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Archbishop's Tweets
Do you follow
Archbishop Kurtz on twitter? Here is a sampling of his tweets this month:
March 12
@ArchbishopKurtz:
At Farewell Reception for Carole Goodwin - completes service as Archlou Youth & Young Adult Director - surprised by her sister's visit.
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March 11
@ArchbishopKurtz:
What a grand awards dinner - our 30 th African American Catholic Leadership Awards Dinner.
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March 11
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Great chat w St Nicholas 8th graders at meditative St Louis Cemetery just prior to Stations of the Cross yesterday.
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March 10
@ArchbishopKurtz:
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful... Confirmation at Immaculate Conception Parish in La Grange.
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March 9
@ArchbishopKurtz:
This Lent consider taking a special walk with the Stations of the Cross.
See my blog here
March 6
@ArchbishopKurtz:
W my Bhuddist friends at Drepung Gomang Center for # EngagingCompassion - great fun, too!
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March 3
@ArchbishopKurtz:
Wonderful to visit Archlou seminarians at St Meinrad for ministry of reader & acolyte for 3 plus interviews of 3 to receive Diaconate soon!
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March 1
@ArchbishopKurtz:
Repent and believe in the Gospel! Ash Wednesday Mass at DeSales HS.
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Archlou Happenings:
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Give Up, Take Up, Lift Up
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Prayer, Fasting & Almsgiving
In the March 2017 episode of Conversations with Archbishop Kurtz, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz and Chancellor Dr. Brian Reynolds discuss Lent and the Lenten themes of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
To view other segments from March's Conversations with Archbishop Kurtz go here.
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By Andrew O'Neil
 Hello! My name is Andrew O'Neill. I'm 18 years old and a senior at DeSales High School. I'll be attending Bellarmine University in the fall and plan to major in secondary education with a focus in theology. I had the pleasure of serving as a table leader during the most recent Teens and Twenties Encounter Christ (TEC) retreat, which was February 18-20. My job in this role was essentially to help guide discussions, give a talk, and help the candidates at my table have the best experience possible.
There's a part of the talk I gave that I think describes TEC particularly well: "The retreat as a whole is a three-day process that takes you out of the autopilot of everyday life and helps you figure out where you and God are at relationship-wise and to figure out where He wants you to go in life and what kind of person you want to be because of that journey." To someone who has never experienced the retreat, this would sum it up.
In my own day to day life as a high school student, I often don't have time to pray, read scripture, or celebrate the sacraments as often as I would like. I generally have my time before bed, adoration at St. Gabriel on Mondays, and Mass on Sundays left after school, work, and social activities come into play. TEC is a unique opportunity to take a break from all that and focus on faith and fellowship. As in most retreats, faith aspects are a given, and the people you meet become an important part of the experience, but with TEC, they continue to be an important part of your whole life because of the monthly reunions. The community keeps being built up and reaffirmed, and it is this community that continues to come back and give its time to the retreats by serving as cooks, directors, sacristans, and leaders, like I did.
TEC continues to blow me away because it is an intensely profound experience full of amazing people. The acronym is intentionally literal: "Teens and Twenties Encounter Christ." That is exactly what happens and what continues to happen every time I attend one. The retreat fills you with spiritual energy and makes you ready to go and build the Kingdom of God. Serving on TEC, and even attending, is a gift and a privilege, and I highly recommend the experience to anyone who wishes to have a personal encounter with God. Come, let Him welcome you home.
Andrew O'Neill is a member of the Archdiocese of Louisville's TEC community and is a senior at DeSales High School. For more information, please visit
archlou.org/youth.
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Begin Your Legacy of Faith
We all have been blessed with worldly possessions that serve us in our lifetime. Have you considered how those blessings may be passed on to loved ones and to causes important to you? Legacy planning for a time beyond one's own life ensures your wishes are carried out in the manner intended.
The Archdiocese of Louisville has a new webpage with many planned giving resources helpful for all stages of life. To learn more about legacy planning, visit our interactive, easy-to-navigate site at archlou.planmylegacy.org.
In the video below, Archbishop Kurtz shares a message about the impact of legacy giving within our own local Catholic communities. After hearing his message, you and your family are invited to reflect on how God may be calling you to impact future generations of Catholics.
For more information about legacy giving please contact the Office of Mission Advancement at (502) 585-3291, or email planmylegacy@archlou.org.
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The Blog Spot
This section features local and national blogs that inspire, teach, and call to action. This month's blog is from Salt + Light Media. Born on the wings of the 2002 World Youth Day in Canada, Salt + Light is a unique instrument of the New Evangelization. It is dedicated to being - and helping others become - the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Salt + Light's mission is to proclaim Jesus Christ and the joy of the Gospel to the world by telling stories of hope that bring people closer to Christ and the Catholic faith. We share the joys and hopes of the Gospel through television, radio, print, and online media, including this blog that provides perspectives and insights that relate to our Catholic experience and faith.
Franciscan Citizenship - A Reflection on the first four years
By Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB @FatherRosica
We all know how good citizenship, civic involvement and concern for the common good are important and necessary for society. Citizenship has been front and center in the news over the past few years and especially over the past months. We hear much about citizenship, borders, walls and passports. We hear of people fleeing oppressive, impoverished countries in the Middle East Africa and horrific shipwrecks and deaths in Mediterranean seaports. Closed borders and deportations fill the stories of news networks. World leaders sound alarm bells and legislate that non-citizens must be expelled or prevented from entering countries. Leaders build walls rather than erecting bridges. The worldwide refugee crisis that has impacted all of us is a shocking story of desired citizenship, longed-for justice and the dream of freedom. Citizenship is at the forefront of the minds of many people throughout the world at this moment in history. Pope Francis' cry resounding over the Mediterranean bay of Lampedusa in 2013 and at countless other places around the globe reverberates in our ears: "We have fallen into a globalization of indifference."
What are the duties and obligations of good citizenship? What has the Jesuit Pope taught the world about citizenship over the past four years? First of all, he reminds us that on this earth, we have no lasting city. We will forever be sojourners, strangers and pilgrims passing through on the way to the new Jerusalem. There will always be a certain sense of discomfort of dis-ease in us as we realize that we just don't fit into many of the world's ways. Pope Francis also teaches us that heavenly citizenship does not remove our responsibilities, duties and obligations during our earthly sojourn. Isn't this what President John Kennedy had in mind when during his 1961 inaugural address he said:
"With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forward... asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth, God's work must truly be our own" ?
Over the past four years, Pope Francis...
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