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Month: August 2025

Flag football ‘a very exciting opportunity’ for Reitz Memorial student athletes

August 29, 2025 wpmessage

By John Rohlf, The Message assistant editor  In less than one week, Reitz Memorial High School in Evansville will take…

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Mater Dei gearing up for inaugural flag football season

August 27, 2025 wpmessage

By John Rohlf, The Message assistant editor  In less than a week, Mater Dei High School in Evansville will take…

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Front Page (August 29, 2025)

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Diocese hosts annual Catechist Formation Day

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By John Rohlf, The Message assistant editor  Catechists from around the Diocese of Evansville gathered Aug. 23 at the Catholic…

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Posted in: Local News, News, Diocesan News

Mater Dei, Reitz Memorial win football openers 

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Mater Dei and Reitz Memorial High Schools in Evansville both opened the 2025 football seasons with convincing home wins.  Mater…

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Ninth Annual Friday Knights Hunger Bowl returns Sept. 12

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Special to The Message The 9th Annual Friday Knights Hunger Bowl returns with a 6:30 p.m. CDT kickoff on Sept.…

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Happy 100th birthday, Sister Mary Carmel!

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On Aug. 16, Deacon Dan Niemeier, president of Mater Dei High School in Evansville, and his wife, Laura, had the…

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Posted in: Local News, News, Diocesan News

Diocesan Pastoral Council member transition this fall

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By Eric Girten, Diocesan Vice Chancellor, Special to The Message The Diocesan Pastoral Council consists of faithful from across the…

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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

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By Father Paul Nord, O.S.B. Sunday Scripture First Reading: Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Response: Psalm 68:4-7, 10-11; Second Reading: Hebrews…

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Posted in: Sunday Scripture, Columns

Is it simony that my parish wants to charge a fee for having a funeral livestreamed?

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By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Q: I’m retired, and I volunteer with my parish to do the tech stuff…

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Posted in: Question Corner, Columns

What a beautiful family

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By Laura Kelly Fanucci Faith at Home OSV News Whenever I take my kids anywhere in public, I get comments.…

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Posted in: Columns, Guest Columnists

How to talk to our children about friends’ mental health

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By Britney Wagler, LCSW Youth First Our children look to us for answers, and sometimes we don’t know what to…

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Meeting you in the Eucharist

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By Nicholas Soellner Connecting Creed and Life Editor’s note: For 2025, the weekly Connecting Faith and Life column will be…

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Football: Mater Dei vs. Evansville Central

August 25, 2025 wpmessage

Mater Dei earned a 44-14 win in their season opener Aug. 22 at the Reitz Bowl in Evansville. The Wildcats…

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Front Page (August 22, 2025)

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Bishop Siegel celebrates Vigil Mass for Solemnity of the Assumption

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By John Rohlf, The Message assistant editor Leading up to the annual Right to Life of Southwest Indiana Banquet, Bishop…

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Right to Life banquet attendees ‘part of the pro-life generation’

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By John Rohlf, The Message assistant editor  Pro-life advocates and supporters gathered at Old National Events Plaza in Evansville for…

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Diocesan educators honored for milestone years of service

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On Aug. 5, Diocese of Evansville Catholic School administrators and teachers with milestone anniversaries in 2025, and those retiring, were…

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 Diocesan Lunch ‘n Learn: Encounter. Deepen. Engage.

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On Aug. 14, a Pastoral Priorities Lunch ‘n Learn session was held for Catholic Center and Catholic Charities staff at the Catholic…

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Catholic Schools are ‘Building a Future of Hope’

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By Michelle Priar, Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Evansville Special to The Message We’re excited that the doors to schools…

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Conway earns Distinguished Alumnus Award at St. Meinrad 

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Special to The Message  St. Meinrad alumnus Dan Conway of Louisville, Kentucky, was honored Aug. 5 with the Distinguished Alumnus…

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‘Behold,’ Psalm 139:8!

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By Maria Sermersheim, Meditatione Ignis Psalm 139 is well-known and well-loved, and rightly so. Recently, when translating the psalm from…

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Posted in: Columns, Meditatione Ignis

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

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By Father Paul Nord, Sunday Scripture First Reading: Isaiah 66:18-21; Responsorial: Psalm 117:1-2; Second Reading: Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13; Gospel: Luke…

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Posted in: Sunday Scripture, Columns

How accurate is the portrayal of Judas in ‘The Chosen?’

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By Jenna Marie Cooper, Question Corner Q: In watching “The Chosen,” I find I have real sympathy for Judas, who…

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Posted in: Question Corner, Columns

Love and humility

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By Zoe Cannon, Gratitude for the Gift of Faith “You will show me the path to life, abounding joy in…

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Posted in: Columns, Gratitude for the Gift of Faith

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