BY KAREN BONAR Catholic News Service FORMOSO, Kan. (CNS) – On June 8, the population of Formoso grew by one…
By MARY ANN HUGHES GRACE NOTES Something happened recently, and I still can’t get my head around it. I was…
By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a; Psalm 85:9, 10,…
By BRENDA HOPF CONNECTING FAITH AND LIFE Every year I hang a hummingbird feeder right outside the window directly above…
By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 55:1-3; Psalm 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18; Romans…
By Kathy Tretter Special to The Message Editor’s note: As reported in this story, Christ the King Parish in Ferdinand…
By FR. KENNETH DOYLE QUESTION CORNER Q. My home state recently made national news with the federeal government’s decision to…
By Dr. Daryl C. Hagan Superintendent of Schools Special to The Message The theme “Catholic Schools: You Belong Here” for…
By Mary Ann Hughes Grace Notes There is a lot in the bible that I don’t understand. As I say…
By BECKY SIEWERS CONNECTING FAITH AND LIFE My husband and I are proud grandparents of eight smart, beautiful and talented…
By Christine Weinzapfel Hayden, LCSW Advice from YouthFirst We have heard so much about the “new normal” over the last…
By Bernie Nunning Special to The Message Vicki Eichmiller is leaving the area and relocating to Florida, where her husband…
By Megan Erbacher Daily Blessings “Jesus replied, you do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will…
Washington Catholic High School held its 2020 Commencement on July 24 in Our Lady of Hope Church in Washington. Each…
By Father Donald Dilger Sunday Scripture Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12; Psalm 119:57, 76-77,…
Father Eugene Hemrick By Father Eugene Hemrick The Human Side “Mandating face masks is unconstitutional and an affront to my…
By Tim Lilley Journey of Faith This column appears in the issue of The Message dated July 24 – one…
By Tim Lilley The Message editor The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines hope, when used as a noun, as a “desire…
Special to The Message Editor’s note: In June, the Diocese of Evansville released “Creating A Path Forward: Catholic Schools’ Considerations for Learning…
By Father Kenneth Doyle Question Corner Q. During Mass, at the consecration of the wine, the priest says, “for the…
By MARIA SERMERSHEIM MEDITATIONE IGNIS I am tired of living as though God does not exist. We go to Mass…
By MATT POTTER RADICAL JOY – CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP AND ABUNDANCE “We are to move from a space of scarcity to…
The Diocese of Evansville Office of Catechesis is introducing readers to Catholics from across our 12 counties for whom sharing…
By Bertha Melendres Directora del Ministerio Hispano de la Diocesis de Evansville Como ya han de saber las Iglesias han…
By ZOE CANNON GRATITUDE FOR THE GIFT OF FAITH “Be strong and bold; have no fear or dread of them,…