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Month: April 2021

Looking back at the history of school choice in Indiana

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By Victoria Arthur Statehouse Correspondent for Indiana’s Catholic Newspapers Editor’s note: This is part of the series on Indiana’s School…

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‘Still more work to do’

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By Victoria Arthur Statehouse Correspondent for Indiana’s Catholic Newspapers Editor’s note: As Indiana marks a decade of school choice and…

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Holy Week 2021 photo gallery

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Bishop Siegel lights the Paschal Candle, being held by Deacon David Rice, outside the Cathedral at the beginning of the…

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Violent video games

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Question: My husband likes playing PlayStation video games. One of the games, called Summoner, is a role-playing game where you…

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Posted in: Question Corner

Time

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It is almost impossible to write, speak or think about stewardship without the phrase “time, talent and treasure” coming to…

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Posted in: Radical Joy - Catholic Stewardship and Abundance

His mercy endures forever

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“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear?” (Psalm 27). God never gives up on us,…

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Posted in: Gratitude for the Gift of Faith

A channel of compassion

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Late one Friday night, my daughter Anna’s beloved dog, Jax, was severely injured in an attack by another dog. Due…

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Posted in: Connecting Faith and Life

Second Sunday of Easter

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Second Sunday of Easter First Reading: Acts 4:32-35; Response: Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; Second Reading: 1 John 5:1-6; Gospel: John…

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Posted in: Sunday Scripture

Celebrating the central mystery of our faith – Celebrando el misterio central de nuestra fe

April 1, 2021 wpmessage

By MOST REV. JOSEPH M. SIEGEL BISHOP’S CORNER Editor’s note: The Spanish versión of this column appears below the English…

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Posted in: The Bishop's Corner

The hand-me-down: a love letter that endures

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By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI 20-SOMETHING Photo courtesy of “Theology of Home II: The Spiritual Art of Homemaking.” There are echoes of…

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The value of forests and trees

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BY DEACON TOM CERVONE, PH.D.; SISTER MAUREEN HOULIHAN, D.C.; AND NICOLE CERVONE-GISH, ED. M.S. OUR MOTHER EARTH Editor’s note: This…

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Posted in: Our Mother Earth

Burial in non-Catholic cemetery; Anxious as death draws near

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By FR. KENNETH DOYLE QUESTION CORNER Question: Years ago, my parents purchased burial plots for my family in the local…

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Virtual closeness, real community: Pope’s ministry flourishes online

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By CINDY WOODEN VATICAN LETTER VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis, his liturgy office and his communications team made very…

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The Living Stations of the Cross – El Vía Crucis Viviente

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By FATHER MARTIN ESTRADA BECAUSE I AM CATHOLIC Nota del editor: La versión en español de esta columna aparece debajo…

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Posted in: Because I am Catholic! – Porque soy Católico!

Moves afoot to unravel the fabric of the family

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By ERIC GIRTEN THE CATHOLIC KITCHEN Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, This month’s conversation around the table focuses on…

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Posted in: The Catholic Kitchen

Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus

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By Father Donald Dilger Sunday Scripture Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus First Reading: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Response:…

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Posted in: Sunday Scripture

What good is discernment?

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BY FATHER TYLER TENBARGE Special to The Messsage Nearly eight months ago, four young men carried tubs and boxes up…

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Adversity, hope, faith, generosity

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REFLECTION BY IRENE MOSCHNER Director of Philanthropy, Catholic Foundation of Southwestern Indiana Wow; what a year. In recent days, the…

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Posted in: Guest Columnists

Living more liturgically

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By KAITLIN KLEIN WONDERFUL ADVENTURE Each year, I strive to live more liturgically. I want to live the church calendar…

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Posted in: Wonderful Adventure

A good Lent

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By KATHY GALLO CONNECTING FAITH AND LIFE I have lived many Lenten seasons. This has been one of the best…

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Posted in: Connecting Faith and Life

St. Faustina Kowalska and divine mercy

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BY EMILY JAMINET Catholic News Service Original 1934 painting of the Divine Mercy by Eugeniusz Kazimirowski.Wikiimedia Commons photo Editor’s note:…

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St. John Paul II’s devotion to divine mercy

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BY MARGE FENELON Catholic News Service Original 1934 painting of the Divine Mercy by Eugeniusz Kazimirowski.Wikiimedia Commons photo Editor’s note:…

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The Easter explosion

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By GEORGE WEIGEL THE CATHOLIC DIFFERENCE Let me adapt, to recent circumstances, a thought-experiment that theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar…

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Posted in: The Catholic Difference

Footprints of our Catholic brethren

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REFLECTION BY JIM SCHROEDER Sacred Heart Church, Evansville Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Evansville Jim Schroeder The bells tolled. The multi-colored…

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Posted in: Special Features, Footprints of our Catholic Brethren

Emerging from the pandemic

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Dt. Tony Schapker By DR. TONY SCHAPKER CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE We are emerging from our time of darkness. The cold and…

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Posted in: Catholic Healthcare

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