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Archbishop's Tweets
Do you follow
Archbishop Kurtz on twitter? Here is a sampling of his tweets this month:
January 7
@ArchbishopKurtz:
Newly wed Josh & Andrea Carey with Andrea's Youth Choir at St Mary in Catasauqua.
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January 6
@ArchbishopKurtz:
Had a great Tuesday nite at Rupp with Jack Guthrie seeing UK's impressive win over Texas A&M
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January 4
@ArchbishopKurtz
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Great video from St. James in E-town - stewardship month... "Good to be alive right about now."
Watch here
December 30
@ArchbishopKurtz:
May peace begin with you. Merry Christmas! See my 2016 Christmas message:
Watch here
December 28
@ArchbishopKurtz:
Watch Conversations & meet our new Worship Office Director for
@ArchLouKY Dr. Karen Shadle.
@DocShadey
Watch here
December 24
@ArchbishopKurtz:
Anticipated Christmas Midnight Mass at KY State Penitentiary this morning. A Child is born, Christ the Lord!
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December 22
@ArchbishopKurtz:
And the winner is...This year's Christmas attire at Chancery luncheon.
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December 22
@ArchbishopKurtz:
At Hildegard House w Karen Cassidy, who serves with great compassion and dignity persons in final days of their life.
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December 18
@ArchbishopKurtz:
At St Margaret Mary for Mass & vocation talk with PREP families.
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December 17
@ArchbishopKurtz:
On 4th Sunday of Advent at St Christopher Church in Radcliff for pastor installation of Fr Jeff Hopper.
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Archlou Happenings:
Be
low is a list of upcoming
archdiocesan events:
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Go Be the Difference: 2017 Archdiocese of Louisville Catholic Men's Conference
By Mike Schmitt, Chair, 2017 Catholic Men's Conference
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2017 Catholic Men's Conference will be held on March 18, 2017. The conference will once again be held at Saint Michael Catholic Church. This year's theme is "GO BE THE DIFFERENCE!"
This event is intended to serve as a catalyst to provide men a functional, motivational experience on how to be the difference God calls us to become in the world, based upon the specific and personal gifts with which He has blessed each of us. If we seek Him, and ask Him, He will present us with specific opportunities to use our gifts through all of the vocations in our lives. If we don't look to Him, the world can easily take our focus in the wrong direction, leading us to wander, not using our gifts for His purpose, or worse, using them in sinful ways. Please join us in starting on the path to determine how God is calling you to use your gifts to "Go Be the Difference" that each of us is personally called to become.
This year's keynote speaker is Fr. Dave Dwyer, CSP. He is a Paulist priest and Executive Director of Busted Halo Ministries. He is publisher of the award-winning BustedHalo.com, the host of The Busted Halo Show with Father Dave, a live daily talk show on SiriusXM radio (ch. 129), co-host of Conversation with Cardinal Dolan on EWTN and host of Sacraments 101 on YouTube. Father Dave speaks in person around the country, has offered commentary in or on Fox News Channel, CNN, The History Channel, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, The New York Times, and Entertainment Tonight, and is featured in a book about prominent New York Catholics. He served in campus ministry at the Universities of Colorado and Texas, and has developed ministry programs for the Military Archdiocese. Prior to ordination, he directed television for MTV and Comedy Central. He holds a masters of divinity from Catholic University and a bachelor of science degree in communication from Syracuse University.
Our witness speaker is our own Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D. Archbishop Kurtz is a well-known and loved speaker on doing Christ's work and has just completed a tour as USCCB President
The day will begin at 8:00 a.m. (doors open at 6:00 a.m. for breakfast), and the event will close after Mass, with lunch at 1:00 p.m. Pre-registration is $30 for adults and $15 for students. Day-of-registration is $40 for adults and $25 for students. You can go to
www.archlou.org/mensconference to register.
On a personal note, this is my sixth conference - I have attended, and been a member of the Core Team for each. I can personally speak to the difference this has made in my life. Even more rewarding is hearing the difference the conferences have made in the lives of so many men who have attended. Our goal is to bring men closer to Christ and to help us better answer His call in our lives. The Catholic Men's Conferences have certainly done that for me!
Mike Schmitt is a parishioner of Saint Bernadette Catholic Church.
