'We shall move forward'
As many of you are aware, for some months we have been discerning the possibility of a shared diocesan-parishes campaign. Most dioceses throughout the country have undergone such campaigns, many doing so more than once. Some even adhere to...Read full story »
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Father Kenneth Graehler dies Feb 19 in Jasper
Editor's note: The photo in the slideshow on our home page is from the Feb. 24 Memorial Mass for Father Graehler at St. Joseph Church in Jasper. Father Kenneth Lee Graehler, 78, died peacefully in his sleep Feb. 19 at Brookside Villages in Jasper, Ind., after a battle with cancer. He was bor...Read full story »
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Holy Name Sister Louise Bond, former Diocesan Chancellor
The Message has learned that Holy Name Sister Louise Bond, who served the Diocese of Evansville as Chancellor from October 1991 to March 1995, died Jan. 26 at the Marie Rose Center at Marys Woods at Lake Oswego, Ore. She was 77. Cheryl Louise Bond was born in Los Angeles on June 28, 1938, the only...Read full story »
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Bulletin Board for Feb, 26
Send information to Bulletin Board at least ten days in advance. Items to be considered for publication Friday, March 11, must be received in writing no later than noon on Tuesday, March 1. Entries may be repeated if time and space permit. All items may be edited. All times are local times. Mail in...Read full story »
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Around the Diocese for Feb, 26
Happy Birthday! Father Ralph Schipp, retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, celebrates his birthday on March 2. Father August Busch, retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, celebrates his birthday on March 4. Deacon Richard Grannan, retired, celebrates his birthday on March 8. Len...Read full story »
Thursday, February 25, 2016
The Sisters of Providence reflect on the Year of Mercy
“We will do what we do every day, but do it with special attention to the call to be merciful.” That’s what Sisters of Providence Vicar Sister Lisa Stallings said recently after taking time to reflect on Pope Francis calling this year Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. What do the Si...Read full story »
Thursday, February 25, 2016
St. Benedict on the observance of Lent
Chapter 49 of the Rule of St. Benedict states, “The life of a monk/religious ought to be a continuous Lent.” Wow, and I think it’s hard to give up chocolate for 40 days! St. Benedict goes on to state, “since few, however,...Read full story »
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Catholic company to handle diocesan Safe Environment background checks
The Diocese of Evansville has partnered with SELECTiON.COM® to help protect our children, families and the work of the Church through background checks. A national, Catholic, faith-based background check company located in Cincinnati, Ohio, SELECTiON.COM® is blessed t...
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Thursday, February 25, 2016
Tri-State IDOL voting open online
Online voting is open for the 2016 Marian Educational Outreach Tri-State IDOL. Five individual performers and one will perform in the finals at the 2016 MEO Tri-State IDOL Gala, which is set for 5 p.m. Central Time on April 22 in the Crescent Room of Milestones Child Development Center, 621 S Culle...Read full story »
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Source Summit features Talbot, Mass with Bishop Thompson
The 2016 Source Summit Retreat is shaping up to be the most powerful and dynamic retreat yet! John Michael Talbot, Christian Music Legend and the top Catholic recording artist in the world, will appear and perform, and Bishopa Charles C. Thompson will celebrate Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Ma...Read full story »
Thursday, February 25, 2016
