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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Bulletin Board

Bulletin Board Bulletin Board Send information to Bulletin Board at least one week in advance. Items to be considered for publication Friday, Dec. 28, must be received in writing no later than noon on Friday, Dec. 21. Entries may be repeated if time and space permit.  All items may be edited. All times are l...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Celebrating with song, dance and prayer

Celebrating with song, dance and prayer While Dec. 25 is the most anticipated date on most calendars, Latinos across the American continents — including the Evansville Diocese — start their celebration a bit earlier. The Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe occurs on Dec. 12 every year, and Latino Catholics begin celebrating wi...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Samstrong

Samstrong In less than two months’ time, 19-year-old Sam Featherstone went from independent college student living in Indianapolis to homebound and unable to walk. That’s the stark reality of the cancer he has been battling with every ounce of his mind, body and spirit for more than three years....
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Around the Diocese

Around the Diocese Celebrating the Eucharist In a letter to parishioners at St. Theresa Church, Evansville, Deacon Dave Seibert writes, “When we come together to celebrate the Eucharist, we use images that remind us of a meal. We’re fed at the Table of the Lord. We are fed by the Body and Blood of Christ....
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Monday, December 10, 2012

St. Benedict Cathedral Centennial Mass

St. Benedict Cathedral Centennial Mass Jim and Theresa Phipps wouldn’t have missed the Centennial Mass celebration for their parish, St. Benedict Cathedral in Evansville, for anything in the world - not when so much of their life together revolves around what they call their St. Ben’s parish family. And so, the Phipps family...
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Wednesday, December 05, 2012

St. Joseph Church, Jasper, celebrates 175 years

St. Joseph Church, Jasper, celebrates 175 years From 39 families in 1837, to more than 1,800 families in 2012, St. Joseph Church, Jasper, has blossomed into one of the largest and most vibrant parishes in the Diocese of Evansville. On Saturday, Dec. 1, the people of St. Joseph gathered to celebrate the rich and lengthy history of their parish in...
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Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Digging Sister Ida and garden dirt

Digging Sister Ida and garden dirt It’s afternoon naptime, but several of the pre-school children at St. Bernard School in Rockport, are restless. The classroom lights are off in the Child Care Center, soft music is playing and after-school care coordinator Ashley Mascenik and Benedictine Sister Ida Otto are doing their best t...
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Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Hope rises out of ashes

Hope rises out of ashes If attitude is everything, then Mary Shepard must have it all. Two weeks ago, she was the co-owner of Make Time to Create, a thriving craft booking supply store in Newburgh. In a few hours, just about everything in the shop was gone, destroyed by an early morning fire. Eight other businesses and a...
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Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Around the Diocese

Around the Diocese Character Counts “One of the new programs we have started at St. Matthew is Character Counts,” writes Vickie Wannemuehler, principal of the Mount Vernon school. “The students have been learning about the six pillars of character: caring, fairness, respect, responsibility, trustwor...
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Thursday, November 29, 2012