By Bertha Melendres Because I am Catholic! Editor’s note: The Spanish version of this column appears below the English. A…
By DR. PETER ROSARIO CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE Dr Peter Rosario Roger Scruton, a writer and philosopher, penned an essay, “The Work…
By LAURA MCKENZIE NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING Editor’s note: NFP columnist Laura McKenzie interviewed Rachel and Isaac Sellers for this column.…
By REV. TADEUSZ PACHOLCZYK, PH.D MAKING SENSE OF BIOETHICS Researchers are investigating a new generation of drugs, for treating mental…
By Denise Seibert Townsend Catholic Charities Expect the unexpected. Throughout our lives, we learn to expect the unexpected. In the…
By MARIA SERMERSHEIM MEDITATIONE IGNIS I always appreciate the differences in the prayers of the Mass as liturgical seasons change;…
By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A First Reading: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13; Response: Psalm…
By Jenna Marie Cooper Question Corner Q: What happened to Limbo? (Sacramento, California) A: Traditionally, limbo was thought of as…
BY JIM SCHROEDER REFLECTION — Corpus Christi Church, Evansville Jim Schroeder Winter had officially returned. On Saturday morning, the day…
Special to The Message National School Choice Week 2023 begins Jan. 22 and ends Jan. 28. Traditionally, this observance occurs…
By The Message staff National Catholic Schools Week immediately follows the national observance of school choice week around the country.…
By Victoria Arthur Statehouse Correspondent for Indiana’s Catholic Newspapers Boosted by bipartisan support and backing from a broad coalition of…
By Annie-Rose Keith CONNECTING FAITH AND LIFE With Airpods installed and the cushion of my desk chair sub-par, I began…
By KRISTINE SCHROEDER LESSONS LEARNED “St. Elizabeth Ann Seton prophesied in the 1800’s that evil would come into every home…
By ANDREA GOEBEL GOD’S WAY Recently, my five-year-old showed me an activity sheet she had completed during the children’s service…
Our Mother Earth By Deacon Tom Cervone, Ph.D., Sister Maureen Houlihan, D.C., and Nicole Cervone-Gish, Ed. M.S. Editor’s note: This…
By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A First Reading: Isaiah 8:23-9:3; Response: Psalm 27:1,…
By Jenna Marie Cooper Question Corner Q: Why do Holy Days of Obligation differ from year to year, diocese to…
By Andie Gunter A PLACE FOR ALL Andie Gunter Macie Kern is small but fierce. Her mom, Chelsie, describes her…
By Jenna Marie Cooper Question Corner Q: Why must I confess to a priest? When I can just talk to…
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Rome Bureau Pope Francis presides over the funeral Mass of Pope Benedict XVI in…
By Tim Lilley The Message editor Bishop Joseph M. Siegel, at the altar, celebrates the Diocese of Evansville’s Jan. 6…
By FATHER DONALD DILGER SUNDAY SCRIPTURE Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A First Reading: Isaiah 49:3, 5-6; Response: Psalm…
By ZOE CANNON GRATITUDE FOR THE GIFT OF FAITH “Entrust your works to the Lord, and your plans will succeed”…
By Pedro Mendez CONNECTING FAITH AND LIFE Prayer is one of the most misunderstood spiritual practices. I often hear people…