Ruby Thomas

Ruby Thomas is a reporter at The Record, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Louisville.

Surviving 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ‘profoundly transformative,’ deacon says

January 2, 2025
By Ruby Thomas
OSV News Filed Under: News, World News

Looking back, Deacon Berghausen said he realizes God was present even in that time of great suffering. He reflects often, he said, on the date of the tsunami — the feast of St. Stephen, who was the first martyr and one of the first deacons of the early church.

U.S. bishops pass new youth, young adult pastoral framework; it’s a first in nearly 30 years

June 19, 2024
By Ruby Thomas
OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News, Young Adult Ministry, Youth Ministry

Just days after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops met June 12-14 for their Spring Plenary Assembly in Louisville, the bishops finally achieved the threshold needed to pass their national pastoral framework to guide ministries with youth and young adults.

Priest feels ‘seeds’ of faith ‘were planted’ during filming of Flannery O’Connor movie

September 13, 2023
By Ruby Thomas
OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

“Wildcat” — directed by actor Ethan Hawke and starring his daughter Maya Hawke — takes a look at the life of Catholic author Flannery O’Connor as she tried to publish her first book in the 1950s.

Surviving 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ‘profoundly transformative,’ deacon says

U.S. bishops pass new youth, young adult pastoral framework; it’s a first in nearly 30 years

Priest feels ‘seeds’ of faith ‘were planted’ during filming of Flannery O’Connor movie

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