Bishop Charles C. Thompson is joined by members of The Message staff: Anna Schulten, intern; Sheila Barclay, design editor; Mary Ann Hughes, managing editor; Diane Csukas, sales and office coordinator, subscriptions, and Tim Lilley, editor. Bishop Thompson is the publisher of the weekly Catholic ne...
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Evansville, Dec. 23, 2014 - Bishop Charles C. Thompson today issued the decree formally creating Holy Trinity Catholic School in Dubois County. Holy Trinity, which combines Holy Family School in Jasper, Precious Blood School in Jasper and St. Mary Preschool in Ireland, will serve the entire county...
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  The Sacrament of Reconciliation Father Eugene Schmitt writes in the parish bulletin at St. Raphael Parish in Dubois and St. Peter Celestine Parish in Celestine: “The past few weeks I, along with other priests, heard the Confessions of students in grades five to 12. I am impressed how t...
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New homeowner Amique Thomas, right, listens Dec. 22 as Bishop Charles C. Thompson blesses her new home, built by Catholics for Habitat....
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  Becky Dossett has returned to her position as parish secretary at Evansville’s Holy Redeemer Parish after a September kidney transplant. “I’ve always been religious,” Dossett reflected, “but through this experience, I’ve been shown the power of prayer.R...
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  Parish catechetical leaders, youth ministers and staff from diocesan Catholic schools gathered recently at the Catholic Center to review and update the diocesan religious-education curriculum.   This is one step of a process of providing clear direction for catechists, Catholic school t...
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  JANUARY • All 28 schools in the Diocese of Evansville spend Catholic Schools Week celebrating “Faith, Knowledge and Service.” This is the fortieth year for Catholic Schools Week. • Hundreds of pilgrims from the Diocese of Evansville are in Washington, D.C., for the 20...
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Coraggio met Dec. 12 at Holy Trinity Parish in Evansville. After beginning the evening with a Holy Hour led by Deacon Charlie Koressell, the group gathered for a presentation on the Blessed Virgin Mary by Jeremy Goebel, who noted that the week involved two Marian celebrations: the Feast of the Imma...
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When our Lord was born Father James Koressel, pastor at St. Peter Parish in Montgomery, writes, “As we approach the feast of Christmas, I am reminded of the remarkable condition of peace throughout the known world when our Lord was born. “To my knowledge, I don’t recall our world...
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