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On the December 2022 episode of the What's New in ArchLou podcast, we offer you an opportunity to hear Dr. Karen Shadle, Director of the Office of Worship and Art Turner, Director of the Office of Faith Formation, join host Dr. Brian Reynolds, Chancellor of the Archdiocese, to discuss the meaning of Christmas and Advent and to share stories of family and faith. This episode will end with an Advent/Christmas greeting from Archbishop Shelton Fabre.
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New episodes of What's New in ArchLou will be available on the first Tuesday of each month in both video and audio only here. |
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The Catholic Services Appeal supports your parish family.
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour, the disciple took her into his home.
John 19:26-27
With these words, Jesus established the Church as a family, directing us to care for each other as family does.
Each of the 110 parishes in the Archdiocese are a family as well. Look for your parish home in the video below.
Thank you for your faithful support of your parish family through the Catholic Services Appeal!
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You are invited to make a gift to support the Catholic Services Appeal here.
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From Darkness Into Light This Advent |
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By Sr. Constance Veit, lsp
Our motherhouse is located on a large property in a tiny village in rural France. With its old stone buildings, expansive pastures, flower gardens, and shaded pathways, it’s a gorgeously bucolic setting and the most peaceful place I’ve ever been.
During the year that I lived there I don’t think I heard a single airplane overhead, an emergency siren, or even a car horn. The nighttime silence and dark, starlit skies were especially striking.
Looking up at the stars I felt the deep security of knowing I was enveloped by God’s love.
The memory of those starry Breton skies still quiets my soul and fills me with a sense of peacefulness in the midst of life’s inevitable difficulties.
What a contrast this is to the darkness enveloping our Ukrainian brothers and sisters this winter as their country continues to be bombarded on a daily basis. This darkness is not a blanket of security or prayerful serenity – although cries to God no doubt rise from it – but an inescapable cloud of fear and dread.
As I think of the people of Ukraine during this Advent season, I am reminded of the words of the prophet Isaiah about the people dwelling in darkness (Is 9:2ff). This passage speaks of a burdensome yoke, a taskmaster’s rod, boots tramped in battle, and cloaks rolled in blood.
This is harsh military imagery.
The people living in darkness are wounded and oppressed, like our Ukrainian brothers and sisters today. They desperately need someone to shine a light into the cold cellars and improvised bunkers in which they huddle.
They need a savior.
It is just after the winter solstice, the darkest point of the year, that we celebrate the coming of our Savior at Christmas. Isaiah proclaims, “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Upon those who lived in a land of gloom...Read More
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November 21
@ArchbishopFabre:
It was wonderful to join so many for the Global Celebration of Young People at the Cathedral. Thank you for inviting me to share a reflection on devotions to Mary, Mother of Priests, Our Lady of Prompt Succor and Our Lady of Sorrows.
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2/3/23 Show begins at 7:00 p.m., Reception begins at 6:00 p.m.
(See link to buy tickets)
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Resources & Recommendations |
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This month, we're highlighting some helpful and timely resources for Catholics throughout the Archdiocese. We encourage you to check out the resources below.
Archbishop Shelton Fabre’s Daily Twitter
Beginning with the first Sunday of Advent, Archbishop Shelton is tweeting a daily reflection. Follow him on Twitter at @ArchbishopFabre.
Days of Human Dignity
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl
Representatives from parishes and schools are invited to send staff and students to a Mass and Presentation about the 2023 CRS Rice Bowl on Thursday, January 12. Archbishop Shelton Fabre will preside at the Mass at Holy Family Parish (3938 Poplar Level Rd., Louisville, Ky. 40213) at 10 a.m. The Mass will be immediately followed by a presentation about the Rice Bowl collection at in the Saffin Center at Holy Family. If your parish or school plans to send representatives, please call (502) 637-9786 ext. 335 or email your RSVP to prhea@archlou.org, by December 23rd. Complimentary snacks and refreshments will be provided. If you would like to purchase a box lunch provided by Common Table for members of your group, please request a menu when you submit your RSVP.
Through prayer, fasting, and sacrificial donations, Catholics in our Archdiocese can respond to the gospel call to serve our brothers and sisters in need around the world, while at the same time deepening their own faith. In addition to what is used for CRS’ work around the world from the Rice Bowl contributions, 25 percent of what is collected goes to support local emergency food and shelter assistance to the most poor and vulnerable.
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
The Office of Multicultural Ministry will hold its 37th Annual Community-Wide Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Saturday, January 14, 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Assumption (433 South Fifth Street, Louisville, Ky. 40202). Archbishop Shelton Fabre will preside, and the Cathedral will live stream this service of prayer and praise through its YouTube Channel. Search for Cathedral of the Assumption, Louisville, Ky. on YouTube. This event is an implementation of the archdiocesan strategic plan and is made possible by the Catholic Services Appeal.
Mass for Life
The annual archdiocesan Mass for Life will be held on Saturday, January 14, 6:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel Parish (5505 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Ky. 40291). Archbishop Shelton Fabre will preside.
Local Mass and Walk for Life
The local Mass and Walk for Life, observed in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the Roe versus Wade decision (January 22, 2023), will be held on Friday, January 20 beginning at 4:30 p.m. All youth groups, school groups, scout units, sports teams, families, and individuals are invited to join in solidarity with the National March for Life in Washington, D.C. Participants will gather at the Cathedral of the Assumption (433 South Fifth Street, Louisville, Ky. 40202) at 4:30 and then proceed on a 1.5-mile prayer walk through Louisville followed by Eucharistic Adoration and a Mass at the Cathedral. The Very Rev. Martin Linebach, Vicar-General and rector of the Cathedral, will preside at these liturgies.
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