By Richard Szczepanowski, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – The oven timer dings, alerting Capuchin Franciscan Brother Andrew Corriente to…
Digital books delight me. With an Amazon Kindle or the Kindle app on my phone, tablet or laptop, I can…
As I sit down to write this article I, like many of you, find myself easing back into life as…
I was having lunch with a young adult friend, and she was adamant that her Catholic religious instruction was lacking.…
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A First Reading: Isaiah 49:3, 5-6; Response: Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10; Second…
Last year began with Jim and I learning that we were going to be grandparents for the 21st time –…
Q. How can a priest in the state of mortal sin offer the holy sacrifice of the Mass and receive…
Father John Boeglin, as St. Nicholas, prayed a blessing over the students during the Holy Trinity School Christmas Program, which…
Wreaths Across America is an annual tribute to honor veterans by placing wreaths on their tombstones in locations across…
Happy 75th anniversary to the Diocese of Evansville from the students and staff at St. James School in Haubstadt! Submitted…
By Victoria Arthur Statehouse Correspondent for Indiana’s Catholic Newspapers Lawmakers from across the state reconvened Jan. 6 to open the…
By Tim Lilley The Message editor Three amazing numbers surfaced on Dec. 19, 2019, at St. Clement Parish in Boonville:…
Begonias are one of my favorite flowers. They tolerate the hot, humid weather of our local climate well; but they…
#EVDIO75 – Wreaths across America Wreaths Across America is an annual tribute to honor veterans by placing wreaths on their…
“For You formed my inward parts; you wove me in my mother’s womb” (Psalm 139:13). We didn’t choose to be…
Every New Year’s Day, the first reading of the Mass for the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother…
With the New Year comes decisions about how we are going to share the gifts God has given us. Here’s…
Special to The Message Button up your overcoat when the wind is free. Take good care of yourself, as the…
Happy 75th anniversary to the Diocese of Evansville from the students and staff at Saint James School in Haubstadt! Submitted…
The Baptism of the Lord, Year A Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10; Acts 10:34-38; Matthew 3:13-17 The…
Laura Kelly-Fanucci By Laura Kelly Fanucci, Catholic News Service Faith at Home I once read an interview with a pastor…
By Richard Doerflinger, Catholic News Service A More Human Society Catholics wanting to serve our country in the legal system…
Special to The Message “Hustle and Bustle,” an exhibit of paintings by Louisville, Kentucky, artist Kayla Bischoff, will be on…
Q. I was diagnosed with anxiety/mood disorder in 2003. I had spent time in the military and gone through some…
Nine Ferdinand Benedictine sisters recently celebrated Diamond Jubilees with Mass in the monastery church at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand.…