle-worker was born in Lisbon and had entered religious life as a…
Read MoreBy Simcha Fisher Simcha Fisher is the author of The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning and blogs daily at simchafisher.com “We usually keep this one locked,” the friendly usher explained as he opened the little door. He smiled brightly and…
Read Moreby Melanie Miller HOME A week after Christmas, after months of preparation, my two youngest children received their First Holy Communion. I had always assumed that while welcome at mass, this particular avenue of grace would always be closed…
Read MoreOn May 13, 1917, Lucia dos Santos, Francisco, and Jacinta Marto were, respectively, ten, nine, and seven years old. As we have said, the three children lived in Aljustrel, a hamlet of the township of Fatima. After three apparitions of…
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