Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz talks with host Reed Yadon about various topics on the new television program, Conversations. Available on television, radio, and via webcast or audio/video podcast. Click for links and more information. NEW: Also listen to Archbishop Kurtz praying the rosary. 

St. Boniface Church has always been one of the most beautiful houses of worship in the Archdiocese — and city — of Louisville.

Now, after a $425,000 cleaning and restoration project, the church at 531 E. Liberty St. is more beautiful than ever. And in completing the six-month project, the historic church — it’s the oldest extant parish in the city — has added some additional artifacts to its already impressive collection.

William Lincoln, the parish’s director of worship and a walking compendium of St. Boniface history, said the project began last January and “produced two big surprises right at the beginning.” 

An Ursuline Sisters’ celebration last Sunday was like a trip back in time to what Louisville was like 152 years ago.

It also was a time for recognizing the contributions of the Ursulines and their impact on the Catholic Church and the lives of countless people.

The occasion was the dedication of a historical marker at the southeast corner of Shelby and Chestnut streets at the site of the Ursulines’ original motherhouse in Louisville. That was also the site of Ursuline Academy, the first school they established here in 1859.