Oct. 20, 2024In 1917 the Blessed Mother began appearing to three children in Fatima Portugal. Both Francisco and Jacinta died relatively young, but Lucy, the oldest, lived until Feb. 13, 2005. In an i...  Read More

Oct. 13, 2024October is Respect Life Month. Today I want to contrast the Gospel of life and the culture of death. Pope John Paul II addressed these two visions of reality in his 1995 Encyclical entitl...  Read More

Oct. 6, 2024October is a very special month for the Church, as it is the Month of the Holy Rosary. This Monday is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.   Almost every saint and pope of the last 300 yea...  Read More

Sept. 29, 2024This Saturday, Oct. 5, we will present a special Day of Reflection, entitled Beginning to Pray. We are all beginners when it comes to prayer. Even if we have been actively involved in a ...  Read More

Sept. 22, 2024In the upcoming elections, there will be an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution to be voted on. That amendment will allow the legislature and governor of Kentucky to enact laws that w...  Read More

Sept. 15, 2024We frequently see people coming to Jesus and asking Him questions. That is particularly true of the Pharisees and scribes. But today, in our Gospel, we hear Jesus ask the Twelve, “Who do...  Read More

Sept. 8, 2024In today’s Gospel Jesus encounters a man who is both deaf and has a speech impediment. Those who knew and loved this man implore Jesus to lay hands on him and heal him. Jesus put His fing...  Read More

Aug. 25, 2024Today we conclude five weeks of readings from the sixth chapter of the Gospel of St. John. On the first week, we read the story of the multiplication of loaves and fishes. And for the pas...  Read More

Aug. 18, 2024Our first two readings for this week speak of wisdom. In the first, the Book of Proverbs tells us that Wisdom has built herself a house and invites all to come and feast at her table. In ...  Read More

Aug. 11, 2024This Sunday we continue our reflection on the Bread of Life Discourse, in chapter six of the Gospel of St. John.  Jesus’ listeners are offended that He calls Himself the bread that comes ...  Read More

Aug. 4, 2024Last Sunday we began a five-week series of readings focused on the sixth chapter of the Gospel of St. John. We began with the story of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes last week...  Read More

July 28, 2024Each of the Gospels include the story of the multiplication of loaves and fishes. Each includes some details that are not in the others. My favorite telling of the story is the Gospel tha...  Read More