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Around the Diocese for Jan. 15, 2016

Around the Diocese for Jan. 15, 2016 Happy Birthday!          Father John Boeglin, Pastor of Holy Family Parish, Jasper, and director of the diocesan Rural Life Office, celebrates his birthday Jan. 22.          Benedictine Father Godfrey Mullen, rector at...
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Thursday, January 14, 2016

Religious liberty in jeopardy under proposed bill expanding protected class status in Indiana

Religious liberty in jeopardy under proposed bill expanding protected class status in Indiana Indianapolis—On the heels of a turbulent 2015 legislative battle over the new state Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Hoosier lawmakers returned to the statehouse Jan. 4 to address an ongoing controversy between religious freedom and an expansion of protected-class status for the LGBT commun...
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Thursday, January 14, 2016

Learning about refugees

Learning about refugees St. Philip parishioner Irene (Lytwynczuk) Rising explains what refugees fleeing war and terrorism are experiencing as she speaks to the sixth-grade history class at St. Philip School. Rising told her story of the suffering she and her family endured at the hands of Nazi Germany. They fled to the U....
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Thursday, January 14, 2016

St. Boniface supports Haitian school, chicken program

Jim Schroeder, St. Boniface parishioner, visits Haiti regularly and has established a great relationship with teachers and principals at the sister parish. 70 Haitian children attend Dominique Savio Elementary School tuition-free and all 107 students that attend the school are provided with textboo...
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Thursday, January 14, 2016

'Empower our fellow brothers and sisters'

Sacred Heart Church, St. Boniface, Evansville has been twinned with Notre Dame de Lourdes in Carrefour-des-Péres, Haiti since the early 1980’s under the leadership of Father Eugene Dewig. For years, financial support was sent to the parish of 2,000 people. In 2006, parishioners from dioc...
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Thursday, January 14, 2016

WEATHER ALERT - Evansville Catholic Schools on a 2-hour delay Tuesday January 12

WEATHER ALERT - Evansville Catholic Schools on a 2-hour delay Tuesday January 12 Evansville Catholic Schools will be on a 2-hour delay on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, due to the weather. Offices at the Catholic Center and Catholic Charities will operate on their normal schedules. ...
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Sunday, January 10, 2016

Bulletin Board for Jan. 8, 2016

Bulletin Board for Jan. 8, 2016 Send information to Bulletin Board at least ten days in advance.  Items to be considered for publication Friday, January 22, must be received in writing no later than noon on Tuesday, January 12. Entries may be repeated if time and space permit.  All items may be edited. All times are loc...
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Wednesday, January 06, 2016

Around the Diocese for Jan. 8, 2016

Around the Diocese for Jan. 8, 2016 Happy Birthday! Father Kenneth Herr, administrator pro tempore at St. Mary Parish in Sullivan and St. Joan of Arc Parish in Jasonville, celebrates his birthday Jan. 13.   Deacon Kevin Bach celebrates his birthday Jan. 13.   Father Tony Ernst, director of newly ordained priests, diocesan c...
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Wednesday, January 06, 2016

Sister Anna Marie the night nurse 'angel'

Sister Anna Marie the night nurse 'angel' Dianne LeDuc’s life changed forever when she woke up in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Huntingburg, Ind., more than 40 years ago and looked up into the eyes of Benedictine Sister Anna Marie Brosmer. LeDuc was a freshman student from Alabama at Marian Heights Academy in Ferdinand when she beca...
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Wednesday, January 06, 2016

Answering God's call

Answering God's call While they were in their 20s during their college days at the University of Evansville, George and Dianne Moll of Evansville’s Corpus Christi Parish created a bucket list that included “God’s calling for them.” In 2009, they traveled to Haiti with a mission group from St. J...
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Wednesday, January 06, 2016