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December 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 December 2017 episode, I present my 2017 Advent and Christmas Message.

2017-12-28T08:54:39-05:00December 29th, 2017|Archbishop's Blog|

December 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 December 2017 episode, I interview Karl Dolson, Director of the Office of Youth and Young Adults about youth and young adult ministry and the upcoming synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment.

2017-12-28T08:49:39-05:00December 28th, 2017|Archbishop's Blog|

Walk with Jesus on the way

By Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz  The first Christmas was full of movement. Recall that Joseph and Mary — to fulfill the requirements of the...

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2017-12-22T09:16:56-05:00December 21st, 2017|Archdiocesan News|

Initiative aims to promote human dignity

By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer The Archdiocese of Louisville will begin an initiative called “Days of Human Dignity” Jan. 6, the feast of the...

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2017-12-22T09:17:02-05:00December 20th, 2017|Archdiocesan News|

Holidaze Storytellers Project

On Monday of this week, I participated in the Holidaze Storytellers Project sponsored by The Courier Journal.  The storytellers who participated were invited to share a story about this time of year that would strengthen our community by moving the hearts of participants and by strengthening the bonds of community around us.  I told a story about a Christmas gift that I received in 1953 and the effect it had on the life of my brother George and me. Telling […]

2017-12-23T19:08:52-05:00December 20th, 2017|Archbishop's Blog|

December 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 December 2017 episode, Chancellor Dr. Brian Reynolds and I discuss the liturgical dimension of the season of Advent.

2017-12-18T15:15:34-05:00December 18th, 2017|Archbishop's Blog|

Vatican official speaks at local gathering

By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer More than 400 who gathered for the Fourth Archdiocesan black Catholic Congress Dec. 9 heard from Cardinal Peter Turkson...

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2017-12-18T15:08:42-05:00December 13th, 2017|Archdiocesan News|

Virgin of Guadalupe honored

By Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer As dioceses across the country marked the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, including celebrations in the Archdiocese of...

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2017-12-18T15:08:48-05:00December 13th, 2017|Archdiocesan News, Our Lady of Guadalupe|

Mazzoli: Immigration reform a ‘moral’ issue

By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer In the mid-1980s, when a comprehensive immigration reform bill brought millions of undocumented people out of the shadows and...

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2017-12-11T08:46:49-05:00December 6th, 2017|Archdiocesan News|

Christmas spirit grows at cemetery

By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor About 350 people gathered around a 15-foot Nordmann Fir tree at Calvary Cemetery, 1600 Newburg Road, the evening of Dec....

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2017-12-11T08:47:10-05:00December 6th, 2017|Archdiocesan News|