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Archives - Editorials and columns 2008

Below are all the editorials and columns that ran in 2008.

January 11, 2008
- Editorial: Our multiple vocations
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Jezebel, Ahab’s wicked wife
- Cornucopia: Onward and upward through trying times
- Faithful Lines: How does faith play a role in our lives?
- Twenty Something: Keep your year wide open to God
January 18, 2008
- Editorial: Love of God is revealed in responsibility for others
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Athaliah and Jehosheba
- Cornucopia: One God watches over all of us
- Faithful Lines: Understanding mission work vicariously
- Go and Make Disciples: Catechesis for adults
January 25, 2008
- Editorial: Young people stand up to be voices for the voiceless
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - The story of Sarah and Tobiah
- Cornucopia: Heard any good jokes lately? Don’t forget to laugh
- Faithful Lines: Even as January wanes, make resolutions
- Faith and Family: Children teach us about gratitude
February 1, 2008
- Editorial: We are called to be stewards of the tradition of Catholic prayer
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Judith defeats Holofernes
- Cornucopia: February - A small but mighty month each year
- Faithful Lines: Bible passage triggers thoughts about pain
- Faith, Hope and Charity: ‘Providing help, creating hope’
February 8, 2008
- Editorial: God’s plan for marriage
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Esther saves the Jews
- Cornucopia: It turns out that love is a many-splendored thing
- Faithful Lines: Learning about the healing power of light
- Twenty Something: Amid noisy campaign, ‘make room’ for true agent of change
- Be Our Guest: Whether married or single, put God at the center of your life
February 15, 2008
- Editorial: Evangelization requires plain speaking and right living
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Mother and sons martyred
- Cornucopia: Grace-ful living when times are hard
- Faithful Lines: May the banner of God’s love be over us
- Go and Make Disciples: How can we approach adult faith formation?
- Be Our Guest: Further concerns with abortion drug RU-486
February 22, 2008
- Editorial
  - What is this world coming to? Turn to God for the answer
  - Memo to Planned Parenthood: Leave our young people alone
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Elizabeth, wife of Zechariah
- Cornucopia: Centuries apart in fact, but not in spirit
- Faithful Lines: Angels of God: guardians near and dear
- Be Our Guest: We need to resolve the tangled mess of immigration laws, policies and human situations
February 29, 2008
- Editorial: Got a minute? Make time to pray for vocations every day
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Mary, the mother of God
- Cornucopia: If a human did it, it’s probably in error
- Faithful Lines: Angels - From the sublime to childish views
- Faith and Family: See the sick and caregivers as Christ
March 7, 2008
- Editorial: Success in marriage requires cooperation with God’s grace
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Mary, mother of Jesus
- Cornucopia: When the Eureka! moment goes on forever
- Faithful Lines: How to get your husband to listen to you
- Faith, Hope and Charity: Law of love is greatest
- Be Our Guest: Christ’s wedding day message offers gentle reminder to bride about sacrificial love
March 14, 2008
- Editorial: Women in leadership roles
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Mary after Jesus has grown
- Cornucopia: Pride may really be ‘only’ vanity in some cases
- Faithful Lines: Show others we are Christians through our love
- Twenty Something: Memo to Marthas - ‘There is need of only one thing’
- Be Our Guest: St. Vincent de Paul Society’s food supply has reached critical low levels
March 21, 2008
- Editorial: Why didn’t Jesus escape?
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - The woman at the well
- Cornucopia: Easter is our only hope—Alleluia! Alleluia!
- Faithful Lines: An ‘Easterly’ understanding of ‘WWJD?’
- Go and Make Disciples: Are we happy yet?
March 28, 2008
- Editorial: Building on Easter
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Herodias and Salome
- Cornucopia: Behaving like the Easter people we are
- Faithful Lines: A memoir - Good neighbors even in bad times
- Faith and Family: Family homes - Outposts of God’s kingdom
April 4, 2008
- Editorial: Why are so many Catholics leaving the Church?
