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September 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 September 2017 episode, Chancellor Dr. Brian Reynolds and I discuss the sacrament of reconciliation.

2017-10-13T15:51:58-04:00September 28th, 2017|Archbishop's Blog|

September 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 September 2017 episode, I interview Ann Marie Kelly and Father Steve Henriksen about their participation as part of an archdiocesan delegation to the Convocation of Catholic Leaders, held in Orlando, Florida during July, 2017.

 

2017-10-13T15:51:59-04:00September 26th, 2017|Archbishop's Blog|

September 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 September 2017 episode, Chancellor Dr. Brian Reynolds and I discuss my 10th anniversary as Archbishop of Louisville.

 

2017-10-13T15:51:59-04:00September 25th, 2017|Archbishop's Blog|

Statement on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Declaración sobre la Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia >

I join with my brother bishops throughout the United States in urging our elected officials to pass legislation to protect those young people, known as “dreamers” who were brought into this country as young people by their parents and who face an uncertain future due to the recent suspension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protections.   Last month, I wrote to Senator Rand Paul to […]

2017-09-29T14:35:34-04:00September 18th, 2017|Archbishop's Blog|

What is a Theologian?

On August 10, I attended a gathering for friends of Saint Meinrad Seminary, and one of our seminarians who was ordained a deacon last spring – David Farrell – spoke to those in attendance about his journey to becoming a theologian. I was very impressed with what he had to say and am sharing his presentation with you: 

Good evening, like Moses and Elijah and Jesus on Mount Tabor, it is good to be here with you.  It is good to […]

2017-10-13T15:52:01-04:00September 5th, 2017|Archbishop's Blog, Uncategorized|