The first days of a new school year are filled with excitement, hope, a touch of anxiety and plenty of promise as students return to school, and fall sports teams prepare for another season of competition.

As a young lawyer settling into a new parish, I was struck when I first saw an ad in the bulletin that read: “Don’t Forget to Remember Your Parish in Your Wills and Trusts!” That message stays with me, even now. And that’s coming from a person who can sometimes walk into a room and forget why he’s there!

When I saw the name connected to the missed call, I knew I had to return it immediately. I just hoped the opportunity hadn’t been lost to talk one more time with one of the best friends I’ve ever had.

My grandparents were a big part of my life when I was growing up. I was the youngest grandchild on both sides of the family and by some years. So, when I got to spend time with them, I usually had them all to myself.

I spent a good deal of my recent vacation in church … well … churches, actually. While vacationing, we attended Sunday Mass at the Catedral-Basilica de Santa Maria de Mallorca located in Palma, Mallorca, an island off the coast of Spain.

En la homilía de la solemnidad de los santos Pedro y Pablo, el 29 de junio, el papa León XIV llamó la atención sobre dos aspectos específicos de la fe de estos dos Apóstoles: la comunión eclesial y la vitalidad de la fe.

In his homily for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul on June 29, Pope Leo XIV called attention to two specific aspects of the faith of these two Apostles: ecclesial communion and the vitality of faith.

Families mourning the loss of loved ones because of unprecedented flooding in Texas. Those dealing with the casualties of the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia and in other parts of the world where conflict is prevalent, including three people killed and several others injured on July 17 when Israeli tank fire struck Holy Family Parish, the Gaza Strip’s only Catholic parish.

De la misma manera que el Hijo del hombre no ha venido para ser servido, sino para servir y dar su vida en pago de la libertad de todos (Mt 20:28).

Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many (Mt 20:28).

An odd combination of heartbreak and hope filled Cheyenne Johnson and Rachel Levy on a recent day in June as they stood amid the devastation caused by the wildfires that swept through parts of southern California earlier this year.

CLARK and HARRISON COUNTIES—It was a hot day in southern Indiana on June 17, a good day to enjoy the rewarding cool of a dive in a pool.

The archdiocese is hosting two bilingual listening sessions in August to assist with a U.S. bishops’ study seeking input from parishioners on their engagement and role in the life and mission of the Church.

Todo comenzó con un “sí,” la palabra que se convirtió en el epicentro del recorrido que compartieron las 32 personas que el 4 de junio se graduaron del programa de certificación de liderazgo de dos años de duración que imparte el Instituto Pastoral Intercultural (IPI) de la arquidiócesis.

It began with a “yes.” That word was at the heart of the journey shared by the 32 individuals who graduated from the archdiocesan Intercultural Pastoral Institute’s (IPI) Leadership two-year certification program on June 4.

An odd combination of heartbreak and hope filled Cheyenne Johnson and Rachel Levy on a recent day in June as they stood amid the devastation caused by the wildfires that swept through parts of southern California earlier this year.

After a nearly six-year journey, 1st Choice for Women’s new pregnancy care center opened for business on the southwest side of Indianapolis. On Nov. 30, 2019, “a fire forced us from the building where our Gabriel Project and 1st Choice for Women offices were located,” Linda Kile, then-president and executive director of Great Lakes Gabriel Project, said to the crowd gathered for an opening event on June 14.