Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed. More than a theme for the 2018 Catholic Schools Week, held Jan. 28 through Feb. 3, these tenets serve as the foundation for Catholic education in the Diocese of Evansville.   The 26 Catholic schools across the diocese will host a “Come and See” open hou...
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A large crowd filled St. Mary Church in Ireland for the 10 a.m. Mass on Jan. 21, and they joined other parishioners and Pastor Father Joseph Erbacher after Mass for the ceremonial groundbreaking for a new church. Representatives of Streicher Construction and design firm Hafer also attended and part...
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Indianapolis – A proposal to lift a ban on nutrition-program eligibility for reformed drug felons has advanced in the Indiana Senate. The Indiana Catholic Conference supports the measure.  Indiana is one of a handful of states that bans convicted drug felons from receiving certain federa...
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My wife and I have been married for 22 years, and the journey has definitely had its share of joy and sorrow.  People often will equate marriage with a rollercoaster, and I understand the analogy; but true Catholic marriage speaks to something much deeper.  It is true that marriage consis...
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The 2018 SOURCE SUMMIT Retreats – one for young people and one for adults – are scheduled for March 16-18 at Mater Dei High School and Corpus Christi Parish, both on Evansville’s west side. Mater Dei High School will host the retreat for youth and young adults (ages 13-24), which...
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General Interest St. John’s Bible on display at St. Meinrad, Jan. 12-Feb. 3, Scholar Shop Bookstore, Newman Hall, St. Meinrad Archabbey, Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad; hours Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; commissioned in 1998 by the Benedictine Abbey in Co...
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Happy birthday! Deacon Thomas Kirsch, deacon at St. Philip Parish in Posey County, celebrates his birthday on January 31. Deacon Michael Helfter, deacon at Holy Family Parish in Jasper, celebrates his birthday on February 3.   Subscribe to our YouTube Channel   Did you know that the Dio...
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Hundreds of pilgrims from across the Diocese of Evansville filled Christ the King Parish’s St. Ferdinand Church in Ferdinand on Jan. 17 for the Diocese of Evansville’s Mass for Life, which served as their sendoff for the 2018 Pilgrimage for Life to Washington, D.C. The Message will prov...
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The Diocese of Evansville’s 2018 Pilgrimage for Life had a record number of participants who were able to attend because of scholarships. This year, more than 68 people were eligible to receive assistance so that they could make the trip to Washington D.C. 2017 participant, Elisha Hoffman sai...
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What must we do to become saints?             Sister of Providence Denise Wilkinson will explore that question during Holy Rosary Parish’s Faith Day on Feb. 24. St. Mother Theodore Guerin provided an answer long ago. Nothing extraordinary...
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