Lent...A time to love
A few years back, a movie came out titled “Fireproof” that changed my thinking of life. In the film, a married couple were having some problems, and it looked as if they were going to separate. But a family member intervened and asked them to do some “little things” that sho...Read full story »
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Catholic Schools: Communities of Respect
Catholic schools across the country have always been recognized and known for their academic excellence, character development, safety and faith formation when compared to other schools. Thus far in this parent series, we have talked about Catholic schools as communities of academic excellence and...Read full story »
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Mater Dei High School goes 'Into the Woods'
Sam Fulton gets into his role of The Big Bad Wolf for the Mater Dei High School Theater Department’s presentation of “Into the Woods,”which opens in the Kempf Auditorium at 7 p.m. CDT on March 22 and runs through March 24. Tickets are available at the door for $10. This is...Read full story »
Thursday, March 16, 2017
We are all thirsting for living water
In both the first and third readings for this Sunday, people are thirsty. The Israelites in the desert are so thirsty that they have begun to pine away for their slavery in Egypt. “Why did you make us leave Egypt?” The Samaritan woman has come to the well to draw water...Read full story »
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Bill to ban death penalty for those with serious mental illness fails to advance
INDIANAPOLIS—A bill to ban the death penalty in Indiana for those with serious mental illness stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee and failed to advance before the Senate’s third-reading deadline. The Indiana Catholic Conference supported the death penalty ban. S...Read full story »
Thursday, March 09, 2017
Conversion
The book of Joel speaks of “rending your heart.” In looking this up, it really means conversion. There are many definitions of conversion, too numerous to call out, but the most useful one is transformation. As we enter Lent, we are in a time of transformation. &...Read full story »
Thursday, March 09, 2017
Encuentro Diocesan Kickoff
As a tax collector, Levi would have been despised by practically everyone. Tax collectors were considered no better than traitors, scoundrels and ritually unclean. They collected taxes, often taking an additional cut for themselves, from their own people on behalf of those who occupi...Read full story »
Thursday, March 09, 2017
Office of Hispanic Ministry focusing on Encuentro in 2017
The Diocese of Evansville kicked off its V Encuentro activities with a March 4 gathering at St. Francis of Assisi Parish Center in Dale. More than 225 individuals participated in the half-day of prayer, presentations, Mass and a meal. Bishop Charles C. Thompson concelebrated the Mass with...Read full story »
Thursday, March 09, 2017
Do you give candy and tootsie rolls to people?
Bishop Charles C. Thompson visits pre-K students at St. Vincent DePaul Center for Children and Families on Feb. 28 to share the story “Pete the Cat.” Bishop Thompson joined other local leaders to promote the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day by reading...Read full story »
Thursday, March 09, 2017
National Catholic Sisters Week begins March 8
National Catholic Sisters Week begins this year on March 8 and runs through March 14. NCSW is an annual celebration to honor women religious through a series of events that instruct, enlighten and bring greater focus to the lives of these incredible women. Please see the NCSW heading in the Bullet...Read full story »
Thursday, March 02, 2017
