The Passionists of Holy Cross Province

The Love that Compels

Advent Week 4

A simple message
changed my life.

For Sarah, having grown up in rural southern Kentucky, Catholicism was much like a mythical creature. When she moved to Louisville and met her husband, she found herself immersed in a strong Catholic culture. Even though Catholicism was all around her, she struggled to find a deep spiritual connection.

Fr. David Colhour, C.P., pastor at St. Agnes Parish, offered to guide Sarah and her husband in their quest for a more meaningful relationship with God. As a Passionist, Fr. David introduced them to the love Christ revealed through his Passion, Death and Resurrection. His presence in their lives bound her family together, and for that she is truly thankful.

Fr. David Colhour, C.P., currently serves as Pastor at St. Agnes Parish in Louisville, KY.

Ash Wednesday

On March 2, the Church celebrates Ash Wednesday. 

Most of us learned early in our Catholic lives that Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, and that is a time of special sacrifice in preparation for the Easter celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection.

Dear brothers and sisters, every moment of our lives is a time for believing, hoping and loving…. These words of Pope Francis, taken from his Lenten Message of last year, 2021, and echoing the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity, can still inspire our answer to the question: “What am I giving up for Lent?” 

We can draw our Lenten sacrifices out of our daily life: 

Share our faith in God’s presence by sharing in prayer with our family or with those in our parish community.
Share our hope in God’s promises by encouraging positive and respectful dialogue in our family circle and among our friends. 
Share the charity God has bestowed on us in the Passion of Jesus, with those whose sufferings are ignored or aggravated.

Let us pray for one another as we enter the season of Lent. Our Passionist “motto” can be our daily prayer during Lent, “May the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts.”