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Month: March 2022

Third Sunday of Lent, Year C

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By Father Donald Dilger Sunday Scripture Third Sunday of Lent, Year C First Reading: Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15; Response: Psalm 103:1-2,…

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Carbon Neutrality

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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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Lord, help me to be wise

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By Kristine Schroeder Lessons Learned Recently, I got caught up in a daylong text thread that quickly became vitriolic. Bitter…

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Developmental Disability Awareness Month

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By Mary Kaye Falcony A Place for All In 1987, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed March as National Developmental Disabilities Awareness…

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Father Joseph F. Erbacher to celebrate 50th Ordination Anniversary

March 9, 2022 wpmessage

FATHER JOSEPH “EFFIE” F. ERBACHER With prayerful good wishes, St. Mary Parish in Ireland announces the 50th Ordination Anniversary of…

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More than 700 attend March 6 service for catechumens, candidates

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By Tim Lilley The Message editor Bishop Joseph M. Siegel celebrated the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion…

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MEO parent-support night

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  Dr. Stacey Murray, rear left, speaks during the March 3 Marian Educational Outreach Parent Night at the Diocese of…

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Non-public schools face challenges with school-choice program for special-needs students

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By Victoria Arthur Statehouse Correspondent for Indiana’s Catholic Newspapers The final chapter of Indiana’s 2022 legislative session stopped short of…

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Second Sunday of Lent, Year C

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By Father Donald Dilger Sunday Scripture SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT, YEAR C Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14;…

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Bowing to a priest

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By Father Kenneth Doyle Question Corner Q. My dad told me about a new member of his parish who bows…

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Be open to Lent’s possibilities

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By Mary Kaye Falcony Connecting Faith and Life I filed this column with The Message on Ash Wednesday, the day…

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Clay feet

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By Mary Ann Hughes Grace Notes Fifty-five years ago, I sat in a high school theology class and listened as…

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Write these things down

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By Zoe Cannon Gratitude for the Gift of Life “Jesus wept” (John 11:35). The shortest verse in the bible creates…

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First Sunday of Lent, Year C

March 2, 2022 wpmessage

By Father Donal Dilger Sunday Scripture First Sunday of Lent, Year C Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13; Romans 10:8-13;…

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Is there a literal hell?

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By Father Kenneth Doyle Question Corner Q. What is the Catholic view on whether there is an actual, literal hell?…

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Grace through afflictions

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By Kaitlin Klein Wonderful Adventure St. Rose of Lima said, “We cannot obtain grace unless we suffer afflictions. We must…

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The importance of play in a pandemic

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By Amy Steele Youth First Children are feeling the mental stress from the prolonged effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. They…

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Live out your spirituality this Lent – and beyond

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By Eric Girten The Catholic Kitchen Lent is a time of spiritual renewal. It is easy to fall into a…

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Pro-life bills top ICC agenda as legislative session nears end

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By Victoria Arthur Statehouse Correspondent for Indiana’s Catholic Newspapers Promoting the dignity of life is at the heart of key…

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Local students and missionaries attend SEEK22

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Shown are USI students and FOCUS missionaries at SEEK 2022.Submitted photo By Chris Hoehn A View From Campus SEEK 2022…

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Good Shepherd students walk to benefit United Caring Services

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By The Message staff Good Shepherd School eighth-graders James Elpers and Jack Schnarr volunteer often at the United Caring Services…

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20th Source + Summit is April 1-3

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Special to The Message Mater Dei High School in Evansville will host the 20th Source + Summit youth retreat April…

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MEO awards grants to seven Catholic schools

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Special to The Message Marian Educational Outreach has awarded grants totaling more than $6,700 to seven Diocese of Evansville Catholic…

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Benedictine Sister Beata Mehling dies Feb. 24

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Special to The Message Benedictine Sister Beata Mehling, 94, of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, died Feb. 24 at the…

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