Special to the Message Following is a complete list of the 52 young adults who received the St. Maria Goretti…
By PEDRO MENDEZ CONNECTING FAITH AND LIFE When I was five-years-old, something unexpected happened in my life. Noemi, a Jehovah’s…
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…
BY JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The uncertainty and death brought on by the COVID-19…
By Victoria Arthur Statehouse Correspondent for Indiana’s Catholic Newspapers While federal COVID-19 relief efforts are offering hope to the most…
By Father Kenneth Doyle Question Corner Question: My wife and I recently came into communion with the Roman Catholic Church.…
By Tim Lilley The Message editor St. Joseph Parish in Jasper held a March 11 press conference to announce Phases…
It Seems to Me By Steve Dabrowski A friend tells a childhood story about feeling so ignored by her family…
By MATT POTTER RADICAL JOY — CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP AND ABUNDANCE Sunday is Palm Sunday, one of the two times during…
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…
By BRENDA HOPF CONNECTING FAITH AND LIFE We received word early on the morning of Feb. 16 that my 86-year-old…
By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Fourth Sunday of Lent First Reading: 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23; Response: Psalm 137:1-2, 3,…
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…
By Victoria Arthur Statehouse Correspondent for Indiana’s Catholic Newspapers While gearing up for a busy second half of the 2021…
By MATT POTTER RADICAL JOY — CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP AND ABUNDANCE Many years ago while I was working for the Diocese…
By Tim Lilley The Message editor Editor’s note: See a complete list of the St. Maria Goretti honorees in the…
By FR. KENNETH DOYLE QUESTION CORNER Q: I recall some time ago a change in the language of the creed…
Special to The Message Reitz Memorial High School’s speech team, made up of freshmen and sophomores, finished fourth in team…
By Victoria Arthur Statehouse Correspondent for Indiana’s Catholic Newspapers At the halfway point of the 2021 legislative session, the Indiana…
By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Third Sunday of Lent First Reading: Exodus 20:1-17; Response: Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11;…
Jesuit Father Rick MalloyCNS photo COMMENTARY BY JESUIT FATHER RICHARD MALLOY Catholic News Service February: a cold and snowy season.…
By ABBY BETZ, LSW YOUTH FIRST During difficult times in our lives, specifically a global pandemic, we can easily become…
By ERIC GIRTEN THE CATHOLIC KITCHEN Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, I was almost finished with my article…
By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI 20-SOMETHING Dr. Seuss’ fourth book was published in 1940 and met with critical acclaim. It features an…
By FATHER KENNETH DOYLE Question Corner Q. I have a sister-in-law who thinks that she cannot receive holy Communion after…