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Month: March 2021

Saint Meinrad livestreaming Holy Week and Easter services

March 25, 2021 wpmessage

Special to The Message Because the Saint Meinrad Archabbey Church remains closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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Scout/Venturer retreat goes virtual

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Special to The Message The Diocese of Evansville Catholic Committee on Scouting held its annual Scout/Venturer Retreat on March 6…

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Church comes down after nearly 120 years

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By Christine Stephenson © The Dubois County Herald Special to The Message IRELAND — Tom Schmitt sat in his pickup…

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Holy Week services will be livestreamed

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By The Message staff The Diocese of Evansville YouTube channel and the St. Benedict Cathedral Facebook page will carry livestreams…

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ICC opposes legislation to eliminate licensing requirement to carry handguns

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By Victoria Arthur Statehouse Correspondent for Indiana’s Catholic Newspapers Lawmakers are considering a measure that would make Indiana the 17th…

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Intolerant relativism

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By RICHARD DOERFLINGER COMMENTARY Once upon a time, many people assumed that dogma, especially religious dogma, was the enemy of…

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Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

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By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7; Response: Psalm…

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Analysis: H.R. 5 is not truly an equality act

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BY CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Editor’s note: This analysis combines multiple reports from Catholic News Service about H.R. 5, a federal…

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No surprise there: God is faithful

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By MARIA SERMERSHEIM MEDITATIONE IGNIS As much as I love being surprised by grace, I need to stop being so…

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Divine Mercy Novena begins April 2

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Original 1934 painting of the Divine Mercy by Eugeniusz Kazimirowski.Wikiimedia Commons photo Special to The Message Editor’s note: Divine Mercy…

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Baptism during COVID-19

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By FATHER KENNETH DOYLE QUESTION CORNER Question: My wife gave birth to a beautiful healthy baby boy about five months…

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There is good news; observe and receive!

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By ZOE CANNON GRATITUDE FOR THE GIFT OF FAITH He said to them, “But who do you say that I…

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God gives us neighbors as our everyday family

March 18, 2021 wpmessage

By KRISTINE SCHROEDER Lessons Learned Neighbors are the everyday family with whom God gifts us. Recently, I was reminded of…

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St. Maria Goretti Youth Distinction – 2021 Honorees

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Special to the Message Following is a complete list of the 52 young adults who received the St. Maria Goretti…

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Making places for all in our schools and parishes

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By Emily Schnapf A Place for All As a longtime partner with the Diocese of Evansville, Marian Educational Outreach strives to help…

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‘It is finished’

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By PEDRO MENDEZ CONNECTING FAITH AND LIFE When I was five-years-old, something unexpected happened in my life. Noemi, a Jehovah’s…

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Fifth Sunday of Lent

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By Father Donald Dilger Sunday Scripture Fifth Sunday of Lent First Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Response: Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15; Second…

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Pope: Post-pandemic world must learn from mistakes

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BY JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The uncertainty and death brought on by the COVID-19…

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Effects of veto override hitting home for vulnerable Hoosier renters

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By Victoria Arthur Statehouse Correspondent for Indiana’s Catholic Newspapers While federal COVID-19 relief efforts are offering hope to the most…

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Preservation of Jasper’s ‘Faithful Watchman’ moves forward

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By Tim Lilley The Message editor St. Joseph Parish in Jasper held a March 11 press conference to announce Phases…

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Reason for celibacy – Blessing for non-sacramental marriage

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By Father Kenneth Doyle Question Corner Question: My wife and I recently came into communion with the Roman Catholic Church.…

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Are you listening?

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It Seems to Me By Steve Dabrowski A friend tells a childhood story about feeling so ignored by her family…

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The Passion

March 15, 2021 wpmessage

Sunday is Palm Sunday, one of the two times during the year in which we hear the reading of the…

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Friendship with Jesus

March 11, 2021 wpmessage

By ZOE CANNON GRATITUDE FOR THE GIFT OF FAITH “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it…

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The struggle with life and death

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By BRENDA HOPF CONNECTING FAITH AND LIFE We received word early on the morning of Feb. 16 that my 86-year-old…

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