After consulting with diocesan priests at a May 8 Presbyterate meeting in Evansville, Bishop Charles C. Thompson has announced that the diocese will push back the official announcement of Strategic Planning for roughly two months. The original target for communication of the Plan was July 1. Ho...
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The “Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church,” among the 16 major documents produced by the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), was promulgated (e.g. published) on Oct. 28, 1965. Its Latin title, Christus Dominus (e.g. “Christ the Lord”), like all documents prod...
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  On October 28, 1965, the Vatican issued its “Decree on the Up-to-date Renewal of Religious Life,” commonly known as Perfectae caritatis. The decree is best understood in relationship with Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, which stated that each member of the...
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  Earlier this month, leaders of the seven diocesan core teams submitted their final Strategic Plan recommendations to Bishop Charles C. Thompson. He is currently reviewing the recommendations with assistance from his advisory groups, which include diocesan priests, deacons, lay groups and dio...
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View a PDF to learn more about the Catholic Parishes Campaign and the many ways it benefits our diocese and your church....
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Arguably the chief theme running throughout the discussions and documents of the Second Vatican Council was the “universal call to holiness.” In the decades leading up to the council, lay activity in the Church was a hot topic. Lay “Catholic Action” groups throughout the wor...
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When I speak to large groups about vocations, there is a little exercise I like to do. I choose the two people farthest from each other in the room and ask one of them to relay a message to the other.  Of course, it’s not difficult to do. He or she stands up and shouts the message across...
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Did you send youth on the Pilgrimage for Life? Do you have questions about how our youth evangelize others while in Washington, D.C.? If so, please take a few minutes to view the video linked below on the left.While in Virginia, a high school student approached Steve Dabrowski, Youth and Young Adul...
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  Blog From Rome - March 13   Father Boeglin stands in front of one of the many media booths in front of the piazza of St. Peters a few hours before the announcement came of a new pope.   Dear everyone, on this day, March 13, my tour group was originally scheduled to have a public a...
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On Feb. 28, Pope Benedict XVI resigned the papacy, becoming the first pontiff in century to do so. Click on any of the following links to explore more about this historic transition in the Catholic Church.   Bishop Charles C. Thompson's official statement on the Resignation of Pope Benedict In...
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