The risen Christ is depicted in a stained-glass window at St. Anthony of Padua Church in East Northport, N.Y. Easter,…
Special to The Message Bishop Joseph M. Siegel has decided that, beginning with the Masses for the Second Sunday of…
By Breanna Cannon CONNECTING FAITH AND LIFE Spring is here with the daffodils in the woods, the return of bluebirds…
By ERIC GIRTEN THE CATHOLIC KITCHEN My brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, I pray this note finds you well.…
Bishop Joseph M. Siegel The Bishop’s Corner Editor’s note: The Spanish translation of this column appears below the English version.…
By KAITLIN KLEIN WONDERFUL ADVENTURE Have you ever contemplated Jesus being crowned with thorns from the thorns’ perspective?! I had not; it hadn’t even…
Father Homero Rodriguez Because I am Catholic! Editor’s note: The Spanish translation of this column appears below. We often hear…
By Dr. Bill Blanke CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE Sometime in the afternoon on Good Friday, I will continue my personal tradition of…
By Kelli Lovell NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING The Holy Family Center for Life has been continuously providing natural family planning services…
By REV. TADEUSZ PACHOLCZYK, PH.D MAKING SENSE OF BIOETHICS How do we determine that someone has died? The Uniform Determination…
By Lisa M. Hendey OSV News Senior Standing Lisa M. Hendey I write this having freshly returned from a journey…
By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI 20-SOMETHING Two parts reverence, one part mischief. That’s how I’d sum up my grandma, whose name –…
By Denise Seibert Townsend Catholic Charities An integral component of our Neighbor To Neighbor* program is the blessings-and-concerns portion that…
By Todd Brock Reflection Sister or Providence Mary Evangelista, librarian at St. Paul’s School in Sellersburg, Indiana, in 1981 had…
By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE The Resurrection of the Lord, Years A, B and C First Reading: Acts 10:34a,…
By Jenna Marie Cooper Question Corner Q: I’m reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church and have a question about…
BY JIM SCHROEDER REFLECTION — Good Shepherd Church, Evansville Good Shepherd Church, Evansville “We stick together.” Jim Schroeder We were…
Special to The Message Pope Francis has asked dioceses across the country to support the April 7 Pontifical Good Friday…
Special to The Message Holy Cross Parish in Fort Branch has announced the appointment of Nathan Winstead as principal for…
Special to The Message Bishop Joseph M. Siegel will celebrate the Diocese of Evansville’s 2023 Chrism Mass at 5:30 p.m.…
By Tim Lilley The Message editor Bishop Joseph M. Siegel blesses the seeds and soils brought to the 2023 Diocese…
By Victoria Arthur Statehouse Correspondent for Indiana’s Catholic Newspapers Two bills aimed at strengthening families and lifting people out of…
By Jenna Marie Cooper Question Corner Q: I understand that the 40 days of Lent do not include Sundays because…
By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, Year A First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7; Response: Psalm…
Paige Rien By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI 20-SOMETHING Paige Rien was in hustle-mode. Her first book had finally been released, and the…