Receiving Communion Father Eugene Schmitt, pastor at St. Raphael Parish in Dubois and St. Peter Celestine Parish in Celestine, writes in a recent parish bulletin, “Can non-Catholics receive Communion in a Catholic church? “The general answer is no, with a few exceptions, such as...
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  General Interest First Ever Diocesan Art Teachers’ Art Show, 6-9 p.m., Nov. 6, opening reception at 22 Jefferson Art Studios, 22 Jefferson St., Evansville; show runs Nov. 6-Dec. 30, Thurs. and Fri., 3:30-7 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.   Boots Mass, 9 a.m., Nov 11, St. John the Evang...
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Father Ed Schnur, pastor of St. Wendel and St. Francis Parishes, held an evening prayer service on Nov. 1 – All Saints Day – in the St. Wendel cemetery.  At the end of the service, approximately 100 participants placed 576 candles on the tombstones of their loved ones.   Submi...
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  The first annual diocesan Catholic schools open house was held on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015.  All 26 Catholic schools invited prospective families to come and see the good news in Catholic education.  Hundreds of families attended and toured the facilities with student ambassadors, t...
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Priests, deacons and religious of the Diocese of Evansville’s East Deanery mingle with more than 360 people who attended the Vocations Appreciation Dinner held Oct. 27 at the Huntingburg Civic Center. The event was sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Above, Jasper native Father Frank Renner...
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Name, Parish, Role in Parish: My name is Carolyn Thorpe from St. Bernard Parish in Rockport. I am the Parish Catechetical Leader and Music Director. How was your faith formed? I was born and raised Catholic and have been a parishioner at St. Bernard all my life.  My mom was the first and forem...
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  Twelve Benedictine sisters celebrated special anniversaries of their religious profession on Oct. 25, at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand. Celebrating 75 years were Sisters Wilma Davis, Mary George Kissel and Theresita Schenk. They entered the monastery in 1938 and professed thei...
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  Father Jay Davidson recognizes Paula Lattner for her contributions to All Saints Parish in Evansville. “Paula has been the director of Ministries for the past eight years,” writes Peggy Epley, media specialist. "All Saints Parish held a Happy Retirement gathering for her."...
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  When members of the Southwest Indiana Guild of the Catholic Medical Association gathered for Mass with Bishop Charles C. Thompson on Oct. 28, they heard a thank you and a reminder. The occasion was the 2015 White Mass, held at St. John the Baptist Parish in Newburgh, and it provided an oppor...
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  I am Sister Caroline Clark – originally from Grand Rapids, Mich., and recently moved to Evansville from Detroit. I have been a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul for almost 63 years. I knew nothing about the beautiful charism of the Service of the Poor before entering the Daugh...
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