BY JULIE ASHER Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – The “gravity” of the COVID-19 outbreak and “the lack of availability…
SPECIAL TO THE MESSAGE Archbishop Charles C. Thompson of Indianapolis has issued a statement on behalf of Bishop Joseph M.…
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 MARY KAYE FALCONY CONNECTING FAITH AND LIFE As of late, I have found myself longing for the presence of…
By KRISTINE SCHROEDER LESSONS LEARNED When I was a child, Christmas was all about the gifts. Jesus was an aside.…
Vatican (CNA) – Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph on Dec. 8 in honor of the 150th anniversary…
By GEORGE WEIGEL THE CATHOLIC DIFFERENCE From 1991 until 2005, Cardinal Camillo Ruini served Pope John Paul II as the…
The Diocese of Evansville offices of Catechesis, Education, Family Life, Hispanic Ministry, and Youth and Young Adult Ministry have collaborated…
By TIM LILLEY JOURNEY OF FAITH Who knew?! Checking email the other day, this subject line greeted me: Half of…
By ZOE CANNON GRATITUDE FOR THE GIFT OF FAITH “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not…
By MARY ANN HUGHES GRACE NOTES I don’t remember the exact month; but back in the spring, my pastor began…
By Bishop Robert Barron Word on Fire We will never be adequately prepared for the coming of the Savior unless and…
By Father KENNETH DOYLE QUESTION CORNER Q. Because of what has been going on in the world lately (the pandemic,…
By MATT POTTER RADICAL JOY — CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP AND ABUNDANCE I like country music. Three chords and the truth. It’s…
By Megan Erbacher The Message assistant editor As Elizabeth Flatt searched online for face masks with cute patterns for her…
By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Third Sunday of Advent, Year B First Reading: Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11; Response: Psalm from…
By BRENDA HOPF CONNECTING FAITH AND LIFE Now that the trees have shed their leaves, I find myself occasionally standing…
By Dr. Daryl Hagan Superintendent of Catholic Schools On Aug. 5, 2020, the first six Catholic schools in the Diocese…
By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Second Sunday of Advent, Year B First Reading: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Response: Psalm 85:9-10,…
Pope Francis finishes presenting a ring and scroll to new Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington during a consistory for…
By ERIC GIRTEN THE CATHOLIC KITCHEN My brothers and sisters in Christ, There are times, when gathered in our Catholic…
By BECKY SIEWERS CONNECTING FAITH AND LIFE Now, maybe more than before, we need to give and receive the gifts…
BY JULIE ASHER Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – While confusion has arisen in the media recently over “the moral…
By Tim Lilley The Message editor Marian Educational Outreach has a new executive director. In November, Evansville native Emily Schnapf…
By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI 20-SOMETHING “Synchronicity.” That’s the word one journalist used in a Nov. 3 Instagram post to describe the…