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Conversations: Easter
Archbishop Kurtz's 2013 Easter Message.
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Spring Break Demolition
By: Jessica Kubac
Those of us on the Alternative Spring Break trip arrived at the volunteer meeting on the first day of the week. We were all excited to get to work and assumed we would be rebuilding in areas of
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Henryville where tornadoes had caused so much destruction the previous year. To our surprise, we were given the job of adding to that destruction. We were to demolish a house. We were given hard hats, safety goggles, face masks, gloves and lots of crow bars with the instruction to take the house down. It seemed simple enough in the beginning. As the week went on, pieces of the house definitely came down. The windows, door frames, drywall, and ceiling were all fun to take down. The bathhouse out back and the garage took some more time, but with loud cheers they came down as well. As the days passed, we started thinking about the destruction of the house in new ways. As Christians observing the Lenten season, the house and our work on it became a very symbolic learning experience. Read More...Jessica Kubac is a sophomore at the University of Louisville, a member of St. Rita Parish, and she is active in Catholic Campus Ministry at U of L. Catholic Campus Ministry (in conjunction with the other groups from the Interfaith Center at the University of Louisville) annually takes a group of students to areas where work is needed on clean-up and rebuilding, typically from natural disasters. A smaller group also travels to Appalachia. For more information about Catholic Campus Ministry, call 502/852-0235 or sfellows@archlou.org. |
I Did It!
By: Shannon Verastegui
I did it! What an amazing feeling. It has been years in the making, but I can officially say that I am a member of our beautiful Catholic community.
As a young girl, I was raised in The Bronx, Little Italy section, and everyone around me was Catholic. I started going to church around the age of 9 by myself. I would attend church every Sunday, but never was guided in the right direction of completing my sacraments. I have felt Catholic my whole life and tried to live my life as much as I can by our traditions. My husband is a Catholic, and I have raised my children Catholic. My children have had all their sacraments at the age-appropriate times. So, I have always lived as a Catholic but finally decided that it was time to live it properly. How could I tell my children how to live if I wasn't living correctly? It is awesome to preach the word, but living by it is way more important. Read More...
Shannon Verastegui is a member of All Saints Parish in Taylorsville, KY. For more information about the process of coming into the Church, known as the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), contact your parish or Maureen Larison in the Office of Lifelong Formation and Education, mlarison@archlou.org or 502/448-8581.
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The Blog Spot
This section includes local and national blogs that will inspire, teach, and call to action. Featured this month is the Catechist's Journey, in which Chicago catechist Joe Paprocki offers reflections and insights about teaching the Catholic faith.
The Sights and Sounds of Pope Francis' Election - A Primer on Catholic Identity
The election of Pope Francis last month provided the world with what can be called a "primer" on Catholic identity. The images from St. Peter's Square leading up to and including the introduction of Pope Francis were rich but often subtle...too subtle for the media to catch and articulate.
In my book, Practice Makes Catholic, I identify 5 characteristics of Catholic identity: Read More...
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