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Glenn Rutherford
Record Assistant Editor

There are days in each of our lives that leave indelible marks. Our marriages, the births of our children, the loss we feel at the passing of someone we’ve spent our lives loving. Each personality we encounter, each experience we have — whether profoundly joyous or indescribably sorrowful — writes on what philosopher John Locke called the “tabula rasa,” the “blank tablet” of our minds. And some of that writing will never be erased.

For more than 600 people from the Archdiocese of Louisville, the joy of the April 20 Mass in New York City with Pope Benedict XVI is such a moment, as it no doubt was for the thousands who witnessed the events in Yankee Stadium from afar.

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It’s like finding a gem among a rubble of stones. Buried in the voluminous pages of Supreme Court justices’ opinions in a recent case on the death penalty was a gem in a concurring opinion written by Justice John Paul Stevens. Read More
The Archdiocese of Louisville’s bicentennial celebration moved to the East Coast last Sunday as more than 600 people from Central Kentucky attended a papal Mass in Yankee Stadium at which the archdiocese was honored along with four other U.S. archdioceses. Read More
In a four-page section on vocations in this week’s edition of The Record, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz writes: “Our growing conviction is both constant and simple: Christ continues to call. ... His call remains fresh and ever new.” Read More
The letter from the pope to the U.S. president about the war was diplomatically florid, but clear in its message. Read More
Anniversaries are meant to be a time of celebration for reaching a milestone in life. But they also are occasions for giving thanks to God for blessings bestowed. And they are a time for rededication and renewal. Read More
People speculating on what Pope Benedict XVI will say in the United States in April would do well to look at what he said in a sermon on Palm Sunday. He touched on several important themes of his pontificate — themes that are likely to form the core of his pastoral message in the United States. Read More
Easter comes early in spring this year, but not too early. We are always in need of the new life, renewal and hope that Easter brings. For if we look at the world around us, we can find many reasons to be afraid. Read More
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has taken a positive step on a matter related to restorative justice by making it easier for felony offenders who have completed their sentences to have their voting rights restored. Read More
One of most memorable events of the church’s Jubilee Year 2000 was a “Forgiveness Day” in which Pope John Paul II publicly apologized for the shortcomings of Christians through the ages. The topics ranged from slavery to the Inquisition. Read More
Cuba under Fidel Castro’s rule has always been a mysterious thorn in the side of the United States, especially the leadership of the U.S. government. We could never seem to look past Castro to the bigger picture of dealing with the island nation 90 miles off the Florida coast. Read More
In discussing principles of taxation and revenue allocation, Kentucky’s Catholic bishops said in a 2004 statement that the state of Kentucky “should seek and maintain revenues sufficient to meet the basic needs of all, especially the poor and vulnerable.” Read More
Years ago Mark Twain said man is the only animal who has taken a thousand useless luxuries, turned them all into necessities and replaced a good night’s rest with a medicated sleep that does not refresh. Read More
There’s a saying that “it is not so much what you do as how you do it” — or the spirit in which something is done. This has some meaning for Lent, which began this week, and for the season’s traditional practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Read More
Several concerns about capital punishment were raised on different fronts about three weeks apart recently. Two developments went to the heart of the death penalty; the other addressed a peripheral issue. Read More
As crowds gathered in Washington and around the nation this week to protest 35 years of legalized abortion in the United States, there was some encouraging news in a study released last week showing a decline in abortions. Read More
The immediate future looks a bit grim for those who work on trying to improve the lot of immigrants in the United States. Read More
Anyone who moves into a new neighborhood knows how important it is to be welcomed by their neighbors. Imagine how important such a welcoming is if you are coming from another culture and trying to make a home in a new land. Read More
Editorial Archives

2007 Editorials

December 20: Finding hope at Christmas June 28: Welcoming new immigrants
December 13 (Commentary): An encounter with Christ June 21: Evangelization and the poor
December 6: People can make a difference June 14 (Commentary): Protecting religious freedom
November 29: Putting things in perspective June 7 (Commentary):  How far do food stamps go?
November 22: Serving the poor year-round May 31: Pope makes appeal to youth
November 15: Homeless veterans need help May 24: Pope accents evangelization
November 8: Lessons from World War II May 17: A stronger action in Darfur?
November 1 (Commentary): Call to political responsibility May 10: Promoting religious freedom
October 25: Facing poverty in Kentucky May 3 (Commentary): Focus on covering uninsured
October 18 (Commentary): No let up in making of saints April 26: Ruling on abortion raises hope
October 11: Uniting in the work of Jesus April 19 (Commentary): Iraq war creates refugee crisis
October 4: The real issue is killing itself April 12: Matter of restorative justice
September 27 (Commentary): Safe water is a global concern April 5: Significance of our baptism
September 20: Facing up to global warming March 29: Ways to serve the homeless
September 13: Scourge of human trafficking March 22: Eucharist: mystery to be lived
September 6 (Commentary): Disasters highlight inequities March 15: Tragedy of human trafficking
August 30: A regretful milestone in U.S. March 8: Data call for prudent stance
August 23 (Commentary): Shareholder rights supported March 1: These bills should be passed
August 16: What priority for the poor? February 22: One woman’s heroic efforts
August 9: Welcoming new archbishop February 15: Our part in fighting poverty
August 2 (Commentary): Getting kids to play outdoors February 8: The will to combat poverty
July 26: Archbishop: servant of faith February 1: Wage issue stands on its own
July 19: A life dedicated to the truth January 25:  A different way on stem cells
July 12: Pope opens doors to China January 18:  In Iraq, echoes of Vietnam
July 5: Living up to what we proclaim January 11:  Alternatives to executions