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Holy Trinity Parish Looks Back at the Year of Mercy
By Therese Carroll-Caruso, Director of Religious Education, Holy Trinity Parish, Louisville
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| Artwork for the Year of Mercy created by a Holy Trinity parishioner. |
In July of 2015 a team of seven parishioners gathered to read Pope Francis' bull announcing the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy and to plan ways for the parish to enter deeply into this celebration of God's mercy.
We crafted a mission statement: "The parish will grow to appreciate mercy as God's chief attribute, will explore the experiences of God's mercy in their personal lives, and will be challenged to commit themselves to living as missionaries of mercy in the world."
We planned an educational campaign that included a beautiful piece of artwork created by parishioner Kathy Aschbacher listing the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy, an addition to our parish website that offered a "Question of the Week" for reflection and videos of the Pope announcing his monthly prayer intentions, and many articles related to mercy. The Year of Mercy Passport was widely distributed, and people were encouraged to record their acts of mercy on paper doves which were incorporated into our Pentecost liturgies as well as on the archdiocesan website. Each Friday of Lent we prayed the Stations of Mercy with Pope Francis. We also participated in 24 Hours for the Lord and had the honor of having our pastor, The Very Reverend J. Mark Spalding, be named a Missionary of Mercy and travel to Rome to be commissioned.
School and GIFT students, as well as our Scout troops, included catechesis and activities on mercy in their programming. Each group made a Divine Mercy craft and passed it on to someone else to educate them on devotion to the Divine Mercy. In turn, recipients were asked to perform an act of kindness for another and pass the craft on.
We were proudest of five major efforts that represented a great diversity of how we are called to receive mercy in our lives and show mercy to others:
1) The ceremonial opening of the designated Holy Doors of Mercy at the parish.
2) An evening talk and prayer service to enhance appreciation for the sacrament of Reconciliation, featuring guest Father Scott Woods of Finley, Ohio.
3) Interfaith Conversation on the Many Faces of Mercy with Father Mark Spalding, Geshe Kalsang Rapgyal from the Drepung Gomang Center, Reverend John Mulder of Second Presbyterian Church, Sister Julie Driscoll SCN, Dr. Muhammad Babar of the Louisville Islamic Center, and Mayor Greg Fischer.
4) Visitations of support, including helpful resources and a prayer blanket, to 20 identified parishioners who are caregivers for others who are ill or incapacitated.
5) A discussion on Restorative Justice with a panel that included Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, Tom Williams of Compassionate Louisville, Spalding President Tori Murden McClure, Judge Angela Bisig, Country Attorney Mike O'Connell, and Libby Mills of Restorative Justice Louisville.
On November 13, we officially closed our Holy Doors and removed the Year of Mercy logos from them, while encouraging parishioners to continue their newfound habits of merciful living.
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Q & A with Archbishop Kurtz
In the January episode of Conversations with Archbishop Kurtz, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz and Chancellor Dr. Brian Reynolds discuss questions from viewers.
To view other segments from January's Conversations with Archbishop Kurtz go here.
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The Blog Spot
This section will feature local and national blogs that will inspire, teach, and call to action. This month features The CNS Blog
, a feature of the Catholic News Service, which has a rich history of journalistic professionalism and is a leader in the world of Catholic and religious media. Meeting the needs of Catholic newspaper and magazine editors - the main subscribers to CNS - has been the chief goal of the news service.
Word to Life - Sunday Scripture Readings
Jan. 8, The Epiphany
Cycle A. Readings:
1) Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72: 1-2, 7-8, 10-13
2) Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6
Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12
By Sharon K. Perkins
Catholic News Service
One of the things I love most about holidays is the anticipation of gathering our whole family in one place. Multiple adult children in several different cities on two continents present quite a challenge to get together. Throw some in-laws, stepchildren, ex-spouses and new babies into the assembly, and you've got quite a group! At the center of it all is my mother, who rejoices when all her children come home.
As complex as the family tree has become, the varieties of relationships don't seem to dilute the joy that permeates the holiday gathering. We've got relatives by blood and others by marriage. Other families have relatives by adoption - legal or otherwise.
My mother has two biological sons but she's collected countless other "sons" along the way. Some represent ethnicities and cultures different from our own. Their presence is not merely tolerated. They're all part of the family, and they...
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