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Stories of two public sinners
- Cornucopia: Quilting our way to immortality
- Faithful Lines: Good advice - Pretty is as pretty does
- Faith, Hope and Charity: SHINE is a new social ministry renewal initiative
- Be Our Guest: Remembering Chiara Lubich, a leader-servant who loved all
April 11, 2008
- Editorial: A heartfelt Easter welcome to our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Mary Magdalene
- Cornucopia: Divine truths revealed in the study of English literature
- Faithful Lines: Spring inspires memories about kites and threads
- Twenty Something: Don’t let your resumé become your identity
- Be Our Guest: In this world, there is no ‘perfect’
April 18, 2008
- Editorial: Celebrating the gift of life—after a loved one’s death
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Martha and Mary of Bethany
- Cornucopia: ‘Catholic’ sure does cover a lot of territory
- Faithful Lines: Be open to recognizing blessings when they come
- Go and Make Disciples: Justice for the poor
April 25, 2008
- Editorial: The pope’s visit
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Four whom Jesus healed
- Cornucopia: This should not be an ‘us’ and ‘them’ world
- Faithful Lines: Meditative poems at end of National Poetry Month
- Faith and Family: Be happy like a child playing in the waves
- Reflection: More than 600 from Louisville Archdiocese celebrate the ‘Sacrament of Charity’ with pope in New York
May 2, 2008
- Editorial: The natural law
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Witnesses to the Crucifixion
- Faithful Lines: Holy sex!—God’s blessed gift to married couples
- Faith, Hope and Charity: Holy Father’s visit gives renewed sense of hope for all
May 9, 2008
- Editorial
  - ‘Run for vocations’ was a powerful witness of faith
  - A spirit worth emulating
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Sapphira, Tabitha and Lydia
- Cornucopia: Mirror, mirror on the wall, am I my mother after all?
- Faithful Lines: A tribute to all mothers—anytime and anywhere
- Twenty Something: All that glitters - Chasing glamour, inviting beauty
May 16, 2008
- Editorial: Pope Benedict XVI blesses, and challenges, America
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Mark’s mother and Rhoda
- Cornucopia: Beautiful family vacation spot is nearby
- Faithful Lines: Class reunions renew old friendships
- Go and Make Disciples: Catholic schools and the Church’s primary mission of evangelization
May 23, 2008
- Editorial: Got some ‘sole’ to spare? Be a Good Samaritan
- From the Editor Emeritus: Biblical women - Prisca, Paul’s collaborator
- Cornucopia: What should motherhood really mean?
- Faithful Lines: Winging our way toward meditation with birds
May 30, 2008
- Editorial: The Church and global warming
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - On the road to canonization
- Cornucopia: Pray America remains what so proudly we hail
- Faithful Lines: Tips for better life: Plan and live each day well
- Faith and Family: Plan to take a spiritual journey this summer
June 6, 2008
- Editorial
  - A time to celebrate as a Church family on June 7 …
  - … And a time to honor our graduates
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - The martyrs of Virginia
- It's All Good: Let your worries go, trust God knows what’s best for you
- Faithful Lines: In overall scheme of things, ‘we’ve only just begun’
- Faith, Hope and Charity: The poverty of loneliness
June 13, 2008
- Editorial: Summer is the season for service
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - The martyrs of Georgia
- Cornucopia: Remember that Father’s Day is not a second-rate holiday
- Twenty Something: Our personal call to Christ
- Be Our Guest: Abortion - One woman’s journey
June 20, 2008
- Editorial: Keeping our promises
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Eusebio Francisco Kino
- The Joyful Catholic: You are made new in God’s garden of life
- Faithful Lines: Population institute’s interesting census awareness
- Be Our Guest: New deacons will be committed to service
June 27, 2008
- Editorial: Welcome, new deacons
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Kentucky’s Charles Nerinckx
- Cornucopia: Summertime, and the digging is easy
- Emmaus Walk: Remember, it’s not about us, it’s all about God
- Faith and Family: Be ready!
