God is the Rock “The country is still reeling from several sad events,” writes Deacon Dave Seibert, pastoral life coordinator at St. Theresa Parish in Evansville, including the bombings at the Boston Marathon, the explosion in Waco, Texas and the severe flooding in parts of the M...
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  “Pray for America” was the theme of the 62nd annual National Day of Prayer on May 2. And in Evansville, an crowd gathered at the Four Freedoms monument on the shore of the Ohio River to do just that. The ceremony began with a stirring rendition of the National Anthem performed by...
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  General Interest Serra Club Annual Sisters’ Night Out, May 7, 5-8:30 p.m., Willow Bowling, Center, Highway 41 and Virginia St., Evansville (across from Oak Hill Cemetery); all religious Sisters are invited to a bowling party and dinner in appreciation of all women religious who serve t...
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May 16, 17 and 18, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Holy Rosary, Evansville, grounds open Thurs., 5-10 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 5-11 p.m.; serving family style pork chop or fried chicken dinners with all the trimmings each night 5-7:30 p.m., $9.50/adults, $9/seniors 62 , $4/children 4-10 years old, child...
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    All said it was a rare gathering - perhaps the first of its kind in the nation. A beautiful sunny day in late April at the University of Notre Dame. Eighty Catholic social service, education, health and religious leaders from throughout Indiana. The national president of the Soci...
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    The daunting 844-page immigration bill introduced last month in the U.S. Senate is anything but simple. But does it provide the solution to the many problems we face here in the United States? More specifically, how would this bill measure up to the hopes widely communicated by the Un...
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  Maurice Coates Jr., a member of St. Mary Church in downtown Evansville, is 65 and the owner of a small business.  He has a lot to say about his faith and his savior Jesus Christ.   Who or what has had the biggest impact on your life?    My great-grandmother.  Sh...
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  Leading by example “I’ve been hearing stories about some groups complaining about our new pope, Francis,” writes Deacon Dave Seibert, pastoral life coordinator at St. Theresa Parish in Evansville. “The security people complain that he doesn’t follow safe practic...
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Giving new meaning to the idea that the last shall be first, Mater Dei senior Taylor Dolletzki strolled onto the stage as the sixth and final contestant in the April 19 MEO Tri-State IDOL competition. A few minutes later, with the crowd in the Clarion Inn, Evansville, pavillian buzzing with excitem...
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  Parishioners of Holy Name Parish in Bloomfield, Ind., gathered to celebrate something old and something new on Sunday, April 21. The “old” was represented by a return to the church’s original, more traditional layout, a change that was completed late last year. As a result,...
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