Editorials & Commentary
Why Safe Environment training matters
A recent conversation with a parent in our own diocese shows just how important the Diocese of Owensboro’s Safe Environment program truly is.
The gift of communication as the deepest truth of humanity
This year, on the feast of St. Francis de Sales – one of the patrons of writers and journalists – Pope Leo XIV issued a challenge to all people, but especially to media professionals and others in communications industries.
Discovered in the safe: The mourning locket of Thomas Fitzgerald
Four years ago, the archives opened a safe that had remained locked for over a decade.
Do this in memory of me: An invitation to the table of the Lord
Brothers and sisters: I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night before he was handed over, took bread, and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
Ten years later: A Catholic convert reflects on her favorite experiences of the faith over the past decade
It’s been ten years since I smelled of Sacred Chrism.
A call to journey with Christ beyond the Lenten season
Lent is ending and we will soon be celebrating Easter. It is a perfect time to continue your Lenten journey with Jesus Christ.
‘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.
