Diocesan Superintendent of Schools Daryl Hagan, left, talks to new administrators from Catholic schools across out 12 counties during a July 15 meeting at the Catholic Center. Look for coverage from the Catholic Schools Office’s annual meeting for all administrators in the July 29 issue of Th...
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Carlos Mayser has joined the Diocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry as Hispanic Outreach Specialist. He replaces Cesar Berrios, who has joined the staff at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville. Mayser is a native of Bolivia who has lived in the U.S. since 2009. He earned bachelor’s...
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Happy Birthday! Deacon Gerald Gagne, Precious Blood Parish, Jasper, celebrates his birthday July 27. Happy Birthday! Mickie Paulin, parish catechetical leader at St. Ferdinand Parish, Ferdinand, celebrates her birthday July 26.   New officers   Knights of Columbus Council #8746 of St. Joh...
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Carmel, Ind.—Religious liberty expert Peter Breen outlined real and potential concerns facing citizens across the country and locally as new sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) ordinances advance.              Breen’s...
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George “Bud” Erler of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Loogootee saw a magazine feature about an organization that attracted him immediately. At the time, the Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America had more than 7,500 members and more than 200 posts scattered around the...
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Holy Trinity Catholic School Principal Tyler Lemen has announced that Jasper native Jenna M. Seng is joining the staff as Assistant Principal, effective for the 2016-17 school year. Seng and her husband Anthony, who works for Jasper Engines & Transmissions in Jasper, attended Holy Family Schoo...
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Happy Birthday! Father David Fleck, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Vincennes, celebrates his birthday on July 20. Father Kenneth Walker, judicial vicar in the Diocesan Tribunal and pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Loogootee, celebrates his birthday on July 22. Deacon Dennis Russe...
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General Interest Bierstube, 5 p.m., July 21-23, St. Wendel Parish, St. Wendel; German dinners served Friday and Saturday, dine-in, carry-out or drive-through; beer garden, $5/person, must be 21 to enter; live music each night.   Quilt Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., August 6-7 and 4-6 p.m., August 8, al...
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Mater Dei High School’s Supermileage Team recently traveled to London, England, for the Drivers World Championship, a competition sponsored by Shell. More than 200 teams competed in an overall challenge and in classifications based on design. Mater Dei finished first among teams using combust...
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Sarah Adams first heard a call to learn and share Scripture in 2008.  A group of friends shared a similar desire to meet and help each other better understand the word of God. “Our hearts were hungry,” Adams said.  “We wanted to know our Catholic faith better.  We w...
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