By FR. KENNETH DOYLE QUESTION CORNER Q. I heard on a Catholic channel that on holy days of obligation, all…
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By FATHER KENNETH DOYLE QUESTION CORNER Q. Please clarify something that I don’t understand when I am praying. In the…
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By MARY ANN HUGHES GRACE NOTES This past Christmas morning, I received a beautiful necklace with a drawing of a…
By JOEL PADGETT CONNECTING FAITH AND LIFE “If you find me dead one morning, don’t be troubled: it is because…
Vatican City (CNA) – Pope Francis prayed Jan. 10 for the United States, asking the Immaculate Virgin Mary to help…
By AMY STEELE ADVICE FROM YOUTHFIRST The first time I met her, she didn’t know I was dating her son.…
By KRISTINE SCHROEDER LESSONS LEARNED Pope Francis has declared 2021 the year of St. Joseph. He was a silent saint.…
By STEVE DABROWSKI IT SEEMS TO ME Everyone knows the story of the Scribe who asks Our Lord, “Who is…
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By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19; Psalm 40:2, 4,…
When Violet Jessop set out to be a maritime stewardess, she wasn’t driven by some starry-eyed desire to see the…
By Victoria Arthur Statehouse Correspondent for Indiana’s Catholic Newspapers Advocates for the poor fear that an already dire housing crisis…
BY FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Feast of the Baptism of Jesus, Year B Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4,…
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By Victoria Arthur Statehouse Correspondent for Indiana’s Catholic Newspapers For the Indiana Catholic Conference, the 2021 state legislative session will…
Vatican City (CNA) – The Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith has stated that it is morally acceptable to…
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By Rachel Forbes Kaufman Commentary Jesus taught the two most important commandments were to love God and our neighbor. He…
BY FATHER KENNETH DOYLE QUESTION CORNER Q. After a series of work-related moves, I find myself on my fourth Catholic…
Photo by Father John Boeglin Father John Boeglin provided The Message with this wonderful photo of the first appearance of…
By Dr. Daryl Hagan Superintendent of Catholic Schools Prior to the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year and on behalf…
BY ZOE CANNON GRATITUDE FOR THE GIFT OF FAITH “So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which…