The Gray Street Farmers’ Market, located at 485 E. Gray St., marks its 15th anniversary this year. Initially a collaboration between the University of Louisville (UofL) School of Public Health & Information Services and the Louisville Department of Health & Wellness, it now includes Catholic Charities’ Common Earth Gardens as a new partner.| American Catholic Tribune
Prayers and power grid repairs are underway in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as Hurricane Ernesto roared through the Caribbean.| American Catholic Tribune
Deacon Mark and Kim Rougeux, members of St. Patrick Church, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on August 17. Mrs. Rougeux, formerly known as Kim Nelson, works as an auditor for the archdiocese and volunteers for Hosparus and Baptist Eastpointe Surgery Center. Deacon Rougeux, D. Min., serves as a deacon for the Archdiocese of Louisville and as executive director of Mass of the Air.| American Catholic Tribune
During an interview with ABC News’s Jonathan Karl, Republican Vice Presidential nominee J.D. Vance discussed a Minnesota law signed by Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz. Vance claimed the law would "take my children away from me if I have different world views" than Democrats. Karl refuted this assertion, describing Vance's interpretation as "crazy."| American Catholic Tribune
By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe, OSV News| American Catholic Tribune
In an uplifting gathering at the University Theater, Christian Brothers University (CBU) held its annual Community Convocation on Thursday, August 15. Faculty, staff, and administration came together to reflect on the past year and chart the course for the year ahead.| American Catholic Tribune
Bishop's Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time| American Catholic Tribune
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House in Waverly will host the “Work of the Holy Angels” retreat from August 29 to September 1.| American Catholic Tribune
Chelsey Hare, director of communications for the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, discussed the first and only approved Marian apparition site in the United States in a recent interview with Corbin Hubbell, social media coordinator for the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation.| American Catholic Tribune
Bishop James Conley received an award on July 25 from the Napa Institute during its 14th annual summer conference in Napa, California.| American Catholic Tribune
A question was posed to the Register: Can a man enter the seminary with tattoos?| American Catholic Tribune
Flannery O’Connor once remarked, “When in Rome, do as you done in Milledgeville.” Milledgeville was the small rural town in central Georgia where O’Connor spent most of her life. This contrast underscores her ironic twist on the old adage. When in Rome, she seems to be saying, do not cease to be yourself or forget your origins.| American Catholic Tribune
The Franciscan Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother are preparing to welcome more visitors to their 10-acre property in Nebraska City, following the dedication of their new chapel by Bishop James D. Conley this summer.| American Catholic Tribune
At the closing Mass of the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis last month, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines, commissioned as Pope Francis’ envoy, and chairman of the National Eucharistic Congress board Bishop Andrew Cozzens (Crookston, Minn.) ushered in the third phase of the Eucharistic Revival: sharing with others.| American Catholic Tribune