July 4, 2008
- Editorial: Proud to be Americans
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Father Magin Catala
- It's All Good: A productive day on God’s terms, not mine
- Faithful Lines: St. Gabriel Possenti is known as ‘the gun saint’
- Faith, Hope and Charity: Let’s stay in it for the long haul
- Be Our Guest: Community’s generosity helps St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry through critical June shortage
July 11, 2008
- Editorial: Let’s applaud our young people making a difference in society
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Felix De Andreis
- Cornucopia: Sweating it out in July at the county fair
- Twenty Something: Discerning your path with God’s positioning system
- Be Our Guest: Young people are today’s Church, not tomorrow’s
July 18, 2008
- Editorial: The Pauline year gives us a chance to meet St. Paul—as if for the first time
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Pierre Toussaint
- The Joyful Catholic: Life is like a roller coaster so enjoy the ride
- Faithful Lines: When, where and why may we use the name of God?
- Be Our Guest: Celebrating the gift of ‘Humanae Vitae’ 40 years later
July 25, 2008
- Editorial: Search for the good, the true and the beautiful
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Felix Varela
- Cornucopia: The family reunion as a learning experience
- Emmaus Walk: Summer baby-sitting lesson reaches heavenly realm
- Faith and Family: Living as a child of God
August 1, 2008
- Editorial: Our ‘lost generation’
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Frederic Baraga
- It's All Good: Back-to-school advice for a high school freshman
- Faithful Lines: Remembering special days for our Blessed Mother
- Faith, Hope and Charity: What a truly wonderful world we live in
August 8, 2008
- Editorial: Plenty of reasons to watch the 2008 Summer Olympics
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Henriette Delille
- Cornucopia: Polish up those tarnishing golden years
- Twenty Something: A firm foundation for trying times
- Be Our Guest: The devil goes upscale with fancy, suburban Planned Parenthood clinics
August 15, 2008
- Editorial: Did Mary die?
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Father Samuel Mazzuchelli
- The Joyful Catholic: No matter the age, spiritual exercise is good for your soul
- Faithful Lines: Volunteers needed to organize 3,000 rosary rallies
August 22, 2008
- Editorial
  - Pope’s search for unity
  - Lapsed Catholics, fervent converts
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Mother Mary Lange
- Cornucopia: Trouble may begin with ‘my opinion’
- Emmaus Walk: Following God’s lead and getting all that we need
August 29, 2008
- Editorial: Go into the voting booth with a well-informed conscience
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Cornelia Connelly
- Faith and Family: Getting up again and again to climb God’s holy mountain
- Be Our Guest: Thanks to volunteers and donations, more than food is distributed at St. Vincent de Paul Society in Indianapolis
September 5, 2008
- Editorial: Stewards of the future
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Father Michael McGivney
- It's All Good: The best part of the day? Coming home
- Faithful Lines: A few anecdotes about disruptions at holy Mass
- Faith, Hope and Charity: Could that be Jesus?
September 12, 2008
- Editorial: Human rights and dignity
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Mary Magdalen Bentivoglio
- Cornucopia: Respect life because every life is a gift from God
- Twenty Something: No better use of 42 cents
September 19, 2008
- Editorial: Victims of hurricanes beyond our borders need our help, too
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Sr. Marianne Cope
- The Joyful Catholic: Human life begins before conception—just ask God
- Faithful Lines: Women’s liberation - A legend and a simple tale
- Be Our Guest: Religious sister’s support for candidate, newspaper’s publishing of story is troubling to reader
September 26, 2008
- Editorial: Synod focuses on the Bible
- From the Editor Emeritus: Possible saints - Mary Theresa Dudzik
- Cornucopia: Chosen people come in many forms
- Emmaus Walk: Is Jesus really present in the Blessed Sacrament?
- Faith and Family: Parents nurture holiness in hidden ways

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