Editor's Note - The print and digital editions of the April 1 issue of The Message include incorrect information about Jerry Pratt's home parish and the location of the April 8 Evening of Adoration. We regret these errors. Bishop Charles C. Thompson will ordain Diocese of Evansville seminarians Joh...
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Please use this link to download a high-resolution PDF of a photo of Diocese of Evansville Priests, Deacons and Seminarians. They gathered for the photo in front of the Holy Doors of Mercy at St. Benedict Cathedral in Evansville just before the March 22 Diocesan Chrism Mass. http://goo.gl/T1kekn ...
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Elect and candidates received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion on Holy Saturday in parishes across the Diocese of Evansville. The Message thanks the Diocesan Office of Catechesis and the Diocesan Office of Worship for providing this list. North Deanery Saint John the Bapti...
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For centuries, folks have gathered in their rural communities to ask God’s favor for a good harvest and protection for animals such as poultry, and dairy and beef cattle. We also pray that we may be spared of natural disasters such as flooding, tornadoes and drought, which could destroy plant...
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The March 25 issue of The Message is one of six issues during 2016 that will be distributed to approximately 30,000 Catholic households across our 12 counties. If you would like a copy free of the Digital Edition, use this link: http://goo.gl/z5UP8D If you enjoy the digital edition, please cli...
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I believe my vocation call began when visiting my aunt’s convent in Chicago to celebrate her Jubilee. I will always recall our dessert – fruit cocktail with a sugared rim. I must have been in sixth grade then, and was impressed with the convent quiet and the fruit cocktail. In high scho...
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Perhaps I backed myself into a corner when I wrote my 2016 New Year’s reflection for the Sisters of Providence website. I wrote then that I didn’t make New Year’s resolutions because there are so many occasions during the Catholic liturgical year to begin again. I mentioned Lent a...
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We have entered the Liturgical Season of Lent. When we share with other Catholic Christians our plans for Lent, we can learn many ways of living this season with our loving Jesus Christ. Some people think of this as a time to give up something that they personally truly enjoy. Others mention that t...
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The Chrism Mass will be celebrated 5:30 p.m. Central Time on March 22 at Saint Benedict Cathedral. The Chrism Mass includes the blessing and consecration of the holy oils used throughout the year, and the priests of the diocese make a public renewal of their priestly promises to serve Christ and th...
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