Before the Cross | Amassing earthly goods without limits is not God's plan for us

Archbishop Robert J. Carlson greeted Catholic educators after the Aug. 9 Mass at St. Francis Xavier “College” Church that opened the annual Religious Education Institute, held on the campus of St. Louis University in Midtown St. Louis. The institute, presented by the archdiocesan Catholic Education Office and sponsored by SLU’s Department of Theological Studies, drew about 1,400 religious educators from all around the archdiocese. The all-day institute included workshop sessions, speakers and a keynote address by Bishop Richard Malone of the Diocese of Portland, Maine.