‘Now is the time,’ Bishop Finn tells parish leaders

The Catholic Key (Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph) – By Kevin Kelly – May 14, 2010
INDEPENDENCE — The three “T’s” of stewardship — time, talent, treasure — are well known.
Borrowing from St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson, Bishop Robert W. Finn spoke of the three “P’s” — prayer, participation, payback — at the first diocesan [...]

We All Suffer from a Form of Soul Sickness. Penance is the Cure.

Saint Louis Review – By Archbishop Robert J. Carlson – February 24, 2010
“Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners” (Mark 2:17).
Deep down inside we all know that something is not right with our world — or with ourselves. War [...]

Pope Benedict XVI Bestows Papal Honor Upon St. Louisan

St. Louis Review – December 28, 2009
Dr. David Mueckl awarded honor of Knight Commander with Star of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great
St. Louis, MO — His Excellency, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson, Archbishop of Saint Louis, has announced that His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, has bestowed upon Dr. David Mueckl, PhD, DBA, [...]

Archbishop Robert J. Carlson Names Daniel Conway Consultant for Mission Advancement

Archdiocese of Saint Louis – December 14, 2009
St. Louis – Daniel Conway has been appointed as Consultant to the Archbishop for the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, effective January 4, 2010.
A highly qualified professional, Dan brings 30 years of professional service to the Church as well as 20 years of consulting with Catholic organizations in the [...]

St. Louis Archbishop Urges Catholics to Support Catholic Schools

Catholic News Service – August 19, 2009
ST. LOUIS (CNS) — Archbishop Robert J. Carlson, newly installed as the head of the St. Louis Archdiocese, gave high marks to Catholic education and also called on local Catholics to help make Catholic schools more affordable. The archbishop described Catholic schools in the St. Louis Archdiocese as “a [...]

New Archbishops Find Pallium Shows Their Ties to Pope, Parishioners

Catholic News Service – June 29, 2009 – By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Receiving the woolen pallium from the pope underlines an archbishop’s unique ties to the vicar of Christ in Rome and to his own flock of parishioners back home, said a number of archbishops from the United States and Canada.
The pallium “strikes [...]

Archbishop Carlson Ready to Face Tough Issues in St. Louis

St. Louis Post-Dispatch/stltoday.com – June 7, 2009 – By Tim Townsend
When Robert Carlson was in eighth grade, he was sent home from school one day and found a crowd standing around his mother. She’d been crying, and the parish priest sat next to her on the living room couch. Carlson’s newborn sister had just died.
“Whatever [...]