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Month: December 2019

Ferdinand Benedictines celebrate Jubilees

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Nine Ferdinand Benedictine sisters recently celebrated Diamond Jubilees with Mass in the monastery church at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand.…

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Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A

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Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalm 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24 The context of the…

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Posted in: Sunday Scripture

Penitential rite at Mass

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Q. Every Mass I attend begins with a penitential rite, which I take to be the forgiveness of sins for…

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Being effective disciples

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Gordon Dingham lives down the hill from me on Maryland Street. When he retired 10 years ago, he needed a…

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Posted in: Lessons Learned

Are you a wise man or a shepherd?

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I don’t always feel like I am able to fully utilize Advent. Half the time, I’m so busy running around…

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Posted in: It Seems to Me

Letter to the editor

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To the Editor, On behalf of Honor Flight of Southern Indiana, I want to let you know how much we…

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Merry Christmas from The Message!

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The staff of Southwest Indiana’s Catholic community newspaper wishes you and your family a Blessed and very Merry Christmas: Bishop…

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Mulfinger will ‘especially miss the kids’

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By Megan Erbacher The Message assistant editor Kim Mulfinger will especially miss the kids. As the President/Executive Director of St.…

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Memorial senior Elizabeth Broshears earns Lilly Scholarship

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By Megan Erbacher The Message assistant editor Before Reitz Memorial High School senior Elizabeth Broshears makes a decision, she first…

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Bishop Siegel’s Christmas Message 2019

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Editor’s note: Bishop Siegel’s Christmas message appears in Spanish immediately following the English text below. The Adoration of the Baby…

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Pope abolishes ‘pontifical secret’

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis has abolished the obligation of secrecy for those…

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We are all on a journey

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As I decorated for the Christmas season, I unpacked the Nativity scene. I carefully took each piece out and arranged…

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Posted in: Connecting Faith and Life

O’Come, O’Come, Emmanuel

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One of my fondest memories of the Christmas Season was when I was in the Seminary at St. Meinrad. Advent…

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Posted in: Guest Columnists

#EVDIO75 – Catholic Schools Office

December 12, 2019 wpmessage

As part of its celebration of the Diocese of Evansville’s 75th Anniversary, the Catholic Schools Office invited retired school administrators…

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#EVDIO75 – St. Mary Parish, Ireland

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#EVDIO75 — lap blankets for veterans Members of St. Mary Parish in Ireland and the Ireland St. Anne Sewing Group…

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St. John Newburgh teachers receive Mother Bear grants

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By Megan Erbacher The Message assistant editor Two teachers from St. John the Baptist School in Newburgh, Leah Harbour and…

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St. Meinrad names director of planned giving

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Special to The Message Michael Shumway has been named director of planned giving and foundation relations for the Development Office…

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The grace of God … a constant in our life!

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“We are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to…

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Posted in: Gratitude for the Gift of Faith

The Prince of Peace

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Have you ever looked at a chart of the planets? It’s beautiful, really. You see the planets and their moons…

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Posted in: Grace Notes

Temporary gifts

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Twelve days until Christmas. That is really hard to believe, isn’t it? It seems like just yesterday we were having…

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Posted in: Radical Joy - Catholic Stewardship and Abundance

Parenting in a Digital World

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By Haley Droste, LSW Today’s youth have never known a reality that was not heavily focused on the digital world.…

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Posted in: Youth First

Pause during holiday hustle for true meaning of Christmas

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By Megan Erbacher The Message assistant editor We’re 12 days away from Christmas. How is that possible?! Are your decorations…

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Posted in: Daily Blessings

Faces of Faith – Rich Klein

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By the Diocese of Evansville Office of Catechesis Special to The Message The Diocese of Evansville Office of Catechesis is…

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Supreme Court leaves temporary stop on federal executions in place

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By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – The U.S. Supreme Court has left in place a preliminary injunction prohibiting the…

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Third Sunday of Advent, Year A

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Third Sunday of Advent, Year A Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10; Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10; James 5:7-10; Matt 11:2-11 The superb exaltation…

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