Happy birthday!   Father John Davidson, administrator of All Saints Parish in Evansville, celebrates his birthday March 17. Monsignor Kenneth Knapp, retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, celebrates his birthday on March 18. Deacon Cyril Will celebrates his birthday on March 18. Kathryn...
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Mater Dei High School seniors Austin Bowen, Noah Harrison and Michaela Kunkler have some ideas on how to combat bullying, and those ideas have helped them each land a full scholarship to the University of Evansville. The trio recently won UE’s High School Changemaker Challenge; the grand priz...
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The theme of the 8th annual Marian Education Outreach Tri-State Idol, “So All Will Shine,” was befitting the talent performing and the underlying purpose of the event held at St. Mary’s Manor in Evansville on March 4.  Five acts sparkled while performing hits ranging in genre...
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Bishop Charles C. Thompson celebrates Mass on March 5 at the Catholic Center during the Diocesan Committee on Catholic Scouting Retreat. More than 115 scouts and adults participated, and many family members joined them for Sunday Mass with Bishop Thompson. The day’s Gospel reading from Matthe...
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On March 18, St. Joseph Parish in Jasper will celebrate the 175th anniversary of St. Mother Theodore Guerin’s establishment, at St. Joseph, of the first Mission School she would form. All are welcome to attend a number of special events that day. “In Her Own Words,” a dramatic por...
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A strong line of severe thunderstorms – some of them packing tornadoes – roared through the Tri-State overnight on Feb. 28-March, and they damaged three parishes in the Diocese of Evansville. No injuries were reported. St. Mary Parish in Ireland sustained the most significant damage....
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From the moment that parishioner Rodney Fonseca stepped to the microphone to welcome everyone to St. John the Baptist Parish in Newburgh on Feb 26, it was clear the 11 a.m. Mass this Sunday would be multicultural. Fonseca and his family wore traditional clothing native to their homeland of Costa Ri...
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Bishop Charles C. Thompson opened the Feb, 27 dedication of the latest Catholics for Habitat build, on West Louisiana Street in Evansville’s Jacobsville neighborhood, with a simple prayer. “Peace be with this house and all who live in it … and all who are here.” New homeowne...
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INDIANAPOLIS—Two pro-life bills supported by the Indiana Catholic Conference have advanced at the mid-point, commonly called “crossover,” in the Indiana General Assembly. “Crossover” refers to the mid-point in the legislative session when House bills “crossover&#...
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At the third annual Rice and Beans dinner, held Feb. 25 at Good Shepherd Parish in Evansville, Mary Ann Davis began by sharing the words of Samuel L. Lewis,  "I feel like a gardener who planted a bunch of seeds and nothing came up; and again the next year he planted a bunch more seeds; and so...
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