Feast of St. Agnes https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0121-memorial-agnes.cfm As you drive around town, you may have noticed giant banners hanging on the side of buildings that honor local celebrities. These 60-foot-tall, vinyl banners are called “Hometown Heroes.” They have honored Muhammad Ali, Colonel Sanders, Jennifer Lawrence, Jack Harlow, Hunter S. Thompson, and 26 others over the last 24 years. The banners have a big, black and white photo of the person with the caption, “Muhammad’s Louisville,” or whatever the first name of the honoree is. The three criteria for inclusion in the program are that, 1. The person is from Louisville or is closely associated with the city. 2. The person has achieved something positive and noteworthy …. that is recognized far beyond the city's limits. 3. The person has given back to the city of Louisville. The banners cost $15,000 or as much as $90,000 to create and place. A fourth, unwritten criterion is that a group of sponsor...
These posts are the collected homilies of Deacon Ned Berghausen, permanent deacon of the Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, assigned to St. Agnes Catholic Church. The title "Foot Washer" refers to the Last Supper (John 13:1-20) in which Jesus washed the feet of the apostles and challenged them, "“Do you realize what I have done for you? If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow."