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Teachers Honored for 3,505 Years of Service

October 31, 2017 (Louisville, KY) – On Wednesday, November 8, the Archdiocese of Louisville will honor 213 Catholic school teachers who have achieved a total of 3,505 years of teaching
experience. This luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Olmsted, 3701 Frankfort Avenue.

Teachers will receive recognition for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45 years of teaching:

Milestone Years # Honorees Total Years
5 […]
2017-10-31T09:20:34-04:00October 31st, 2017|2017 Press Releases, 2017 Schools Press Release, School Press Releases|

October 2017 Conversations, Segment 3

Conversations is a monthly, 30-minute television show in which I participate in an ongoing conversation about the Archdiocese of Louisville, my involvement with the larger Church (both nationally and globally), and issues of faith in general. In the third segment from our October 2017 episode, Chancellor Dr. Brian Reynolds and I discuss the Catholic Services Appeal and present the 2017 Catholic Services Appeal video.

 

2017-10-30T14:49:27-04:00October 30th, 2017|Archbishop's Blog|

Catholic High School Placement Test – December 9, 2017

Students in grade 8 who wish to attend a Catholic high school next year are required to take the Catholic high school placement test scheduled on Saturday, December 9, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Students take the test at the Catholic high school they plan to attend. They must bring a $10 fee and two #2 pencils. Information about the location of the high schools can be found at www.louisvillecatholicschools.com.

The placement test helps Catholic secondary schools determine the most […]

2017-10-27T16:04:12-04:00October 27th, 2017|2017 Press Releases, 2017 Schools Press Release, School Press Releases|

October 2017 Conversations, Segment 2

Conversations is a monthly, 30-minute television show in which I participate in an ongoing conversation about the Archdiocese of Louisville, my involvement with the larger Church (both nationally and globally), and issues of faith in general. In the second segment from our October 2017 episode, I interview Lisa DeJaco Crutcher, the new CEO of Catholic Charities of Louisville.

 

2017-10-27T15:24:00-04:00October 27th, 2017|Archbishop's Blog|

Anniversary Mass honors married couples

By Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer James and Ann Hartman met when they were teenagers growing up in the West End in the 1940s. “I...

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2017-10-27T15:49:11-04:00October 26th, 2017|Archdiocesan News|

School educates all of ‘God’s children’

By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer Stephanie Rhodes, a 13-year-old diagnosed with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and Elena Michalak, a 9-year-old with Down...

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2017-10-27T15:49:17-04:00October 25th, 2017|Archdiocesan News|

What does ‘consecrating’ mean?

The 66th gathering of the Living Rosary on October 8, so close to the 100th anniversary of our Lady of Fatima’s appearance to the three children and 70,000 others in Portugal on October 13, 1917, seemed an apt occasion for a special act of devotion. We had already had a wonderful outpouring of such devotion amid a public recitation of the Rosary and a moving Marian Mass with a procession of flowers and petitions on May 13 of this year […]

2017-10-24T08:39:33-04:00October 20th, 2017|Archbishop's Blog|

October 2017 Conversations, Segment 1

Conversations is a monthly, 30-minute television show in which I participate in an ongoing conversation about the Archdiocese of Louisville, my involvement with the larger Church (both nationally and globally), and issues of faith in general. In the first segment from our October 2017 episode, Chancellor Dr. Brian Reynolds and I discuss Catholic social teaching.

2017-10-24T08:40:02-04:00October 19th, 2017|Archbishop's Blog|

Pilot parishes complete discernment process

By Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer Earlier this year, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz wrote a pastoral letter titled “Your Parish: The Body of Christ Alive...

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Archbishop addresses young adults at Mass

By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer More than 220 people attended the annual Archdiocese of Louisville Young Adult Mass celebrated by Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz...

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2017-10-19T15:43:59-04:00October 18th, 2017|Archdiocesan News|