By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A First Reading: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; Response: Psalm…
By KRISTINE SCHROEDER LESSONS LEARNED What a month October is! Geraniums, coleus, peppers and other garden plants reach their peak,…
By Joel Padgett Connecting Faith and Life Let us turn to another patron of our National Eucharistic Revival: St. Manuel…
By Angie Wellmeier A PLACE FOR ALL Angie Wellmeier There are approximately 61 million adults in America who are reported…
Seminary: St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad Projected ordination year: Priesthood Ordination Summer 2025 Home Parish: Holy…
By The Message staff “Every October, we consider more deeply why every human life is valuable and reflect on how to build a…
By OSV NEWS U.S. bishops have called for prayers for peace following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Bishop David…
By Gina Christian OSV News Father John Brosmer, at the altar, offered Mass for creation Oct. 4, the Feast of…
By Jenna Marie Cooper Question Corner Q: Can there be situations where a Catholic can date another person who has…
By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A First Reading: Isaiah 25:6-10a; Response: Psalm 23:1-3a,…
By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI 20-SOMETHING A mother understands. From the outside, Edith Rosenbaum was bursting with beauty and promise, 32 and…
By ZOE CANNON GRATITUDE FOR THE GIFT OF FAITH “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed”…
By MARY ANN HUGHES GRACE NOTES Back in 1962, when I was 11 years old, I spent the summer with…
By Brenda Hopf Connecting Faith and Life I looked in my rearview mirror as I was on the way to…
The Message photo by Tim Lilley Father Lowell Will, at right in red baseball cap, waves to passersby along South…
Special to The Message The 7th Annual Friday Knights Hunger Bowl raised more than $25,700 for the St. Vincent de…
By Tim Lilley The Message editor A large crowd filled the gymnasium of the St. Joseph Parish Center in Jasper…
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Serve Rome Bureau Editor’s note: The Message staff contributed to this story. Also, see the…
By Father Tyler Tenbarge Special to The Message The pilgrim group from the Diocese of Evansville gathered for this photo…
By Megan Erbacher The Message assistant editor The crowd listened to speakers on the steps of Reitz Memorial High School…
By Nicholas Soellner I once heard a tragic-but-tongue-in-cheek remark while working in education: “We spend the first few years of…
Brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, October is Respect Life Month and is a time to reflect on how we,…
By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A First Reading: Isaiah 5:1-7; Response: Psalm 80:9,…
By Jenna Marie Cooper Question Corner Q: When I was Evangelical, we were told Jesus wanted to heal us, every…
The Message photo by Megan Erbacher College students carry a banner and signs as they lead the group who joined…