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Archbishop Kurtz’s Blog
Advent, the Synod Prep, and the Joy of the Gospel
The Joy of the Gospel is the new teaching document from Pope Francis about the joy of the gospel. To order a copy, go to USCCB Publishing (usccbpublishing.org) Here we are in Advent [...]
To Walk, To Build, To Profess Christ Crucified
In 1999 when appointed Bishop of Knoxville, I had the task of seeking an appropriate episcopal motto. That motto is the title of this bi-weekly column, “Hope in the Lord,” and I pulled it from Psalm [...]
Every Day Saints of God
I love all Saints Day. Besides the famous saints we all know, November 1 is the time for all the unsung heroes – people you and I know that have that aura of sanctity about [...]
The Slim Crescent of the Moon
St. John the Baptist, pointing to Jesus, said: “I must decrease, and He must increase.” Very vividly the Catholic novelist Flannery O’Connor made the same point in a journal from 1946, as she was striving [...]
First White Mass Celebrated
At the Cathedral of the Assumption’s 5:30 p.m. Mass last evening, doctors and healthcare professionals from throughout the Archdiocese of Louisville gathered for the first-ever “White Mass” in the Archdiocese. Doctors and healthcare representatives [...]
The Spirit of St. Francis at the Franciscan Kitchen
Yesterday, I walked over to Franciscan Kitchen, on Preston Street just two blocks from the archdiocesan Chancery. It was a joy to serve along with dedicated adults and young from our Catholic high schools. (Sacred [...]
